Jimmy Butler vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum 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.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Jayson Tatum 6

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Butler 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Jayson Tatum 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Jayson Tatum 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Jayson Tatum 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Jayson Tatum 7.6

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Jayson Tatum 2,236

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Jayson Tatum 713

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Jayson Tatum 430

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Jayson Tatum 106

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Jayson Tatum 87

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Jayson Tatum 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Jayson Tatum .443

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Jayson Tatum .359

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Jayson Tatum .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)