Jimmy Butler vs. Lew Hitch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lew Hitch 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
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Lew Hitch 2

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 15 Lew Hitch 6

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 Lew Hitch 5

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Lew Hitch 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Lew Hitch 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Lew Hitch 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Lew Hitch 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 Lew Hitch 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.4 Lew Hitch 5.3

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.4 Lew Hitch 1.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 16,415 Lew Hitch 2,075

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,789 Lew Hitch 2,183

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,895 Lew Hitch 499

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,438 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 386 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 895 Lew Hitch 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .473 Lew Hitch .376

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .331 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Lew Hitch .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Lew Hitch - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 Lew Hitch 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Lew Hitch 4.5

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 Lew Hitch 0.9

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 Lew Hitch 145

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 Lew Hitch 167

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 Lew Hitch 32

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 Lew Hitch 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 Lew Hitch .360

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 Lew Hitch .585

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Lew Hitch - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.