Jimmy Butler vs. Bill Downey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Downey 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 13 years in the NBA, 12 more than Bill Downey, who played 1. Jimmy Butler had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Bill Downey had his rookie season in 1947-48. 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 |
Jimmy Butler |
13 |
11 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Bill Downey |
1 |
0 |
1947-48 |
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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 |
Bill Downey |
3 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
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 |
- |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 5 |
|
Jimmy Butler |
Bill Downey |
Season |
2015-16 | - |
Team |
Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards |
All-Defensive Second Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | - |
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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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Downey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |