Jim Ard vs. Jimmy Butler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Butler and Jim Ard that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jim Ard

vs.

Jimmy Butler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Jimmy Butler 0

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Jimmy Butler 13

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Jimmy Butler 11

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Jimmy Butler 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Jimmy Butler 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Jimmy Butler 5

Steals Leader Jim Ard 0 Jimmy Butler 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Jimmy Butler 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Jimmy Butler 5.3

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Jimmy Butler 4.3

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Jimmy Butler 1.6

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Jimmy Butler 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Jimmy Butler 14,934

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Jimmy Butler 4,351

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Jimmy Butler 3,474

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Jimmy Butler 1,323

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Jimmy Butler 361

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Jimmy Butler 814

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Jimmy Butler .470

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Jimmy Butler .329

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Jimmy Butler .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Jimmy Butler 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Jimmy Butler 6.2

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Jimmy Butler 4.6

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Jimmy Butler 1.7

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Jimmy Butler 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Jimmy Butler 2,534

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Jimmy Butler 734

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Jimmy Butler 551

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Jimmy Butler 202

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Jimmy Butler 68

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Jimmy Butler 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Jimmy Butler .460

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Jimmy Butler .347

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Jimmy Butler .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.