Jimmy Butler vs. Zach LaVine: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach LaVine 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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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 Zach LaVine 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Zach LaVine averages 2.6 points more than Jimmy Butler in his 15 seasons (20.9 points against 18.3). On the other hand Jimmy Butler scored a total of 2,268 points more than Zach LaVine (16,050 vs. 13,782).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jimmy Butler 18.3
15
Zach LaVine 20.9
+2.6
12

Total Points

Seasons
Jimmy Butler 16,050
+2,268
15
Zach LaVine 13,782
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jimmy Butler has a better career point average than Zach LaVine (+1.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,668).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jimmy Butler 21.1
+1.8
12
Zach LaVine 19.3
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Jimmy Butler 2,745
+2,668
12
Zach LaVine 77
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 2
Zach LaVine 2

40+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 8
Zach LaVine 23
+15

30+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 86
Zach LaVine 126
+40

20+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 405
+27
Zach LaVine 378

10+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 719
+149
Zach LaVine 570

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jimmy Butler 852
+199
Zach LaVine 653

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jimmy Butler 25
+17
Zach LaVine 8

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 1
+1
Zach LaVine 0

40+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 8
+8
Zach LaVine 0

30+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 24
+24
Zach LaVine 0

20+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 70
+68
Zach LaVine 2

10+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 114
+110
Zach LaVine 4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jimmy Butler 127
+123
Zach LaVine 4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jimmy Butler 3
+3
Zach LaVine 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 15 877
difference:+2.6+1.5+3.3+0.2+1.6+3.6+6.1+2.1+2.4+1.0+3+216
Zach LaVine 20.9 7.4 15.8 47.0 2.4 6.0 39.1 3.6 4.3 83.4 12 661

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:+2,268+275+546+0.2+863+1,879+6.1+2,581+3,025+1.0+3+216
Zach LaVine 13,782 4,917 10,457 47.0 1,556 3,982 39.1 2,392 2,867 83.4 12 661

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:+1.8+0.3+0.3+3.0+1.1+2.5+3.1+2.2+3.1+10.6+11+126
Zach LaVine 19.3 6.8 15.8 42.9 2.3 6.0 37.5 3.5 3.8 93.3 1 4

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:+2,668+896+1,949+3.0+147+430+3.1+729+883+10.6+11+126
Zach LaVine 77 27 63 42.9 9 24 37.5 14 15 93.3 1 4

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 2.6
201242
Zach LaVine 10.1
+7.5
201577

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 8.6
201382
Zach LaVine 14.0
+5.4
201682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.1
201467
Zach LaVine 18.9
+5.8
201747

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 20.0
+3.3
201565
Zach LaVine 16.7
201824

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 20.9
201667
Zach LaVine 23.7
+2.8
201963

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 23.9
201776
Zach LaVine 25.5
+1.6
202060

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 22.2
201859
Zach LaVine 27.4
+5.2
202158

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 18.7
201965
Zach LaVine 24.4
+5.7
202267

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 19.9
202058
Zach LaVine 24.8
+4.9
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 21.5
+2.0
202152
Zach LaVine 19.5
202425

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 21.4
202257
Zach LaVine 23.3
+1.9
202574

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 22.9
202364
Zach LaVine 27.4
+4.5
20267

Jimmy Butler's additional seasons:

* Jimmy Butler played 4 seasons more than Zach LaVine in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 16, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 18.7 points in a total of 178 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 17.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 0.0
20123
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.3
+13.3
201312
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.6
+13.6
20145
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 22.9
+22.9
201512
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler -
DNP
20160
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 22.7
+22.7
20176
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 15.8
+15.8
20185
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 19.4
+0.1
201912
Zach LaVine 19.3
20224

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 22.2
+22.2
202021
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 14.5
+14.5
20214
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 27.4
+27.4
202217
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 26.9
+26.9
202322
Zach LaVine -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Jimmy Butler's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 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.

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