Jimmy Butler vs. Klay Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Klay Thompson 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
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Klay Thompson scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Jimmy Butler has a better scoring average 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, Klay Thompson averages 0.7 points more than Jimmy Butler in his 15 seasons (19.0 points against 18.3), and he also scored a total of 543 points more (16,593 vs. 16,050).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | 15 | |
| Klay Thompson | 19.0 | +0.7 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 16,050 | 15 | |
| Klay Thompson | 16,593 | +543 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jimmy Butler has a better career point average than Klay Thompson (+1.9 points per game) while Klay Thompson scored more points (+287).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | +1.9 | 12 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.2 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | 12 | |
| Klay Thompson | 3,032 | +287 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 0 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 405 | +13 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 392 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 719 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 767 | +48 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 852 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 867 | +15 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 25 | +20 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 5 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 1 | +1 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 70 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 75 | +5 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 114 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 143 | +29 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 127 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 158 | +31 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 3 | +3 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 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 | 12.5 | 47.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 33.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 84.4 | 15 | 877 |
| difference: | +0.7 | +1.2 | +3.2 | +2.2 | +2.3 | +5.2 | +8.0 | +3.9 | +4.7 | +1.6 | +2 | +5 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.0 | 7.1 | 15.7 | 45.0 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 41.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 86.0 | 13 | 872 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 16,050 | 5,192 | 11,003 | 47.2 | 693 | 2,103 | 33.0 | 4,973 | 5,892 | 84.4 | 15 | 877 |
| difference: | +543 | +984 | +2,722 | +2.2 | +2,015 | +4,502 | +8.0 | +3,440 | +4,110 | +1.6 | +2 | +5 |
| Klay Thompson | 16,593 | 6,176 | 13,725 | 45.0 | 2,708 | 6,605 | 41.0 | 1,533 | 1,782 | 86.0 | 13 | 872 |
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: | +1.9 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +2.0 | +4.3 | +6.1 | +3.9 | +4.8 | +1.8 | +3 | +28 | |
| Klay Thompson | 19.2 | 7.1 | 16.4 | 43.6 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 40.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 84.5 | 9 | 158 |
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: | +287 | +203 | +573 | +2.3 | +345 | +783 | +6.1 | +464 | +568 | +1.8 | +3 | +28 |
| Klay Thompson | 3,032 | 1,126 | 2,585 | 43.6 | 501 | 1,237 | 40.5 | 279 | 330 | 84.5 | 9 | 158 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Jimmy Butler's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jimmy Butler played 3 seasons more than Klay Thompson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 16, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 17.6 points in a total of 118 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19 ppg and his lowest 17.5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 0.0 | 2012 | 3 | |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 24.3 | +24.3 | 2016 | 24 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2022 | 17 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 26.9 | +26.9 | 2023 | 22 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Jimmy Butler's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Jimmy Butler played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.2 points in a total of 22 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.2 ppg and his lowest 19.2. |