Jimmy Butler vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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, 12 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. Jimmy Butler had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Dereck Lively II had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jimmy Butler 14 12 2011-12 to 2024-25
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jimmy Butler Dereck Lively II
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+13+15.0+6.2+2.0+3.6+5.6+0.8+0.4+1.3-0.6-2.1+3.2+3.5+.342+0.3+0.3+0.2+.262
Dereck Lively II 55 23.5 8.8 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.6 4.0 5.4 .747 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 -
difference:+18+20.7+7.9+2.7+4.7+7.4+1.3+0.4+1.0-1.0-2.0+3.0+4.5+1.7+2.9
Dereck Lively II 21 22.0 7.9 2.7 4.7 7.4 1.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.5 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .590

Season 2
Jimmy Butler Dereck Lively II
Season 2012-132024-25
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+46+2.9+0.1+1.2+2.3+3.5+1.0+0.4+1.2-0.3-1.6+0.8+0.9+.235+0.5+1.3+1.0+0.8+.173
Dereck Lively II 36 23.1 8.7 2.9 4.6 7.5 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.8 3.7 5.3 .702 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jimmy Butler played 12 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 2014 to 2025—Jimmy Butler played in 10 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Jimmy Butler got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Most Improved Player
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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