Jimmy Butler vs. Scott Wedman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scott Wedman 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

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 and Scott Wedman both played 13 years in the NBA. Jimmy Butler had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Scott Wedman had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Scott Wedman	13	8	1974-75 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2011-12	1974-75
Team	Chicago Bulls	Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Kings Lost West Conf Semis

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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
Scott Wedman	80	31.9	11.1	2.5	3.6	6.1	1.6	1.0	0.3	-	3.4	4.7	10.1	.465	-	-	-	1.7	2.1	.818

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	-
Scott Wedman	6	38.3	11.0	1.7	4.2	5.8	2.7	1.0	0.5	-	2.8	4.5	11.3	.397	-	-	-	2.0	3.0	.667


Season 2
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2012-13	1975-76
Team	Chicago Bulls	Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	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	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
Scott Wedman	82	36.2	15.5	2.4	5.0	7.4	2.4	1.3	0.4	-	3.4	6.6	14.4	.456	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.780

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
Scott Wedman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2013-14	1976-77
Team	Chicago Bulls	Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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	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
Scott Wedman	81	33.9	15.4	2.3	3.9	6.2	2.8	1.2	0.3	-	2.8	6.4	14.0	.460	-	-	-	2.5	3.0	.855

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
Scott Wedman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2014-15	1977-78
Team	Chicago Bulls	Kansas City Kings
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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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
Scott Wedman	81	36.6	17.7	1.8	3.9	5.7	2.5	1.2	0.3	2.0	3.0	7.5	14.7	.509	-	-	-	2.7	3.1	.870

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
Scott Wedman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2015-16	1978-79
Team	Chicago Bulls	Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Kings Lost West Conf Semis

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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
Scott Wedman	73	34.2	18.3	1.8	3.4	5.3	2.0	1.0	0.4	1.5	3.3	7.7	14.4	.534	-	-	-	3.0	3.7	.797

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jimmy Butler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scott Wedman	5	34.8	19.2	2.6	4.8	7.4	1.8	1.8	0.6	2.8	3.6	7.2	15.6	.462	-	-	-	4.8	6.4	.750


Season 6
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2016-17	1979-80
Team	Chicago Bulls	Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Scott Wedman	68	34.5	19.0	1.7	4.0	5.7	2.1	1.2	0.7	1.6	3.4	8.4	16.4	.512	0.1	0.3	.318	2.1	2.7	.801

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
Scott Wedman	3	38.7	22.7	2.0	5.0	7.0	3.0	0.3	1.0	0.7	3.0	9.7	21.3	.453	0.7	1.0	.667	2.7	3.7	.727


Season 7
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2017-18	1980-81
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Kings Lost West Conf Finals

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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
Scott Wedman	81	35.8	19.0	1.6	3.8	5.3	2.8	1.2	0.6	2.0	3.6	8.5	17.7	.477	0.3	1.0	.325	1.7	2.5	.686

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
Scott Wedman	15	43.8	20.5	1.1	4.7	5.8	3.9	1.2	0.5	2.6	3.4	8.6	19.8	.434	0.6	2.1	.281	2.7	3.7	.714


Season 8
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2018-19	1981-82
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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	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
Scott Wedman	54	30.3	10.9	2.4	3.3	5.6	2.5	1.4	0.3	1.4	3.5	4.8	10.9	.441	0.1	0.4	.217	1.2	1.7	.733

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
Scott Wedman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2019-20	1982-83
Team	Miami Heat	Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Scott Wedman	75	23.9	11.2	1.3	2.5	3.8	1.6	0.6	0.2	1.7	3.0	5.0	10.5	.475	0.1	0.4	.313	1.1	1.4	.794

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
Scott Wedman	6	11.0	4.8	0.5	1.8	2.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.7	1.8	2.3	4.0	.583	0.0	0.3	.000	0.2	0.3	.500


Season 10
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2020-21	1983-84
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Steals Leader	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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
Scott Wedman	68	13.5	4.8	0.6	1.4	2.0	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.6	2.2	4.9	.444	0.0	0.2	.154	0.4	0.5	.829

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
Scott Wedman	17	13.3	5.2	1.4	1.4	2.8	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.8	1.1	2.4	5.6	.417	0.2	0.4	.571	0.3	0.6	.500


Season 11
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2021-22	1984-85
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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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
Scott Wedman	78	14.4	6.4	0.7	1.3	2.0	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.4	2.8	5.9	.478	0.2	0.4	.500	0.5	0.7	.764

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
Scott Wedman	21	16.7	8.7	1.0	1.8	2.8	1.6	0.6	0.0	0.6	2.4	3.5	6.4	.545	0.5	1.0	.455	1.2	1.8	.684


Season 12
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2022-23	1985-86
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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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
Scott Wedman	79	17.7	8.0	0.8	1.6	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.3	0.7	1.6	3.6	7.7	.473	0.2	0.6	.354	0.6	0.9	.662

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
Scott Wedman	12	11.8	3.8	0.9	0.9	1.8	0.7	0.8	0.3	0.5	1.2	1.7	4.3	.392	0.2	0.3	.500	0.3	0.3	.750


Season 13
	Jimmy Butler	Scott Wedman
Season	2023-24	1986-87
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Scott Wedman	6	13.0	3.3	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.0	1.5	4.5	.333	0.2	0.3	.500	0.2	0.3	.500

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jimmy Butler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scott Wedman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jimmy Butler vs. Scott Wedman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scott Wedman 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

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13