Larry Bird vs. Jimmy Butler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Butler and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Jimmy Butler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jimmy Butler 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jimmy Butler 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jimmy Butler 11

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jimmy Butler 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jimmy Butler 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jimmy Butler 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jimmy Butler 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jimmy Butler 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jimmy Butler 5

Steals Leader Larry Bird 0 Jimmy Butler 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jimmy Butler 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jimmy Butler 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jimmy Butler 5.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jimmy Butler 4.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jimmy Butler 1.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jimmy Butler 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jimmy Butler 14,934

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jimmy Butler 4,351

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jimmy Butler 3,474

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jimmy Butler 1,323

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jimmy Butler 361

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jimmy Butler 814

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jimmy Butler .470

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jimmy Butler .329

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jimmy Butler .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jimmy Butler 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jimmy Butler 6.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jimmy Butler 4.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jimmy Butler 1.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jimmy Butler 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jimmy Butler 2,534

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jimmy Butler 734

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jimmy Butler 551

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jimmy Butler 202

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jimmy Butler 68

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jimmy Butler 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jimmy Butler .460

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jimmy Butler .347

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jimmy Butler .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017)