Jimmy Butler vs. Donovan Clingan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Clingan 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 15 years in the NBA, 13 more than Donovan Clingan, who played 2. Jimmy Butler had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Donovan Clingan had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 15 12 2011-12 to 2025-26
Donovan Clingan 2 0 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jimmy Butler Donovan Clingan
Season 2011-122024-25
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+25+11.3+3.9+2.7+3.8+6.6+0.8+0.2+1.5-0.8-2.3+1.9+3.1+.134+0.2+0.4+.104+0.1+0.3+.172
Donovan Clingan 67 19.8 6.5 3.2 4.6 7.9 1.1 0.5 1.6 1.1 2.8 2.7 5.0 .539 0.2 0.7 .286 0.9 1.6 .596
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 -
Donovan Clingan DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Jimmy Butler Donovan Clingan
Season 2012-132025-26
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
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:+59+0.5+1.5+2.9+3.2+6.1+0.4+0.4+1.1-1.3+0.9+1.6+.022+0.2+1.4+.127+0.6+0.3+.101
Donovan Clingan 23 25.5 10.1 4.6 5.5 10.1 1.8 0.6 1.5 0.8 2.5 3.8 7.8 .489 0.7 2.7 .254 1.7 2.5 .702
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
Donovan Clingan DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jimmy Butler played 13 seasons more than Donovan Clingan in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 15, from 2014 to 2026—Jimmy Butler played in 10 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Donovan Clingan, 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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