Jimmy Butler vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben and Jimmy Butler that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Bill Thieben 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Bill Thieben 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Bill Thieben 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.