Jimmy Butler vs. DeMar DeRozan: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of DeMar DeRozan 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.
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DeMar DeRozan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 DeMar DeRozan 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, DeMar DeRozan averages 3 points more than Jimmy Butler in his 15 seasons (21.3 points against 18.3), and he also scored a total of 9,363 points more (25,292 vs. 15,929).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | 15 | |
| DeMar DeRozan | 21.3 | +3.0 | 16 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 15,929 | 15 | |
| DeMar DeRozan | 25,292 | +9,363 | 16 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason DeMar DeRozan has a better career point average than Jimmy Butler (+0.7 points per game) while Jimmy Butler scored more points (+1,370).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | 12 | |
| DeMar DeRozan | 21.8 | +0.7 | 7 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | +1,370 | 12 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 1,375 | 7 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 400 | |||
| DeMar DeRozan | 692 | +292 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 713 | |||
| DeMar DeRozan | 1,077 | +364 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 845 | |||
| DeMar DeRozan | 1,182 | +337 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 25 | +20 | ||
| DeMar DeRozan | 5 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 1 | +1 | ||
| DeMar DeRozan | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 70 | +34 | ||
| DeMar DeRozan | 36 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 114 | +57 | ||
| DeMar DeRozan | 57 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 127 | +64 | ||
| DeMar DeRozan | 63 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 3 | +3 | ||
| DeMar DeRozan | 0 | |||
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 | 84.4 | 15 | 870 |
| difference: | +3.0 | +1.7 | +3.7 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +2.8 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1 | +317 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 21.3 | 7.6 | 16.3 | 46.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 30.0 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 84.2 | 16 | 1,187 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 15,929 | 5,154 | 10,923 | 47.2 | 685 | 2,086 | 32.8 | 4,936 | 5,849 | 84.4 | 15 | 870 |
| difference: | +9,363 | +3,910 | +8,392 | +0.3 | +70 | +39 | +2.8 | +1,613 | +1,929 | +0.2 | +1 | +317 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 25,292 | 9,064 | 19,315 | 46.9 | 615 | 2,047 | 30.0 | 6,549 | 7,778 | 84.2 | 16 | 1,187 |
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: | +0.7 | +0.7 | +3.3 | +4.1 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +13.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +2.5 | +5 | +67 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 21.8 | 7.8 | 18.8 | 41.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 21.4 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 85.2 | 7 | 63 |
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: | +1,370 | +429 | +829 | +4.1 | +132 | +342 | +13.0 | +380 | +472 | +2.5 | +5 | +67 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 1,375 | 494 | 1,183 | 41.8 | 24 | 112 | 21.4 | 363 | 426 | 85.2 | 7 | 63 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons: | ||||
* DeMar DeRozan played 1 season more than Jimmy Butler in the NBA. In that year—his season 16 in 2025—he averaged 22.2 points in a total of 77 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 0.0 | 2012 | 3 | |
| DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 13.3 | +13.3 | 2013 | 12 |
| DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 13.6 | +13.6 | 2014 | 5 |
| DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 22.9 | +22.9 | 2015 | 12 |
| DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 23.9 | +23.9 | 2014 | 7 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2022 | 17 |
| DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 26.9 | +26.9 | 2023 | 22 |
| DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 20.8 | +20.8 | 2022 | 5 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2025 | 11 |
| DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, DeMar DeRozan didn't play in the postseason. |