Jimmy Butler vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain 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.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jimmy Butler 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Jimmy Butler 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Butler 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Butler 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Jimmy Butler 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Jimmy Butler 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Jimmy Butler 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Wilt Chamberlain 0 *

Rookie of The Year Jimmy Butler 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Wilt Chamberlain - 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.