Jimmy Butler vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones 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.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Sam Jones 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Sam Jones 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Sam Jones 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 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Sam Jones - 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.