Jimmy Butler vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Earl Shannon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Earl Shannon 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Earl Shannon 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 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Earl Shannon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.