Jimmy Butler vs. Johnny Norlander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Norlander 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 2024-25
Johnny Norlander: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Johnny Norlander 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 14 Johnny Norlander 5

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 Johnny Norlander 2

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Johnny Norlander 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Johnny Norlander 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Johnny Norlander 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Johnny Norlander 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 Johnny Norlander 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Johnny Norlander 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Johnny Norlander 1.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 15,898 Johnny Norlander 1,811

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,647 Johnny Norlander 9 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,772 Johnny Norlander 218

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,400 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 379 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 869 Johnny Norlander 217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .472 Johnny Norlander .329

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .328 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .843 Johnny Norlander .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Johnny Norlander 10.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Johnny Norlander 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Johnny Norlander 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 Johnny Norlander 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 Johnny Norlander 0.5

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 Johnny Norlander 111

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 Johnny Norlander 0 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 Johnny Norlander 9

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 Johnny Norlander 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 Johnny Norlander .317

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 Johnny Norlander .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Johnny Norlander 6.8 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Johnny Norlander 0.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Johnny Norlander - 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.