Jimmy Butler vs. Chet Holmgren: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chet Holmgren 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jimmy Butler has better scoring stats than Chet Holmgren in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Jimmy Butler averages 2 points more than Chet Holmgren in his 3 seasons (18.3 points against 16.3), and he also scored a total of 14,077 points more (16,005 vs. 1,928).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jimmy Butler 18.3
+2.0
15
Chet Holmgren 16.3
3

Total Points

Seasons
Jimmy Butler 16,005
+14,077
15
Chet Holmgren 1,928
3

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jimmy Butler has a better career point average than Chet Holmgren (+5.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,240).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jimmy Butler 21.1
+5.8
12
Chet Holmgren 15.3
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Jimmy Butler 2,745
+2,240
12
Chet Holmgren 505
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 2
+2
Chet Holmgren 0

40+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 8
+8
Chet Holmgren 0

30+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 86
+81
Chet Holmgren 5

20+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 403
+368
Chet Holmgren 35

10+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 717
+619
Chet Holmgren 98

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jimmy Butler 849
+732
Chet Holmgren 117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jimmy Butler 25
+24
Chet Holmgren 1

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 1
+1
Chet Holmgren 0

40+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 8
+8
Chet Holmgren 0

30+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 24
+24
Chet Holmgren 0

20+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 70
+62
Chet Holmgren 8

10+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 114
+86
Chet Holmgren 28

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jimmy Butler 127
+94
Chet Holmgren 33

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jimmy Butler 3
+3
Chet Holmgren 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jimmy Butler 18.3 5.9 12.5 47.2 0.8 2.4 33.0 5.7 6.7 84.4 15 874
difference:+2.0+1.1+4.9+0.8+1.7+4.4+2.8+3.0+5.9+12+756
Chet Holmgren 16.3 5.9 11.4 52.1 1.6 4.1 37.4 2.9 3.7 78.5 3 118

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jimmy Butler 16,005 5,178 10,966 47.2 692 2,098 33.0 4,957 5,875 84.4 15 874
difference:+14,077+4,477+9,621+4.9+509+1,609+4.4+4,614+5,438+5.9+12+756
Chet Holmgren 1,928 701 1,345 52.1 183 489 37.4 343 437 78.5 3 118

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:+5.8+1.6+3.8+1.4+0.8+6.0+2.6+3.0+5.0+10+97
Chet Holmgren 15.3 5.5 11.7 47.3 1.2 4.3 28.4 3.1 3.9 77.7 2 33

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:+2,240+741+1,627+1.4+116+313+6.0+642+768+5.0+10+97
Chet Holmgren 505 182 385 47.3 40 141 28.4 101 130 77.7 2 33

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 2.6
201242
Chet Holmgren 16.5
+13.9
202482

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 8.6
201382
Chet Holmgren 15.0
+6.4
2025NBA Champion32

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.1
201467
Chet Holmgren 23.0
+9.9
20264

Jimmy Butler's additional seasons:

* Jimmy Butler played 13 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 16, from 2015 to 2026—he averaged 20.7 points in a total of 738 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.9 ppg and his lowest 17.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 0.0
20123
Chet Holmgren 15.6
+15.6
202410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.3
201312
Chet Holmgren 15.2
+1.9
2025NBA Champion23

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.6
+13.6
20145
Chet Holmgren -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Jimmy Butler's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Jimmy Butler played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.5 points in a total of 121 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 14.5.