Jimmy Butler vs. Gene Shue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Shue 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Gene Shue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Gene Shue: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Gene Shue 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Gene Shue 10

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Gene Shue 7

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Gene Shue 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Butler 0 Gene Shue 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Gene Shue 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Gene Shue 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Gene Shue 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 Gene Shue 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Gene Shue 4.1

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Gene Shue 3.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Gene Shue 10,068

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Gene Shue 2,855

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Gene Shue 2,608

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Gene Shue 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Gene Shue .396

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Gene Shue .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Gene Shue 22.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Gene Shue 5.8 (1957)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Gene Shue 6.8 (1961)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Gene Shue - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Gene Shue 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Gene Shue 4.2

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Gene Shue 4.1

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Gene Shue 569

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Gene Shue 133

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Gene Shue 132

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Gene Shue 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Gene Shue .424

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Gene Shue .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Gene Shue 27.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Gene Shue 6.6 (1958)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Gene Shue 4.9 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Gene Shue - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.