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Caron Butler

James Caron Butler (Caron)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-7    Weight: 217 lbs.
Born: March 13, 1980 in Racine, Wisconsin
High School: Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Maine
College: University of Connecticut

Drafted by the Miami Heat in the 1st round (10th pick, 10th overall) of the 2002 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 22 MIA NBA 78 78 2858 429 1032 .416 34 107 .318 309 375 .824 135 262 397 213 137 31 192 230 1201
2003-04 23 MIA NBA 68 56 2030 240 631 .380 10 42 .238 133 176 .756 92 234 326 126 75 13 91 162 623
2004-05 24 LAL NBA 77 77 2746 441 991 .445 38 125 .304 275 319 .862 146 304 450 146 110 23 125 213 1195
2005-06 25 WAS NBA 75 54 2708 494 1086 .455 41 120 .342 289 332 .870 114 352 466 186 127 18 175 238 1318
2006-07 26 WAS NBA 63 63 2474 451 975 .463 18 72 .250 283 328 .863 147 320 467 233 134 17 181 188 1203
2007-08 27 WAS NBA 58 58 2314 439 943 .466 66 185 .357 236 262 .901 93 295 388 284 128 20 150 160 1180
2008-09 28 WAS NBA 67 67 2585 491 1085 .453 65 210 .310 345 402 .858 118 296 414 290 106 20 210 165 1392
2009-10 29 WAS NBA 5 5 174 29 74 .392 3 13 .231 19 23 .826 13 27 40 3 3 2 13 9 80
Career NBA 491 458 17889 3014 6817 .442 275 874 .315 1889 2217 .852 858 2090 2948 1481 820 144 1137 1365 8192

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 22 MIA NBA 78 78 36.6 5.5 13.2 .416 0.4 1.4 .318 4.0 4.8 .824 1.7 3.4 5.1 2.7 1.8 0.4 2.5 2.9 15.4
2003-04 23 MIA NBA 68 56 29.9 3.5 9.3 .380 0.1 0.6 .238 2.0 2.6 .756 1.4 3.4 4.8 1.9 1.1 0.2 1.3 2.4 9.2
2004-05 24 LAL NBA 77 77 35.7 5.7 12.9 .445 0.5 1.6 .304 3.6 4.1 .862 1.9 3.9 5.8 1.9 1.4 0.3 1.6 2.8 15.5
2005-06 25 WAS NBA 75 54 36.1 6.6 14.5 .455 0.5 1.6 .342 3.9 4.4 .870 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.5 1.7 0.2 2.3 3.2 17.6
2006-07 26 WAS NBA 63 63 39.3 7.2 15.5 .463 0.3 1.1 .250 4.5 5.2 .863 2.3 5.1 7.4 3.7 2.1 0.3 2.9 3.0 19.1
2007-08 27 WAS NBA 58 58 39.9 7.6 16.3 .466 1.1 3.2 .357 4.1 4.5 .901 1.6 5.1 6.7 4.9 2.2 0.3 2.6 2.8 20.3
2008-09 28 WAS NBA 67 67 38.6 7.3 16.2 .453 1.0 3.1 .310 5.1 6.0 .858 1.8 4.4 6.2 4.3 1.6 0.3 3.1 2.5 20.8
2009-10 29 WAS NBA 5 5 34.8 5.8 14.8 .392 0.6 2.6 .231 3.8 4.6 .826 2.6 5.4 8.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 2.6 1.8 16.0
Career NBA 491 458 36.4 6.1 13.9 .442 0.6 1.8 .315 3.8 4.5 .852 1.7 4.3 6.0 3.0 1.7 0.3 2.3 2.8 16.7

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 22 MIA NBA 78 78 2858 5.4 13.0 .416 0.4 1.3 .318 3.9 4.7 .824 1.7 3.3 5.0 2.7 1.7 0.4 2.4 2.9 15.1
2003-04 23 MIA NBA 68 56 2030 4.3 11.2 .380 0.2 0.7 .238 2.4 3.1 .756 1.6 4.1 5.8 2.2 1.3 0.2 1.6 2.9 11.0
2004-05 24 LAL NBA 77 77 2746 5.8 13.0 .445 0.5 1.6 .304 3.6 4.2 .862 1.9 4.0 5.9 1.9 1.4 0.3 1.6 2.8 15.7
2005-06 25 WAS NBA 75 54 2708 6.6 14.4 .455 0.5 1.6 .342 3.8 4.4 .870 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.5 1.7 0.2 2.3 3.2 17.5
2006-07 26 WAS NBA 63 63 2474 6.6 14.2 .463 0.3 1.0 .250 4.1 4.8 .863 2.1 4.7 6.8 3.4 1.9 0.2 2.6 2.7 17.5
2007-08 27 WAS NBA 58 58 2314 6.8 14.7 .466 1.0 2.9 .357 3.7 4.1 .901 1.4 4.6 6.0 4.4 2.0 0.3 2.3 2.5 18.4
2008-09 28 WAS NBA 67 67 2585 6.8 15.1 .453 0.9 2.9 .310 4.8 5.6 .858 1.6 4.1 5.8 4.0 1.5 0.3 2.9 2.3 19.4
2009-10 29 WAS NBA 5 5 174 6.0 15.3 .392 0.6 2.7 .231 3.9 4.8 .826 2.7 5.6 8.3 0.6 0.6 0.4 2.7 1.9 16.6
Career NBA 491 458 17889 6.1 13.7 .442 0.6 1.8 .315 3.8 4.5 .852 1.7 4.2 5.9 3.0 1.7 0.3 2.3 2.7 16.5

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
2002-03 22 MIA NBA 78 2858 15.1 .502 .432 5.3 10.9 8.0 14.1 2.6 0.9 13.8 22.9 99 102 1.6 3.6 5.1
2003-04 23 MIA NBA 68 2030 10.7 .440 .388 5.2 13.6 9.4 10.8 2.0 0.5 11.4 18.5 94 102 -0.2 2.4 2.1
2004-05 24 LAL NBA 77 2746 15.8 .528 .464 6.0 12.4 9.2 9.3 2.1 0.6 9.9 20.7 110 111 4.1 1.2 5.3
2005-06 25 WAS NBA 75 2708 17.0 .535 .474 4.8 15.6 10.0 12.1 2.4 0.5 12.4 23.2 107 106 3.5 2.8 6.3
2006-07 26 WAS NBA 63 2474 18.3 .537 .472 6.6 15.3 10.8 15.9 2.8 0.5 13.9 23.1 108 109 3.4 1.9 5.3
2007-08 27 WAS NBA 58 2314 20.7 .558 .501 4.6 15.4 9.8 21.9 3.0 0.7 12.4 24.0 113 107 4.8 2.4 7.2
2008-09 28 WAS NBA 67 2585 18.8 .552 .482 5.2 13.8 9.4 19.7 2.2 0.6 14.3 25.9 108 113 3.4 1.1 4.5
2009-10 29 WAS NBA 5 174 12.7 .476 .412 8.7 17.1 13.0 3.0 0.9 0.9 13.4 25.3 94 108 -0.1 0.1 0.0
Career NBA 491 17889 16.7 .526 .462 5.4 13.8 9.5 14.7 2.4 0.6 12.7 22.7 106 107 20.5 15.4 35.9

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2003-04 23 MIA NBA 13 511 59 153 2 11 47 57 18 110 31 28 7 23 45 167 .386 .182 .825 39.3 12.8 8.5 2.4
2005-06 25 WAS NBA 6 262 42 101 3 14 24 29 16 63 16 12 4 14 31 111 .416 .214 .828 43.7 18.5 10.5 2.7
2007-08 27 WAS NBA 6 246 40 87 5 21 27 31 10 34 23 11 1 16 19 112 .460 .238 .871 41.0 18.7 5.7 3.8
Career NBA 25 1019 141 341 10 46 98 117 44 207 70 51 12 53 95 390 .413 .217 .838 40.8 15.6 8.3 2.8

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
2003-04 23 MIA NBA 13 511 15.4 .469 .392 4.0 20.7 12.3 11.6 3.0 1.2 11.4 18.9 97 92 0.4 1.0 1.4
2005-06 25 WAS NBA 6 262 15.6 .488 .431 7.1 22.0 14.3 11.1 2.4 1.1 11.0 22.8 102 105 0.1 0.4 0.5
2007-08 27 WAS NBA 6 246 17.7 .556 .489 4.7 11.5 8.1 18.5 2.4 0.4 13.7 22.7 109 109 0.3 0.2 0.6
Career NBA 25 1019 16.0 .497 .428 5.0 18.8 11.8 13.2 2.7 1.0 11.9 20.8 102 100 0.9 1.5 2.4

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 26 WAS NBA 1 0 15:38 1 7 .143 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2
2007-08 27 WAS NBA
Career NBA 1 0 16 1 7 .143 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2000-01 20 UCONN 29 950 151 347 14 46 129 171 221 89 63 9 70 76 445 .435 .304 .754 32.8 15.3 7.6 3.1
2001-02 21 UCONN 34 1223 253 521 30 75 155 199 256 101 71 13 98 75 691 .486 .400 .779 36.0 20.3 7.5 3.0
Career 63 2173 404 868 44 121 284 370 477 190 134 22 168 151 1136 .465 .364 .768 34.5 18.0 7.6 3.0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

2007 NBA
2008 NBA

Honors

2002-03 NBA All-Rookie (1st)

Free Throw Pct

2007-08 NBA .901 (6)
Active .852 (9)
Career NBA .852 (35)
Career .852 (38)

Steals

2002-03 NBA 137 (9)
2006-07 NBA 134 (7)

Minutes Per Game

2006-07 NBA 39.3 (10)
2007-08 NBA 39.9 (4)
2008-09 NBA 38.6 (7)
Career NBA 36.4 (51)
Career 36.4 (52)

Steals Per Game

2002-03 NBA 1.8 (8)
2006-07 NBA 2.1 (3)
2007-08 NBA 2.2 (4)

Steal Pct

2006-07 NBA 2.8 (6)
2007-08 NBA 3.0 (4)

Hall of Fame Probability

Active 0.014 (37)
Career 0.014 (240)

Transactions

June 26, 2002: Drafted by the Miami Heat in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2002 NBA Draft.

July 14, 2004: Traded by the Miami Heat with Brian Grant, Lamar Odom, a 2006 1st round draft pick (Jordan Farmar) and a 2007 2nd round draft pick (Renaldas Seibutis) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Shaquille O'Neal.

August 2, 2005: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with Chucky Atkins to the Washington Wizards for Kwame Brown and Laron Profit.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
2002-03 Miami Heat NBA $1,678,800
2003-04 Miami Heat NBA $1,795,220
2004-05 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $1,930,680
2005-06 Washington Wizards NBA $2,461,617
2006-07 Washington Wizards NBA $7,438,000
2007-08 Washington Wizards NBA $8,218,990
2008-09 Washington Wizards NBA $9,249,980
Career (may be incomplete) $32,773,287
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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