Jimmy Butler vs. Jake LaRavia Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jake LaRavia 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 11 more than Jake LaRavia, who played 4. Jimmy Butler had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Jake LaRavia had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 |
| Jake LaRavia | 4 | 0 | 2022-23 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Jimmy Butler | Jake LaRavia | |
| Season | 2011-12 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| 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: | +7 | +3.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +.016 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +.156 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +.010 | |||
| Jake LaRavia | 35 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .389 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .338 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .778 |
| 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 | - |
| Jake LaRavia | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Jimmy Butler | Jake LaRavia | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Bulls Lost East Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
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2nd 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 | 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: | +47 | +3.0 | +2.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -0.8 | +0.5 | +2.5 | +.078 | +1.0 | +3.2 | +.041 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.023 |
| Jake LaRavia | 35 | 23.0 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 8.7 | .389 | 1.5 | 4.5 | .340 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .826 |
| 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 |
| Jake LaRavia | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 |
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| Jimmy Butler | Jake LaRavia | |
| Season | 2013-14 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings |
| 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: | +1 | +18.3 | +6.2 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | +1.7 | +5.2 | +.078 | +0.1 | +1.4 | +.140 | +2.7 | +3.3 | +.091 |
| Jake LaRavia | 66 | 20.4 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 5.1 | .475 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .423 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .678 |
| 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 |
| Jake LaRavia | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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| Jimmy Butler | Jake LaRavia | |
| Season | 2014-15 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | All-Defensive Second Team | - |
| Most Improved Player | - | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Bulls Lost East Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
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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: | +61 | +12.4 | +13.7 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +0.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | +4.5 | +8.2 | +.114 | +0.1 | +.045 | +4.6 | +4.8 | +.278 | |
| Jake LaRavia | 4 | 26.3 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | .348 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .333 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .556 |
| 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 |
| Jake LaRavia | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Jimmy Butler played 11 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 2016 to 2026—Jimmy Butler played in 8 Playoffs. In those 11 extra years over Jake LaRavia, Jimmy Butler got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Steals Leader 5 All-Star Game |