Jimmy Butler vs. Metta World Peace: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Metta World Peace 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 Jimmy Butler has better scoring stats than Metta World Peace 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.
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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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Jimmy Butler averages 5.1 points more than Metta World Peace in his 17 seasons (18.3 points against 13.2), and he also scored a total of 3,264 points more (16,322 vs. 13,058).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | +5.1 | 15 |
| Metta World Peace | 13.2 | 17 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 16,322 | +3,264 | 15 |
| Metta World Peace | 13,058 | 17 | |
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 Metta World Peace (+7.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,565).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | +7.2 | 12 |
| Metta World Peace | 13.9 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | +1,565 | 12 |
| Metta World Peace | 1,180 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 2 | +2 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 8 | +8 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 412 | +198 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 214 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 732 | +85 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 647 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 866 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 953 | +87 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 25 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 38 | +13 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 1 | +1 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 8 | +8 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 24 | +24 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 70 | +50 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 20 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 114 | +52 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 62 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 127 | +43 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 84 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 3 | +2 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 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 | 12.5 | 47.3 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 33.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 84.4 | 15 | 891 |
| difference: | +5.1 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +5.9 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +3.1 | +3.1 | +12.9 | +2 | +100 |
| Metta World Peace | 13.2 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 41.4 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 33.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 71.5 | 17 | 991 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 16,322 | 5,278 | 11,161 | 47.3 | 704 | 2,129 | 33.1 | 5,062 | 6,001 | 84.4 | 15 | 891 |
| difference: | +3,264 | +612 | +105 | +5.9 | +450 | +1,273 | +0.8 | +2,490 | +2,405 | +12.9 | +2 | +100 |
| Metta World Peace | 13,058 | 4,666 | 11,266 | 41.4 | 1,154 | 3,402 | 33.9 | 2,572 | 3,596 | 71.5 | 17 | 991 |
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: | +7.2 | +2.0 | +2.5 | +7.0 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +3.6 | +3.5 | +3.8 | +11.3 | +3 | +45 |
| Metta World Peace | 13.9 | 5.1 | 13.0 | 38.9 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 30.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 71.4 | 9 | 85 |
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: | +1,565 | +492 | +904 | +7.0 | +28 | +39 | +3.6 | +553 | +632 | +11.3 | +3 | +45 |
| Metta World Peace | 1,180 | 431 | 1,108 | 38.9 | 128 | 415 | 30.8 | 190 | 266 | 71.4 | 9 | 85 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Metta World Peace's additional seasons: | ||||
* Metta World Peace played 2 seasons more than Jimmy Butler in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 16 to 17, from 2016 to 2017—he averaged 3.9 points in a total of 60 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 0.0 | 2012 | 3 | |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 13.3 | +13.3 | 2013 | 12 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 18.4 | +18.4 | 2004 | 15 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 22.7 | +22.7 | 2017 | 6 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 19.4 | +19.4 | 2019 | 12 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 22.2 | +22.2 | 2020 | 21 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 11.7 | +11.7 | 2012 | 6 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Metta World Peace's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Metta World Peace didn't play in the postseason. |