Jimmy Butler vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Justus Thigpen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Justus Thigpen 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Justus Thigpen 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 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Justus Thigpen - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.