Jimmy Butler vs. Tyler Herro: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tyler Herro 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 scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Tyler Herro has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Tyler Herro averages 1.1 points more than Jimmy Butler in his 14 seasons (19.4 points against 18.3). On the other hand Jimmy Butler scored a total of 8,911 points more than Tyler Herro (15,898 vs. 6,987).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jimmy Butler 18.3
14
Tyler Herro 19.4
+1.1
6

Total Points

Seasons
Jimmy Butler 15,898
+8,911
14
Tyler Herro 6,987
6

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jimmy Butler has a better career point average than Tyler Herro (+6.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,017).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jimmy Butler 21.1
+6.5
12
Tyler Herro 14.6
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Jimmy Butler 2,745
+2,017
12
Tyler Herro 728
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 2
+2
Tyler Herro 0

40+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 8
+4
Tyler Herro 4

30+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 85
+45
Tyler Herro 40

20+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 399
+223
Tyler Herro 176

10+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 712
+395
Tyler Herro 317

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jimmy Butler 844
+485
Tyler Herro 359

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jimmy Butler 25
+23
Tyler Herro 2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 1
+1
Tyler Herro 0

40+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 8
+8
Tyler Herro 0

30+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 24
+22
Tyler Herro 2

20+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 70
+61
Tyler Herro 9

10+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 114
+72
Tyler Herro 42

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jimmy Butler 127
+78
Tyler Herro 49

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jimmy Butler 3
+2
Tyler Herro 1

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 12.6 47.2 0.8 2.4 32.8 5.7 6.7 84.3 14 869
difference:+1.1+1.1+3.1+2.4+1.9+4.7+5.4+3.1+3.8+3.1+8+508
Tyler Herro 19.4 7.0 15.7 44.8 2.7 7.1 38.2 2.6 2.9 87.4 6 361

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:+8,911+2,607+5,235+2.4+300+490+5.4+3,997+4,777+3.1+8+508
Tyler Herro 6,987 2,540 5,674 44.8 984 2,574 38.2 923 1,056 87.4 6 361

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:+6.5+1.7+2.5+4.5+0.7+2.4+1.6+3.8+4.7+6.2+6+80
Tyler Herro 14.6 5.4 13.0 41.4 1.9 5.9 32.8 1.9 2.2 88.9 6 50

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:+2,017+655+1,364+4.5+60+161+1.6+647+790+6.2+6+80
Tyler Herro 728 268 648 41.4 96 293 32.8 96 108 88.9 6 50

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 2.6
201242
Tyler Herro 13.5
+10.9
202055

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 8.6
201382
Tyler Herro 15.1
+6.5
202154

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.1
201467
Tyler Herro 20.7
+7.6
202266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 20.0
201565
Tyler Herro 20.1
+0.1
202367

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 20.9
+0.1
201667
Tyler Herro 20.8
202442

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 23.9
201776
Tyler Herro 23.9
202577

Jimmy Butler's additional seasons:

* Jimmy Butler played 9 seasons more than Tyler Herro in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 15, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 20.4 points in a total of 535 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.9 ppg and his lowest 17.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 0.0
20123
Tyler Herro 16.0
+16.0
202021

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.3
+4.0
201312
Tyler Herro 9.3
20214

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.6
+1.0
20145
Tyler Herro 12.6
202215

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 22.9
+10.9
201512
Tyler Herro 12.0
20231

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler -
DNP
20160
Tyler Herro 16.8
+16.8
20245

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 22.7
+4.9
20176
Tyler Herro 17.8
20254

Jimmy Butler's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Jimmy Butler played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.5 points in a total of 104 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 14.5.