Jimmy Butler vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 14 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Austin Rivers 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 15,898 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,647 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,772 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,400 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 379 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Jimmy Butler 869 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .472 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .328 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .843 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)