Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.6 | |
| 2012 | 8.6 | |
| 2013 | 13.1 | |
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 20.9 | |
| 2016 | 23.9 | |
| 2017 | 22.2 | |
| 2018 | 18.7 | |
| 2019 | 19.9 | |
| 2020 | 21.5 | |
| 2021 | 21.4 | |
| 2022 | 22.9 | |
| 2023 | 20.8 | |
| 2024 | 17 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jimmy Butler ranks #81 in Basketball
Jimmy Butler ranks 81st among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 635th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 80, Honours 76, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2011–present with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2016, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes all-star selections 6, all-nba teams 5, all-defensive teams 5, olympic golds 1.
Immediately ahead sits Kawhi Leonard on 81.8, a gap of 1.4 points. Directly behind is Chris Bosh on 80.6. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Jimmy Butler GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Butler stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2016. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Butler comparisons
Jimmy Butler — frequently asked
- Is Jimmy Butler the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jimmy Butler ranks 81st in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 80.4, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Jimmy Butler's GOAT Score?
- 80.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jimmy Butler rank all time?
- 635th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 81st within Basketball.
- Jimmy Butler vs Kawhi Leonard: who ranks higher?
- Kawhi Leonard, on 81.8 against Jimmy Butler's 80.4 — a margin of 1.4 points.