Rick Barry vs. Jimmy Butler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Butler and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Jimmy Butler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Jimmy Butler 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Jimmy Butler 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Jimmy Butler 11

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Jimmy Butler 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Jimmy Butler 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Jimmy Butler 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Jimmy Butler 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Jimmy Butler 5

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Jimmy Butler 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Jimmy Butler 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Jimmy Butler 0

* 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 Rick Barry 23.2 Jimmy Butler 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Jimmy Butler 5.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Jimmy Butler 4.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Jimmy Butler 1.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Jimmy Butler 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Jimmy Butler 14,934

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Jimmy Butler 4,351

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Jimmy Butler 3,474

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Jimmy Butler 1,323

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Jimmy Butler 361

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Jimmy Butler 814

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Jimmy Butler .470

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Jimmy Butler .329

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Jimmy Butler .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Jimmy Butler 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Jimmy Butler 6.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Jimmy Butler 4.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Jimmy Butler 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Jimmy Butler 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Jimmy Butler 2,534

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Jimmy Butler 734

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Jimmy Butler 551

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Jimmy Butler 202

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Jimmy Butler 68

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Jimmy Butler 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Jimmy Butler .460

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Jimmy Butler .347

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Jimmy Butler .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.