What year is Jimmy Butler's rookie card?

Jimmy Butler's rookie season was 2011-12, so the rookie cards carry that year.

How many rookie cards does Jimmy Butler have?

Our checklist lists 5 Jimmy Butler rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.

Does Jimmy Butler have a licensed rookie autograph?

Yes. Our checklist lists 2: 2012-13 Select Rookie Autographs #206; 2012-13 Hoops Rookie Impact Signatures #22.

How much is a Jimmy Butler rookie card worth?

Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

Are collectors watching Jimmy Butler right now?

Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Jimmy Butler are down 22% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Jimmy Butler rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

Jimmy Butler's first licensed base rookie card is the 2012-13 Hoops #249. The first chromium rookie card is the 2012-13 Prizm #205. Jimmy Butler's rookie season was 2011-12.

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1st round, 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.

Cooling

Jimmy Butler card market

Collector attention: down 22% this week, up 16% over 30 days

Parlae readers: 8 this week

Attention measures how much people are looking up this player, a leading indicator collectors watch. It is not a price. Source: Wikipedia pageviews through 2026-10-14.

Jimmy Butler's key rookie cards, by our criteria

First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.

First licensed base RC
2012-13 Hoops #249
Panini, base, guide lists it as a rookie card; the portal checklist files it under Commons. Sources [1][2]
First chromium RC
2012-13 Prizm #205
Panini, chromium. Sources [1][2][3]

Which Jimmy Butler card is the real rookie card

His 2011-12 rookie season was shortened by the 2011 lockout, and the fetched 2011-12 Hoops checklist has no Butler card; the cited sources treat his 2012-13 Panini cards as his rookie cards (StockX tags 2012-13 Prizm #205 RC). Panini held the NBA card license, so his rookies are Panini brands showing him with the Chicago Bulls.

Sources [1][2][3][4]

Jimmy Butler rookie card checklist with card numbers

5 rookie cards and 1 earlier or related card, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.

Jimmy Butler card checklist
Card	Type	Print run	RC	Source
2012-13 Prizm #205	Chromium	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2][3]
2012-13 Hoops #249guide lists it as a rookie card; the portal checklist files it under Commons	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2012-13 Prestige #199	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2012-13 Select Rookie Autographs #206no print run shown on the checklist	Autograph	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2012-13 Hoops Rookie Impact Signatures #22insert autograph	Autograph	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2012-13 Prizm Autographs #98autograph section not marked as rookie on the checklist	Autograph	Not numbered	No	[1]

Jimmy Butler's career, in brief

Drafted 30th overall by Chicago in 2011; played for Chicago, Minnesota, Philadelphia and Miami (2019 to 2025) before joining Golden State in 2025.
Six-time All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection, and the 2015 Most Improved Player.
Reached the NBA Finals with Miami in 2020 and 2023 and was the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals MVP.
Won Olympic gold with the United States in 2016.

Career facts: [1]

Grading Jimmy Butler cards

A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up.

How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade

PSA

Top grades:: Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
Half grades:: 1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.

One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.

Source: Sports Collectors Digest on PSA's half grades

CGC

Top grades:: Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
Half grades:: Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.

Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.

Source: CGC grading scale

Beckett (BGS)

Top grades:: Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
Half grades:: Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.

Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.

Source: Beckett grading

Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.

Population by grade

A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2012-13 Hoops #249 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your Jimmy Butler card and check what it sold for

Find the year and maker on the back of your Jimmy Butler card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.

Check Jimmy Butler rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

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Jimmy Butler card questions

What is Jimmy Butler's rookie card?: Jimmy Butler's first licensed base rookie card is the 2012-13 Hoops #249. The first chromium rookie card is the 2012-13 Prizm #205. Jimmy Butler's rookie season was 2011-12.
What year is Jimmy Butler's rookie card?: Jimmy Butler's rookie season was 2011-12, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does Jimmy Butler have?: Our checklist lists 5 Jimmy Butler rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
Does Jimmy Butler have a licensed rookie autograph?: Yes. Our checklist lists 2: 2012-13 Select Rookie Autographs #206; 2012-13 Hoops Rookie Impact Signatures #22.
How much is a Jimmy Butler rookie card worth?: Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
Are collectors watching Jimmy Butler right now?: Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Jimmy Butler are down 22% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Card facts checked 2026-10-16. Parlae prints no card values. Set and brand names belong to their makers; Parlae is not affiliated with them.

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