Jimmy Butler vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 15 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Gene Vance 0

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

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Gene Vance 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 Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.4 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.4 Gene Vance 2.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 16,288 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,759 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,871 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,431 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 384 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 889 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .473 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .330 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 Gene Vance 1.7

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

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Gene Vance - 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.