Paul Arizin vs. Jimmy Butler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Butler and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Jimmy Butler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Jimmy Butler 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Jimmy Butler 13

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Jimmy Butler 11

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Jimmy Butler 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Jimmy Butler 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Jimmy Butler 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 0 Jimmy Butler 5

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Jimmy Butler 0

Steals Leader Paul Arizin 0 * Jimmy Butler 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Jimmy Butler 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Jimmy Butler 5.3

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Jimmy Butler 4.3

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 1.6

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Jimmy Butler 14,934

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Jimmy Butler 4,351

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Jimmy Butler 3,474

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 1,323

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 361

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Jimmy Butler 814

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Jimmy Butler .470

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler .329

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Jimmy Butler .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Jimmy Butler 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Jimmy Butler 6.2

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Jimmy Butler 4.6

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 1.7

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Jimmy Butler 2,534

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Jimmy Butler 734

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Jimmy Butler 551

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 202

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 68

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Jimmy Butler 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Jimmy Butler .460

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler .347

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Jimmy Butler .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017)

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.