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James Caron Butler (Caron) ▪ Twitter: @realtuffjuice
Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
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
Draft: Miami Heat, 1st round (10th pick, 10th overall), 2002 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 2002
Age: 33 years, 70 days ▪ Experience: 11 years
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 68 | 56 | 2030 | 240 | 631 | 10 | 42 | 133 | 176 | 92 | 326 | 126 | 75 | 13 | 91 | 162 | 623 | .380 | .238 | .756 | 29.9 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 36 | 33 | 1137 | 147 | 364 | 5 | 19 | 77 | 102 | 60 | 203 | 73 | 49 | 8 | 53 | 82 | 376 | .404 | .263 | .755 | 31.6 | 10.4 | 5.6 | 2.0 |
| Road | 32 | 23 | 893 | 93 | 267 | 5 | 23 | 56 | 74 | 32 | 123 | 53 | 26 | 5 | 38 | 80 | 247 | .348 | .217 | .757 | 27.9 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 40 | 28 | 1169 | 117 | 342 | 2 | 21 | 67 | 94 | 50 | 155 | 66 | 36 | 9 | 57 | 94 | 303 | .342 | .095 | .713 | 29.2 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 |
| Post | 28 | 28 | 861 | 123 | 289 | 8 | 21 | 66 | 82 | 42 | 171 | 60 | 39 | 4 | 34 | 68 | 320 | .426 | .381 | .805 | 30.8 | 11.4 | 6.1 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 39 | 35 | 1202 | 157 | 394 | 9 | 29 | 75 | 96 | 57 | 223 | 87 | 46 | 9 | 51 | 89 | 398 | .398 | .310 | .781 | 30.8 | 10.2 | 5.7 | 2.2 |
| Loss | 29 | 21 | 828 | 83 | 237 | 1 | 13 | 58 | 80 | 35 | 103 | 39 | 29 | 4 | 40 | 73 | 225 | .350 | .077 | .725 | 28.6 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 8 | 0 | 171 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 34 | .271 | .000 | .615 | 21.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| December | 12 | 12 | 328 | 21 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 29 | 19 | 50 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 67 | .259 | .333 | .828 | 27.3 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 1.8 | |
| January | 16 | 12 | 527 | 72 | 177 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 31 | 19 | 72 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 47 | 168 | .407 | .071 | .742 | 32.9 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |
| February | 10 | 10 | 309 | 30 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 39 | 18 | 53 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 88 | .357 | .000 | .718 | 30.9 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 1.2 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 469 | 75 | 167 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 42 | 26 | 90 | 41 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 188 | .449 | .357 | .786 | 31.3 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 2.7 | |
| April | 7 | 7 | 226 | 29 | 74 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 51 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 78 | .392 | .429 | .773 | 32.3 | 11.1 | 7.3 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 6 | 257 | 31 | 77 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 79 | .403 | .400 | .682 | 32.1 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 2.3 |
| Monday | 7 | 7 | 242 | 31 | 75 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 78 | .413 | .167 | .833 | 34.6 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 2.0 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 11 | 357 | 34 | 106 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 47 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 99 | .321 | .200 | .833 | 27.5 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 9 | 320 | 46 | 105 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 47 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 106 | .438 | .400 | .632 | 29.1 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 2.4 | |
| Thursday | 2 | 1 | 52 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | .429 | .000 | .750 | 26.0 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | |
| Friday | 15 | 12 | 422 | 49 | 143 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 77 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 119 | .343 | .167 | .714 | 28.1 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 2.1 | |
| Saturday | 12 | 10 | 380 | 40 | 104 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 49 | 15 | 66 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 121 | .385 | .231 | .776 | 31.7 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 56 | 56 | 1761 | 213 | 545 | 10 | 34 | 125 | 162 | 88 | 305 | 111 | 65 | 10 | 79 | 138 | 561 | .391 | .294 | .772 | 31.4 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 2.0 |
| Reserve | 12 | 0 | 269 | 27 | 86 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 62 | .314 | .000 | .571 | 22.4 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 8 | 8 | 327 | 45 | 104 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 47 | 8 | 52 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 126 | .433 | .182 | .723 | 40.9 | 15.8 | 6.5 | 2.8 |
| 30-39 | 28 | 25 | 975 | 129 | 317 | 6 | 23 | 69 | 92 | 56 | 183 | 63 | 37 | 4 | 46 | 79 | 333 | .407 | .261 | .750 | 34.8 | 11.9 | 6.5 | 2.3 | |
| 20-29 | 20 | 17 | 529 | 51 | 157 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 24 | 78 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 40 | 131 | .325 | .333 | .818 | 26.5 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 1.4 | |
