Jimmy Butler vs. VJ Edgecombe Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of VJ Edgecombe 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.
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, 14 more than VJ Edgecombe, who played 1. Jimmy Butler had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while VJ Edgecombe had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Jimmy Butler | VJ Edgecombe | |
| Season | 2011-12 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | +26.3 | +12.1 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +4.3 | +3.7 | +1.0 | +0.3 | -1.4 | -2.7 | +4.6 | +11.0 | +.016 | +2.0 | +4.7 | +.205 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +.013 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 21 | 34.8 | 14.7 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 12.9 | .421 | 2.0 | 5.0 | .387 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .755 |
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| 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 | - |
| VJ Edgecombe | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Jimmy Butler played 14 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 15, from 2013 to 2026—Jimmy Butler played in 11 Playoffs. In those 14 extra years over VJ Edgecombe, Jimmy Butler got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Most Improved Player 1 Steals Leader 6 All-Star Game |