Jimmy Butler
- Seasons
- 2011-12 to 2025-26
- Position
- F-G
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Born
- Sep 14, 1989
- College
- Tyler Junior College, Marquette
- Draft
- 2011, round 1, pick 30
5All-League teams
6All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 21.8
- True shooting
- .592
- Effective FG
- .505
- Usage rate
- 22.9
- Win shares
- 129.4
- WS per 48
- .207
- Box plus/minus
- 5.0
- VORP
- 52.8
- Best season, WS
- 13.8
- Best season, BPM
- 8.7
- MVP vote shares
- 0.02
- Finals appearances
- 2
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 1 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | CHI | 22 | 42 | 359 | 12.5 | .526 | .418 | 14.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .144 | -1.8 | 0.5 | -1.3 | 0.1 | 112 | 100 |
| 2012-13 | CHI | 23 | 82 | 2,134 | 15.2 | .574 | .506 | 14.6 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 7.0 | .158 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 121 | 104 |
| 2013-14 | CHI | 24 | 67 | 2,591 | 13.5 | .522 | .446 | 16.8 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 7.1 | .131 | -0.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 108 | 100 |
| 2014-15 | CHI | 25 | 65 | 2,513 | 21.3 | .583 | .502 | 21.6 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 11.2 | .214 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 122 | 104 |
| 2015-16 | CHI | 26 | 67 | 2,474 | 21.3 | .562 | .485 | 24.4 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 9.1 | .177 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 116 | 106 |
| 2016-17 | CHI | 27 | 76 | 2,809 | 25.1 | .586 | .492 | 26.5 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 13.8 | .236 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 123 | 106 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 28 | 59 | 2,164 | 23.7 | .590 | .512 | 24.9 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 8.9 | .198 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 122 | 110 |
| 2018-19 | 2+ teams | 29 | 65 | 2,185 | 20.2 | .571 | .499 | 22.3 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 7.9 | .173 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 121 | 110 |
| 2019-20 | MIA | 30 | 58 | 1,959 | 23.6 | .585 | .474 | 25.1 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 9.0 | .221 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 123 | 108 |
| 2020-21 | MIA | 31 | 52 | 1,745 | 26.5 | .607 | .514 | 26.6 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 9.3 | .255 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 127 | 108 |
| 2021-22 | MIA | 32 | 57 | 1,931 | 23.6 | .592 | .496 | 26.5 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 9.2 | .228 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 124 | 108 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 33 | 64 | 2,138 | 27.6 | .647 | .560 | 25.6 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 12.3 | .277 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 135 | 112 |
| 2023-24 | MIA | 34 | 60 | 2,042 | 22.0 | .626 | .537 | 24.0 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 9.1 | .214 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 129 | 113 |
| 2024-25 | 2+ teams | 35 | 55 | 1,746 | 22.4 | .626 | .531 | 20.8 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 8.7 | .238 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 136 | 113 |
| 2025-26 | GSW | 36 | 38 | 1,182 | 23.5 | .646 | .554 | 23.3 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 5.7 | .233 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 136 | 117 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.