Rick Adelman vs. Jimmy Butler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Butler and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Jimmy Butler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Jimmy Butler 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Jimmy Butler 13

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Jimmy Butler 11

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Jimmy Butler 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Jimmy Butler 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Jimmy Butler 5

Steals Leader Rick Adelman 0 * Jimmy Butler 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Jimmy Butler 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Jimmy Butler 5.3

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Jimmy Butler 4.3

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Jimmy Butler 1.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Jimmy Butler 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Jimmy Butler 14,934

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Jimmy Butler 4,351

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Jimmy Butler 3,474

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Jimmy Butler 1,323

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Jimmy Butler 361

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Jimmy Butler 814

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Jimmy Butler .470

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Jimmy Butler .329

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Jimmy Butler .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Jimmy Butler 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Jimmy Butler 6.2

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Jimmy Butler 4.6

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Jimmy Butler 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Jimmy Butler 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Jimmy Butler 2,534

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Jimmy Butler 734

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Jimmy Butler 551

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Jimmy Butler 202

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Jimmy Butler 68

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Jimmy Butler 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Jimmy Butler .460

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Jimmy Butler .347

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Jimmy Butler .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017)

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.