Jimmy Butler vs. Fred Carter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Carter 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 2025-26
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Fred Carter 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 15 Fred Carter 8

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 Fred Carter 3

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Fred Carter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Fred Carter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Fred Carter 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Fred Carter 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 Fred Carter 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.4 Fred Carter 3.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.4 Fred Carter 3.5

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Fred Carter 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Fred Carter 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 16,307 Fred Carter 9,271

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,767 Fred Carter 2,381

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,877 Fred Carter 2,122

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,433 Fred Carter 371 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 384 Fred Carter 65 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 890 Fred Carter 611

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .473 Fred Carter .425

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .331 Fred Carter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Fred Carter .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Fred Carter 21.9 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Fred Carter 6.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Fred Carter 5.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 Fred Carter 15.9

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Fred Carter 4.4

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 Fred Carter 2.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Fred Carter 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 Fred Carter 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 Fred Carter 446

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 Fred Carter 123

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 Fred Carter 75

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 Fred Carter 4 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 Fred Carter 1 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 Fred Carter 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 Fred Carter .410

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 Fred Carter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 Fred Carter .687

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Fred Carter 28.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Fred Carter 4.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Fred Carter 5.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) *

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