Jimmy Butler vs. Kelly Oubre Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kelly Oubre Jr. 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, 4 more than Kelly Oubre Jr., who played 10. Jimmy Butler had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Kelly Oubre Jr. had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	10	3	2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jimmy Butler	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2011-12	2015-16
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Wizards
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:	+21	+2.2	+1.1	+0.1	+0.9	+0.8	+0.1			-0.2	-1.1	+0.6	+1.4	+.022	+0.4	+1.0	+.134	+0.5	+0.5	+.135
Kelly Oubre Jr.	63	10.7	3.7	0.4	1.7	2.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.6	1.4	3.3	.427	0.4	1.3	.316	0.5	0.8	.633

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	-
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Jimmy Butler	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2012-13	2016-17
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+3	+5.7	+2.3	+0.9	+0.2	+0.7	+0.8	+0.3	+0.2	-0.2	-1.3	+0.5	+0.6	+.046	+0.2	+1.1	+.094	+1.4	+1.5	+.045
Kelly Oubre Jr.	79	20.3	6.3	0.8	2.5	3.3	0.6	0.7	0.2	0.6	2.5	2.4	5.6	.421	0.7	2.4	.287	0.9	1.3	.758

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
difference:		+25.5	+7.5		+2.8	+2.9	+2.4	+0.5	+0.1	-0.7	-1.0	+2.0	+4.5	+.009	+0.4	+0.6	+.038	+3.2	+3.8	+.118
Kelly Oubre Jr.	12	15.3	5.8	0.8	1.6	2.3	0.3	0.8	0.4	0.6	3.2	2.2	5.1	.426	0.9	2.5	.367	0.6	0.8	.700


Season 3
	Jimmy Butler	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2013-14	2017-18
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+14	+11.2	+1.3	+0.6	+0.2	+0.4	+1.4	+0.9	+0.1	-0.4	-1.3	+0.2	+0.5	+.006	+0.6	+1.0	+.058	+1.5	+2.1	+.051
Kelly Oubre Jr.	81	27.5	11.8	0.7	3.8	4.5	1.2	1.0	0.4	1.1	2.9	3.9	9.8	.403	1.6	4.6	.341	2.4	2.9	.820

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
difference:	+1	+18.9	+4.3	+1.0	+0.3	+1.4	+1.5	+0.2	+0.5	-0.2	-0.1	+1.4	+3.4	+.011	+0.5	+0.8	+.089	+0.9	+1.6	+.106
Kelly Oubre Jr.	6	24.7	9.3	0.2	3.7	3.8	0.7	1.0	0.5	0.8	2.7	3.0	8.0	.375	0.7	3.2	.211	2.7	3.0	.889


Season 4
	Jimmy Butler	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2014-15	2018-19
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Wizards, Phoenix Suns
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:	+4	+10.7	+4.8	+0.8	+0.4	+1.1	+2.1	+0.6	+0.3	-0.1	-0.9	+1.1	+1.8	+.017	+0.5	+1.9	+.058	+3.2	+3.6	+.059
Kelly Oubre Jr.	69	28.0	15.2	1.0	3.7	4.7	1.2	1.2	0.9	1.5	2.6	5.4	12.2	.445	1.6	4.9	.320	2.7	3.5	.775

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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Jimmy Butler	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2015-16	2019-20
Team	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	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:	+11	+2.4	+2.2		+1.1	+1.1	+3.3	+0.3	+0.1	-0.5	-1.5	+0.3	+0.6	+.002	+0.9	+2.4	+.040	+2.5	+2.7	+.052
Kelly Oubre Jr.	56	34.5	18.7	1.2	5.3	6.4	1.5	1.3	0.7	1.5	3.4	6.7	14.8	.452	1.9	5.5	.352	3.4	4.4	.780

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jimmy Butler nor Kelly Oubre Jr. played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Jimmy Butler	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2016-17	2020-21
Team	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	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:	+21	+6.3	+8.5	+0.2		+0.2	+4.2	+0.9	+0.4	-0.8	-0.7	+1.7	+3.3	+.016	+0.4	+1.9	+.051	+5.5	+5.7	+.170
Kelly Oubre Jr.	55	30.7	15.4	1.5	4.5	6.0	1.3	1.0	0.8	1.3	2.2	5.8	13.2	.439	1.6	5.2	.316	2.2	3.2	.695

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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Jimmy Butler	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2017-18	2021-22
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Charlotte Hornets
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:	+17	+10.4	+7.2	+0.3	+1.1	+1.3	+3.8	+1.0		-0.9	-1.2	+2.0	+3.3	+.034	+1.3	+3.9	+.005	+4.5	+4.7	+.187
Kelly Oubre Jr.	76	26.3	15.0	1.0	2.9	4.0	1.1	1.0	0.4	0.9	2.5	5.4	12.3	.440	2.5	7.3	.345	1.7	2.5	.667

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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Jimmy Butler	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2018-19	2022-23
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+17	+1.3	+1.6	+0.5	+0.4	+0.1	+2.9	+0.5	+0.2	-0.2	-1.2	+1.0	+3.2	+.031	+1.3	+4.1	+.028	+1.5	+1.3	+.095
Kelly Oubre Jr.	48	32.3	20.3	1.4	3.8	5.2	1.1	1.4	0.4	1.3	2.9	7.4	17.1	.431	2.3	7.1	.319	3.3	4.3	.760

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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Jimmy Butler	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2019-20	2023-24
Team	Miami Heat	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+10	+3.6	+4.5	+0.4	+1.2	+1.7	+4.5	+0.7	+0.1	-0.9	-1.5	+0.2	+0.2	+.014	+1.0	+2.7	+.067	+5.0	+5.7	+.084
Kelly Oubre Jr.	68	30.2	15.4	1.4	3.6	5.0	1.5	1.1	0.7	1.3	2.9	5.7	12.9	.441	1.5	4.8	.311	2.6	3.4	.750

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:	+15	+1.1	+9.0	+0.7	+1.8	+2.5	+4.3	+0.2	+0.5	-1.5	-2.2	+1.7	+3.3	+.004	+0.8	+1.8	+.042	+6.5	+7.3	+.132
Kelly Oubre Jr.	6	37.3	13.2	1.5	2.5	4.0	1.7	1.8	1.2	1.3	4.0	5.2	10.7	.484	1.5	3.8	.391	1.3	1.8	.727


Season 10
	Jimmy Butler	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2020-21	2024-25
Team	Miami Heat	Philadelphia 76ers
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:	+8	+1.0	+6.4	+0.2	+0.6	+0.8	+5.3	+0.6	+0.2	-0.8	-1.6	+1.2	+1.8	+.027	+0.7	+2.0	+.048	+4.6	+4.9	+.112
Kelly Oubre Jr.	60	34.6	15.1	1.6	4.5	6.1	1.8	1.5	0.5	1.3	3.0	5.8	12.4	.470	1.2	4.0	.293	2.3	3.1	.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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Jimmy Butler played 4 seasons more than Kelly Oubre Jr. in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 14, from 2022 to 2025—Jimmy Butler played in 3 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Kelly Oubre Jr., Jimmy Butler got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-Star Game

Jimmy Butler vs. Kelly Oubre Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kelly Oubre Jr. 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years