Jimmy Butler vs. Andrew Wiggins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Wiggins and Jimmy Butler, 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.

Jimmy Butler played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than Andrew Wiggins, who played 11. Jimmy Butler had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Andrew Wiggins had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Jimmy Butler	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2011-12	2014-15
Team	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+40	+27.7	+14.3	+1.1	+2.1	+3.3	+1.8	+0.7	+0.5	-1.9	-1.8	+5.3	+12.0	+.032	+0.5	+1.2	+.128	+3.3	+4.4	+.008
Andrew Wiggins	82	36.2	16.9	1.6	2.9	4.6	2.1	1.0	0.6	2.2	2.3	6.1	13.9	.437	0.5	1.5	.310	4.3	5.7	.760
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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	-
Andrew Wiggins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Jimmy Butler	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2013-14	2016-17
Team	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+15	+1.5	+10.5	+0.1	+0.8	+0.9	+0.3	+0.9	+0.1	-0.8	-0.6	+4.5	+8.8	+.055	+0.3	+0.1	+.073	+1.1	+1.6	+.009
Andrew Wiggins	82	37.2	23.6	1.2	2.8	4.0	2.3	1.0	0.4	2.3	2.2	8.6	19.1	.452	1.3	3.5	.356	5.0	6.6	.760
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Andrew Wiggins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Jimmy Butler	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2014-15	2017-18
Team	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Most Improved Player	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+17	+2.4	+2.3	+0.8	+0.7	+1.4	+1.3	+0.7		-0.3	-0.3	+0.4	+1.9	+.024	+0.3	+1.1	+.047	+3.4	+3.3	+.191
Andrew Wiggins	82	36.3	17.7	1.0	3.4	4.4	2.0	1.1	0.6	1.7	2.0	6.9	15.9	.438	1.4	4.1	.331	2.5	3.8	.643
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+7	+9.4	+7.1	+0.5	+0.1	+0.4	+1.2	+2.0	+0.4		-0.5	+1.8	+4.2		+0.9	+1.8	+.056	+2.5	+2.0	+.219
Andrew Wiggins	5	32.8	15.8	1.0	4.2	5.2	2.0	0.4	0.4	1.8	2.8	6.0	13.6	.441	1.4	4.2	.333	2.4	4.0	.600

Season 5
	Jimmy Butler	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2015-16	2018-19
Team	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+6	+2.1	+2.8	+0.1	+0.5	+0.5	+2.3	+0.6	+0.1	-0.1	-0.2	+0.2	+1.2	+.042	+0.6	+1.7	+.027	+3.1	+3.0	+.133
Andrew Wiggins	73	34.8	18.1	1.1	3.7	4.8	2.5	1.0	0.7	1.9	2.1	6.8	16.6	.412	1.6	4.8	.339	2.8	4.1	.699
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jimmy Butler nor Andrew Wiggins played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
	Jimmy Butler	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2016-17	2019-20
Team	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+22	+2.6	+2.1	+0.5	+0.6	+1.1	+1.8	+1.1	+0.6	-0.3	-0.9	+0.6	+1.6	+.008	+0.9	+2.9	+.035	+4.2	+3.9	+.156
Andrew Wiggins	54	34.4	21.8	1.2	3.9	5.1	3.7	0.8	1.0	2.4	2.4	8.1	18.1	.447	2.1	6.2	.332	3.5	5.0	.709
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Andrew Wiggins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Jimmy Butler	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2017-18	2020-21
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+12	+3.4	+3.6	+0.1	+0.3	+0.4	+2.5	+1.1	+0.6		-0.9	+0.3	+0.7	+.003	+0.8	+1.8	+.030	+3.8	+3.8	+.140
Andrew Wiggins	71	33.3	18.6	1.2	3.7	4.9	2.4	0.9	1.0	1.8	2.2	7.1	14.9	.477	2.0	5.2	.380	2.4	3.4	.714
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Andrew Wiggins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Jimmy Butler	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2018-19	2021-22
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+8	+1.7	+1.5	+0.7	+0.1	+0.8	+1.8	+0.9	+0.1		-0.5	+0.1	+0.1	+.004	+1.2	+2.5	+.046	+2.8	+2.4	+.221
Andrew Wiggins	73	31.9	17.2	1.2	3.3	4.5	2.2	1.0	0.7	1.5	2.2	6.5	14.0	.466	2.2	5.5	.393	2.0	3.2	.634
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+10	+0.2	+2.9	+0.7	+0.8	+1.5	+3.4	+0.5	+0.4	-0.4	-0.8	+0.1	+0.7	+.018	+0.6	+1.0	+.066	+3.4	+3.0	+.229
Andrew Wiggins	22	34.9	16.5	2.5	5.0	7.5	1.8	1.0	1.0	1.4	2.5	6.5	13.9	.469	1.6	4.8	.333	1.9	3.0	.646

Season 9
	Jimmy Butler	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2019-20	2022-23
Team	Miami Heat	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+21	+1.6	+2.8	+0.2	+1.4	+1.7	+3.7	+0.6	+0.2	-0.9	-1.5	+0.9	+1.2	+.018	+1.9	+4.0	+.152	+6.4	+7.2	+.223
Andrew Wiggins	37	32.2	17.1	1.6	3.4	5.0	2.3	1.2	0.8	1.3	2.9	6.8	14.3	.473	2.4	6.1	.396	1.2	1.9	.611
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+8	+4.4	+5.5	+0.4	+0.5	+0.9	+4.1	+1.2	+0.5	-1.5	-1.7	+0.5	+0.1	+.029	+0.8	+2.9	+.052	+5.3	+5.5	+.178
Andrew Wiggins	13	34.0	16.7	1.8	3.8	5.6	1.9	0.8	1.2	1.3	3.5	6.4	13.9	.459	1.5	4.9	.297	2.5	3.6	.681

Season 10
	Jimmy Butler	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2020-21	2023-24
Team	Miami Heat	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Steals Leader	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+19	+6.6	+8.3	+0.3	+2.1	+2.4	+5.4	+1.5	+0.3	-0.9	-0.7	+2.0	+3.2	+.044	+0.8	+1.6	+.113	+4.9	+5.3	+.112
Andrew Wiggins	71	27.0	13.2	1.5	3.0	4.5	1.7	0.6	0.6	1.2	2.1	5.0	11.0	.453	1.3	3.6	.358	2.0	2.7	.751
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Andrew Wiggins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Jimmy Butler	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2021-22	2024-25
Team	Miami Heat	Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf Finals	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+3.2	+3.4	+0.3	+1.1	+1.4	+2.9	+0.6	+0.3	-0.4	-0.2	+0.7	+0.5	+.032	+1.7	+3.8	+.141	+3.6	+3.7	+.107
Andrew Wiggins	60	30.7	18.0	1.5	3.0	4.5	2.6	1.0	0.8	1.7	1.7	6.3	14.0	.448	2.2	5.8	.374	3.3	4.3	.763
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+13	+6.5	+15.9	+1.4	+2.6	+4.1	+2.3	+1.8	+0.7	-1.3		+5.8	+8.5	+.134	+0.4	+1.0	+.012	+4.7	+5.3	+.141
Andrew Wiggins	4	30.5	11.5	1.0	2.3	3.3	2.3	0.3	1.3	2.8	1.5	4.0	10.8	.372	1.8	5.0	.350	1.8	2.5	.700

Additional Years
* Jimmy Butler played 3 seasons more than Andrew Wiggins in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 12 to 14, from 2023 to 2025—Jimmy Butler played in two Playoffs. In those 3 extra years over Andrew Wiggins, Jimmy Butler got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team