Jimmy Butler vs. Anthony Davis: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Davis and Jimmy Butler to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Anthony Davis has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jimmy Butler.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Davis has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Jimmy Butler scored more points in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Davis averages 5.8 points more than Jimmy Butler in his 14 seasons (24.1 points against 18.3), and he also scored a total of 3,080 points more (18,978 vs. 15,898).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | 14 | |
| Anthony Davis | 24.1 | +5.8 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 15,898 | 14 | |
| Anthony Davis | 18,978 | +3,080 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Anthony Davis has a better career point average than Jimmy Butler (+5 points per game) while Jimmy Butler scored more points (+1,179).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | 12 | |
| Anthony Davis | 26.1 | +5.0 | 6 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | +1,179 | 12 |
| Anthony Davis | 1,566 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 399 | |||
| Anthony Davis | 533 | +134 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 712 | |||
| Anthony Davis | 731 | +19 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 844 | +60 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 784 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 25 | +22 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 3 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 1 | +1 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 70 | +24 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 46 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 114 | +56 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 58 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 127 | +68 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 59 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 3 | +2 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 1 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 47.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 32.8 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 84.3 | 14 | 869 |
| difference: | +5.8 | +3.1 | +4.7 | +5.1 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +3.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +4.9 | +1 | +82 |
| Anthony Davis | 24.1 | 9.0 | 17.3 | 52.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 29.6 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 79.4 | 13 | 787 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 15,898 | 5,147 | 10,909 | 47.2 | 684 | 2,084 | 32.8 | 4,920 | 5,833 | 84.3 | 14 | 869 |
| difference: | +3,080 | +1,953 | +2,680 | +5.1 | +309 | +815 | +3.2 | +517 | +287 | +4.9 | +1 | +82 |
| Anthony Davis | 18,978 | 7,100 | 13,589 | 52.2 | 375 | 1,269 | 29.6 | 4,403 | 5,546 | 79.4 | 13 | 787 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 45.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 34.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
| difference: | +5.0 | +2.5 | +2.2 | +8.3 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +3.1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +6 | +70 |
| Anthony Davis | 26.1 | 9.6 | 17.7 | 54.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 31.3 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 84.0 | 6 | 60 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | 923 | 2,012 | 45.9 | 156 | 454 | 34.4 | 743 | 898 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
| difference: | +1,179 | +349 | +953 | +8.3 | +120 | +339 | +3.1 | +361 | +443 | +1.3 | +6 | +70 |
| Anthony Davis | 1,566 | 574 | 1,059 | 54.2 | 36 | 115 | 31.3 | 382 | 455 | 84.0 | 6 | 60 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Jimmy Butler's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jimmy Butler played 1 season more than Anthony Davis in the NBA. In that year—his season 14 in 2025—he averaged 17.5 points in a total of 55 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 0.0 | 2012 | 3 | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 13.3 | +13.3 | 2013 | 12 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 22.9 | +22.9 | 2015 | 12 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 15.8 | +15.8 | 2018 | 5 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 14.5 | +14.5 | 2021 | 4 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Jimmy Butler's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Jimmy Butler played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.2 points in a total of 11 games. |