Thurl Bailey vs. Jimmy Butler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Butler and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Jimmy Butler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Jimmy Butler 0

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Jimmy Butler 13

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Jimmy Butler 11

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Jimmy Butler 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Jimmy Butler 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Jimmy Butler 5

Steals Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Jimmy Butler 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Jimmy Butler 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Jimmy Butler 5.3

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Jimmy Butler 4.3

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Jimmy Butler 1.6

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Jimmy Butler 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Jimmy Butler 14,934

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Jimmy Butler 4,351

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Jimmy Butler 3,474

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Jimmy Butler 1,323

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Jimmy Butler 361

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Jimmy Butler 814

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Jimmy Butler .470

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Jimmy Butler .329

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Jimmy Butler .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Jimmy Butler 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Jimmy Butler 6.2

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Jimmy Butler 4.6

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Jimmy Butler 1.7

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Jimmy Butler 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Jimmy Butler 2,534

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Jimmy Butler 734

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Jimmy Butler 551

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Jimmy Butler 202

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Jimmy Butler 68

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Jimmy Butler 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Jimmy Butler .460

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Jimmy Butler .347

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Jimmy Butler .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017)