Jimmy Butler vs. Yves Missi Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yves Missi 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.
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, 13 more than Yves Missi, who played 1. Jimmy Butler had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Yves Missi 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 | 14 | 12 | 2011-12 to 2024-25 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Jimmy Butler | Yves Missi | |
| Season | 2011-12 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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: | +31 | +18.3 | +6.5 | +3.0 | +3.9 | +6.9 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +1.2 | -0.8 | -1.5 | +2.9 | +4.8 | +.142 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +.145 | ||
| Yves Missi | 73 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.7 | 2.8 | .623 |
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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 | - |
| Yves Missi | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Jimmy Butler played 13 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 2013 to 2025—Jimmy Butler played in 11 Playoffs. In those 13 extra years over Yves Missi, 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 |