| 10-19 | 12 | 6 | 199 | 15 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 33 | .283 | .000 | .750 | 16.6 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 16 | 12 | 444 | 57 | 137 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 24 | 83 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 163 | .416 | .286 | .882 | 27.8 | 10.2 | 5.2 | 2.1 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 28 | 1066 | 128 | 343 | 5 | 19 | 59 | 83 | 44 | 167 | 68 | 35 | 7 | 56 | 87 | 320 | .373 | .263 | .711 | 31.4 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 2.0 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 11 | 336 | 37 | 103 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 52 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 91 | .359 | .200 | .593 | 28.0 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 1.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 5 | 153 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 40 | .368 | .000 | .857 | 30.6 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 44 | 42 | 1417 | 180 | 445 | 9 | 28 | 101 | 135 | 71 | 249 | 87 | 55 | 8 | 55 | 111 | 470 | .404 | .321 | .748 | 32.2 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 2.0 |
| Western | 24 | 14 | 613 | 60 | 186 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 41 | 21 | 77 | 39 | 20 | 5 | 36 | 51 | 153 | .323 | .071 | .780 | 25.5 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 21 | 20 | 683 | 79 | 196 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 71 | 34 | 117 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 21 | 49 | 212 | .403 | .167 | .732 | 32.5 | 10.1 | 5.6 | 1.9 |
| Central | 23 | 22 | 734 | 101 | 249 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 64 | 37 | 132 | 48 | 31 | 4 | 34 | 62 | 258 | .406 | .438 | .766 | 31.9 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 2.1 | |
| Midwest | 11 | 6 | 289 | 27 | 80 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 72 | .338 | .125 | .810 | 26.3 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | |
| Pacific | 13 | 8 | 324 | 33 | 106 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 45 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 33 | 81 | .311 | .000 | .750 | 24.9 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 3 | 85 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 28.3 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 2.3 |
| Boston | 3 | 3 | 103 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 22 | .321 | .000 | 1.000 | 34.3 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 0.7 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 141 | 24 | 56 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 70 | .429 | .429 | .826 | 35.3 | 17.5 | 8.8 | 3.5 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 3 | 113 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 30 | .424 | .500 | 28.3 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | ||
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | .462 | .000 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 60 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | .333 | .000 | .857 | 30.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 78 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | .381 | .000 | .700 | 39.0 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .176 | .000 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 71 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | .368 | .000 | .667 | 35.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 62 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24 | .563 | .500 | .714 | 31.0 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 1 | 63 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | .407 | .000 | .750 | 31.5 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | .083 | .833 | 27.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Memphis | 2 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .300 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 3 | 94 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 36 | .417 | .000 | .750 | 31.3 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 1.7 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .357 | .000 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| New Jersey | 5 | 5 | 189 | 30 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 80 | .476 | .667 | .750 | 37.8 | 16.0 | 5.8 | 1.6 | |
| New Orleans | 3 | 3 | 93 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 37 | .417 | .667 | .833 | 31.0 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 | |
| New York | 4 | 4 | 136 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 48 | .412 | .000 | .714 | 34.0 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 1.8 | |
| Orlando | 3 | 3 | 80 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 26 | .387 | .000 | .667 | 26.7 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .333 | .000 | 30.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .143 | .000 | .833 | 37.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .385 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 56 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | .474 | .000 | .500 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .273 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Toronto | 2 | 2 | 68 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | .286 | .000 | .750 | 34.0 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 16.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Washington | 4 | 3 | 115 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 26 | .360 | .667 | 28.8 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | ||