Earl Boykins vs. Jimmy Butler Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jimmy Butler and Earl Boykins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Earl Boykins and Jimmy Butler both played 13 years in the NBA. Earl Boykins had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Jimmy Butler had his rookie season in 2011-12. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Earl Boykins |
13 |
3 |
1998-99 to 2011-12 |
Jimmy Butler |
13 |
11 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
22 |
10.0 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.380 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
.167 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.667 |
Jimmy Butler |
42 |
8.5 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
.405 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.182 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimmy Butler |
3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
26 |
10.0 |
5.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
.483 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.400 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.783 |
Jimmy Butler |
82 |
26.0 |
8.6 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
.467 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.381 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.803 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimmy Butler |
12 |
40.8 |
13.3 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
9.6 |
.435 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.405 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.818 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
10 |
14.9 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
.397 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
.125 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.824 |
Jimmy Butler |
67 |
38.7 |
13.1 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
10.3 |
.397 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
.283 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.769 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimmy Butler |
5 |
43.6 |
13.6 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
11.4 |
.386 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.300 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.783 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
68 |
11.2 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.400 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.310 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.770 |
Jimmy Butler |
65 |
38.7 |
20.0 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
6.5 |
14.0 |
.462 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.378 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.834 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimmy Butler |
12 |
42.2 |
22.9 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
17.8 |
.441 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.389 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
.819 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
68 |
19.4 |
8.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
.429 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.377 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.865 |
Jimmy Butler |
67 |
36.9 |
20.9 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
15.4 |
.454 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.312 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.832 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimmy Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
82 |
22.5 |
10.2 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
9.3 |
.419 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.322 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.877 |
Jimmy Butler |
76 |
37.0 |
23.9 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
16.5 |
.455 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.367 |
7.7 |
8.9 |
.865 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
5 |
24.0 |
13.4 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
5.6 |
12.6 |
.444 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.357 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
Jimmy Butler |
6 |
39.8 |
22.7 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
7.7 |
18.0 |
.426 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.261 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
.809 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
82 |
26.4 |
12.4 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
10.0 |
.413 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.337 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
.921 |
Jimmy Butler |
59 |
36.7 |
22.2 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
7.4 |
15.6 |
.474 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.350 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
.854 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
5 |
30.4 |
14.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
13.6 |
.397 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
.000 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
.895 |
Jimmy Butler |
5 |
34.0 |
15.8 |
0.6 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
12.6 |
.444 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
.471 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
60 |
25.7 |
12.6 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
4.5 |
11.0 |
.410 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.346 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.874 |
Jimmy Butler |
65 |
33.6 |
18.7 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
4.0 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
6.4 |
13.9 |
.462 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.347 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
.855 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
5 |
28.0 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
11.8 |
.322 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
.211 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.765 |
Jimmy Butler |
12 |
35.1 |
19.4 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
6.6 |
14.6 |
.451 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.267 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
66 |
30.8 |
14.6 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
11.7 |
.420 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.397 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.898 |
Jimmy Butler |
58 |
33.8 |
19.9 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
6.7 |
6.0 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
5.9 |
13.1 |
.455 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
.244 |
7.6 |
9.1 |
.834 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimmy Butler |
21 |
38.4 |
22.2 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
6.9 |
14.0 |
.488 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.349 |
7.8 |
9.1 |
.859 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
36 |
16.0 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.355 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.318 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.831 |
Jimmy Butler |
52 |
33.6 |
21.5 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
7.0 |
14.2 |
.497 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.245 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
.863 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimmy Butler |
4 |
38.5 |
14.5 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
16.0 |
.297 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.267 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
.727 |
Note: Earl Boykins didn't play in 2008-09.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
67 |
16.7 |
6.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
.427 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.317 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.865 |
Jimmy Butler |
57 |
33.9 |
21.4 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
7.0 |
14.5 |
.480 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.233 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
.870 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimmy Butler |
17 |
37.0 |
27.4 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
9.8 |
19.3 |
.506 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
.338 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
.841 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
57 |
15.1 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
6.2 |
.443 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.380 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.841 |
Jimmy Butler |
64 |
33.4 |
22.9 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
13.9 |
.539 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.350 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimmy Butler |
22 |
39.7 |
26.9 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
9.4 |
20.1 |
.468 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.359 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
.806 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
8 |
13.9 |
4.9 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
.333 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.222 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.867 |
Jimmy Butler |
60 |
34.0 |
20.8 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
6.6 |
13.2 |
.499 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.414 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
.858 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
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