Jimmy Butler vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen 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
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 14 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Arnie Risen 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Arnie Risen 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 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 15,898 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,647 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,772 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,400 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 379 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 869 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .472 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .328 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .843 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Arnie Risen - 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.