Walt Bellamy vs. Jimmy Butler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Butler and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Jimmy Butler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Jimmy Butler 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Jimmy Butler 13

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Jimmy Butler 11

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Jimmy Butler 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Jimmy Butler 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Jimmy Butler 5

Steals Leader Walt Bellamy 0 * Jimmy Butler 1

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Jimmy Butler 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Jimmy Butler 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Jimmy Butler 5.3

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Jimmy Butler 4.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Jimmy Butler 1.6

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Jimmy Butler 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Jimmy Butler 14,934

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Jimmy Butler 4,351

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Jimmy Butler 3,474

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Jimmy Butler 1,323

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Jimmy Butler 361

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Jimmy Butler 814

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Jimmy Butler .470

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Jimmy Butler .329

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Jimmy Butler .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Jimmy Butler 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Jimmy Butler 6.2

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Jimmy Butler 4.6

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jimmy Butler 1.7

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jimmy Butler 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Jimmy Butler 2,534

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Jimmy Butler 734

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Jimmy Butler 551

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Jimmy Butler 202

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Jimmy Butler 68

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Jimmy Butler 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Jimmy Butler .460

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Jimmy Butler .347

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Jimmy Butler .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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.