Jimmy Butler vs. Joe Fulks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Fulks 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.

Joe Fulks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Joe Fulks 8

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Joe Fulks 6

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Joe Fulks 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Butler 0 Joe Fulks 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Joe Fulks 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Joe Fulks 0

Scoring Leader Jimmy Butler 0 Joe Fulks 1

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Joe Fulks 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 Joe Fulks 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Joe Fulks 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Joe Fulks 1.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Joe Fulks 8,003

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Joe Fulks 1,379 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Joe Fulks 587

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Joe Fulks 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Joe Fulks .302

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Joe Fulks .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Joe Fulks - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Joe Fulks 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Joe Fulks 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Joe Fulks 0.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Joe Fulks 588

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Joe Fulks 28 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Joe Fulks 11

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Joe Fulks 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Joe Fulks .258

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Joe Fulks .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Joe Fulks - 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.