Jimmy Butler vs. Thabo Sefolosha Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Thabo Sefolosha and Jimmy Butler, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Jimmy Butler played 13 years in the NBA, 1 less than Thabo Sefolosha, who played 14. Jimmy Butler had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Thabo Sefolosha had his rookie season in 2006-07. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Jimmy Butler |
13 |
11 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
14 |
9 |
2006-07 to 2019-20 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
42 |
8.5 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
.405 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.182 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.768 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
71 |
12.2 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
.426 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.357 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.511 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Thabo Sefolosha |
9 |
11.0 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.385 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.375 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.583 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
82 |
26.0 |
8.6 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
.467 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.381 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.803 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
69 |
20.8 |
6.7 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
.428 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.330 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.721 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
12 |
40.8 |
13.3 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
9.6 |
.435 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.405 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.818 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
67 |
38.7 |
13.1 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
10.3 |
.397 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
.283 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.769 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
66 |
22.0 |
5.9 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
.426 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.276 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.836 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
5 |
43.6 |
13.6 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
11.4 |
.386 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.300 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.783 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
65 |
38.7 |
20.0 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
6.5 |
14.0 |
.462 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.378 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.834 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
82 |
28.6 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
.440 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
.313 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.674 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
12 |
42.2 |
22.9 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
17.8 |
.441 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.389 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
.819 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
6 |
21.2 |
4.5 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
.296 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
.231 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.889 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
67 |
36.9 |
20.9 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
15.4 |
.454 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.312 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.832 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
79 |
25.9 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
.471 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.275 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.747 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thabo Sefolosha |
17 |
20.2 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
.463 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
.154 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
76 |
37.0 |
23.9 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
16.5 |
.455 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.367 |
7.7 |
8.9 |
.865 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
42 |
21.8 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
.432 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.437 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.884 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
6 |
39.8 |
22.7 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
7.7 |
18.0 |
.426 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.261 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
.809 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
20 |
22.3 |
5.3 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
5.1 |
.402 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.327 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.889 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
59 |
36.7 |
22.2 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
7.4 |
15.6 |
.474 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.350 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
.854 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
81 |
27.5 |
7.6 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
.481 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
.419 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.826 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
5 |
34.0 |
15.8 |
0.6 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
12.6 |
.444 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
.471 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.833 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
11 |
27.3 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
.344 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.316 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.818 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
65 |
33.6 |
18.7 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
4.0 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
6.4 |
13.9 |
.462 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.347 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
.855 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
61 |
26.0 |
6.3 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
.415 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.316 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
12 |
35.1 |
19.4 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
6.6 |
14.6 |
.451 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.267 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
.875 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
15 |
15.7 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.418 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.261 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
58 |
33.8 |
19.9 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
6.7 |
6.0 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
5.9 |
13.1 |
.455 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
.244 |
7.6 |
9.1 |
.834 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
52 |
18.8 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.418 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.321 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.776 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
21 |
38.4 |
22.2 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
6.9 |
14.0 |
.488 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.349 |
7.8 |
9.1 |
.859 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
52 |
33.6 |
21.5 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
7.0 |
14.2 |
.497 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.245 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
.863 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
75 |
23.4 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.507 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.341 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.626 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
4 |
38.5 |
14.5 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
16.0 |
.297 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.267 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
.727 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
10 |
20.3 |
5.9 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
.478 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.368 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.533 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
57 |
33.9 |
21.4 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
7.0 |
14.5 |
.480 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.233 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
.870 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
62 |
25.7 |
7.2 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
.441 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.342 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.733 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
17 |
37.0 |
27.4 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
9.8 |
19.3 |
.506 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
.338 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
.841 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
4 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
64 |
33.4 |
22.9 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
13.9 |
.539 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.350 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
.850 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
38 |
21.2 |
8.2 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
.492 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.381 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
22 |
39.7 |
26.9 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
9.4 |
20.1 |
.468 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.359 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
.806 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
60 |
34.0 |
20.8 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
6.6 |
13.2 |
.499 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.414 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
.858 |
Thabo Sefolosha |
50 |
12.2 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
.477 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.436 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.636 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thabo Sefolosha |
4 |
10.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
.143 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
.125 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thabo Sefolosha |
41 |
10.6 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.407 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.278 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.375 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thabo Sefolosha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |