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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Jimmy Butler III

GA
Giannis Antetokounmpo2025-262025-26 · MIL
JI
Jimmy Butler III2025-262025-26 · GSW

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads 5 of 7 career categories against Jimmy Butler III, including scoring (27.6 PPG) and rebounding (9.8 RPG). Head to head they met 43 times, 17 of them in the playoffs, with Jimmy Butler III winning the series 25–18.

The case for Giannis Antetokounmpo: scoring (27.6 PPG), rebounding (9.8 RPG), playmaking (5.4 APG), and 2 more.

The case for Jimmy Butler III: career value (5.7 Win Shares), longevity (38 games played).

PPG
27.620.0
RPG
9.85.6
APG
5.44.9
TS%
65.8%64.6%
PER
32.623.5
Win Shares
5.05.7
games played
3638

Head to Head

Giannis AntetokounmpoJimmy Butler III
Record1825
Meetings43 (17 playoff)
PPG19.721.9
RPG9.75.7
APG4.75.2
First meeting2013-14
Last meeting2025-26

Per Game

Giannis AntetokounmpoJimmy Butler III
G3638
MIN28.931.2
PTS27.620.0
REB9.85.6
AST5.44.9
STL0.91.4
BLK0.70.2
FG%62.451.9
3P%33.337.6
FT%65.086.4

Advanced

Giannis AntetokounmpoJimmy Butler III
PER32.623.5
TS%65.864.6
USG%37.123.2
WS5.05.7
WS/480.2310.232
BPM9.05.3
VORP2.92.2

Career percentiles

Scoring
98
90
Efficiency
93
91
Playmaking
92
89
Rebounding
97
81
Defense
79
80

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