Jimmy Butler vs. Al Cervi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Cervi and Jimmy Butler 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2024-25
Al Cervi: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Al Cervi 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 14 Al Cervi 4

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 Al Cervi 4

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Al Cervi 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Al Cervi 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Al Cervi 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Al Cervi 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Al Cervi 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Al Cervi 1.8 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Al Cervi 3.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Al Cervi - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Al Cervi - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 15,898 Al Cervi 1,591

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,647 Al Cervi 261 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,772 Al Cervi 648

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,400 Al Cervi - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 379 Al Cervi - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 869 Al Cervi 202

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .472 Al Cervi .359

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .328 Al Cervi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .843 Al Cervi .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Al Cervi 10.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Al Cervi 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Al Cervi 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Al Cervi - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Al Cervi - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 Al Cervi 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Al Cervi 2.7 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 Al Cervi 3.9

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Al Cervi - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 Al Cervi - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 Al Cervi 216

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 Al Cervi 43 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 Al Cervi 106

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 Al Cervi - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 Al Cervi - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 Al Cervi 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 Al Cervi .314

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 Al Cervi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 Al Cervi .866

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Al Cervi 11.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Al Cervi 4.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Al Cervi 5.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Al Cervi - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Al Cervi - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.