Jimmy Butler vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jimmy Butler 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Butler 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Butler 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jimmy Butler 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jimmy Butler 0 Jerry West 1

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.