What is Jimmy Butler's average PPG?

Entering his thirteenth season in the NBA, Jimmy Butler has become a household name in this ultra competitive basketball league. Starting his career with the Chicago Bulls in 2011, Butler has come a long way to now become the face of the franchise that he plays for, the Miami Heat, where he fulfills the role of small forward, but has the ability to play other positions as well.

At 6 feet 7 inches, and weighing around 230 pounds, Butler has a good physique to play at the three position. He is generally the best scorer on his team and is the go-to guy on the floor, who is ready to take on any clutch situation that comes his way. Butler has come a long way to become one of the top players in the NBA. His humble beginnings coupled with his not so great college career, Butler’s work ethic and training has seen him rise to the highest level.

Jimmy Butler regular season PPG

Over his 12-year NBA career, Jimmy Butler has averaged 18.2 points per game. Butler’s first two seasons in the league saw him play with limited minutes, as he was coming off the bench for most of the games. During those two years he averaged only 2.6 and 8.6 ppg. It was only from his third season onwards that he made it to the starting lineup and thus started getting more playing time.

In fact, in his third and fourth seasons with the Bulls, the 6-time All Star played the most minutes per game in his career thus far averaging around 38.7 mpg. His scoring started to increase and his average came to 13.1 in his third season whereas he finally touched 20 ppg in his fourth year.

From the 2014-15 season, Butler averaged over 20 ppg for the next five years before his average fell just a tad below that mark in the 2019-20 season at 19.9 while playing for the Miami Heat. But since then he has again had multiple seasons where he averaged over 20 points per game. Butler’s highest scoring year came in his last year with the Bulls in the 2016-17 season when he averaged 23.9 ppg.

Jimmy Butler playoffs PPG

The 2015’s most improved player has been a dominant force in the playoffs. So much so that he has been nicknamed ‘Playoff Jimmy’ for his consistent and extraordinary play during the postseason.

In the playoffs, Butler has a healthy average of 21.3 ppg throughout his career. Even though he has had multiple postseasons where he has underwhelmed, the past couple of years have been extraordinary for him. His best showing for the Bulls came in the 2015 and 2017 playoffs when he averaged nearly 23 ppg in each playoff run.

However, it has been with the Heat where he has excelled further. In the 2022 and 2023 postseason, the forward has put up big numbers averaging his career best of 27.4 and 26.9 respectively. Unfortunately though, despite some stellar performances in the postseason especially of late, Butler still remains ringless.