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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, 69 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 | 77 | 77 | 2746 | 441 | 991 | 38 | 125 | 275 | 319 | 146 | 450 | 146 | 110 | 23 | 125 | 213 | 1195 | .445 | .304 | .862 | 35.7 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 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 | 39 | 39 | 1424 | 239 | 521 | 24 | 71 | 165 | 187 | 75 | 233 | 77 | 64 | 14 | 69 | 107 | 667 | .459 | .338 | .882 | 36.5 | 17.1 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| Road | 38 | 38 | 1322 | 202 | 470 | 14 | 54 | 110 | 132 | 71 | 217 | 69 | 46 | 9 | 56 | 106 | 528 | .430 | .259 | .833 | 34.8 | 13.9 | 5.7 | 1.8 | |
| 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 | 49 | 49 | 1746 | 259 | 590 | 29 | 99 | 169 | 189 | 79 | 264 | 86 | 63 | 15 | 86 | 137 | 716 | .439 | .293 | .894 | 35.6 | 14.6 | 5.4 | 1.8 |
| Post | 28 | 28 | 1000 | 182 | 401 | 9 | 26 | 106 | 130 | 67 | 186 | 60 | 47 | 8 | 39 | 76 | 479 | .454 | .346 | .815 | 35.7 | 17.1 | 6.6 | 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 | 32 | 32 | 1140 | 180 | 390 | 22 | 61 | 120 | 137 | 53 | 193 | 60 | 47 | 10 | 60 | 91 | 502 | .462 | .361 | .876 | 35.6 | 15.7 | 6.0 | 1.9 |
| Loss | 45 | 45 | 1606 | 261 | 601 | 16 | 64 | 155 | 182 | 93 | 257 | 86 | 63 | 13 | 65 | 122 | 693 | .434 | .250 | .852 | 35.7 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 15 | 484 | 76 | 164 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 63 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 49 | 201 | .463 | .333 | .878 | 32.3 | 13.4 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| December | 11 | 11 | 380 | 55 | 125 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 68 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 149 | .440 | .350 | .941 | 34.5 | 13.5 | 6.2 | 1.0 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 578 | 80 | 200 | 6 | 31 | 83 | 94 | 30 | 94 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 34 | 39 | 249 | .400 | .194 | .883 | 38.5 | 16.6 | 6.3 | 2.1 | |
| February | 11 | 11 | 395 | 60 | 132 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 54 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 147 | .455 | .400 | .885 | 35.9 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 2.2 | |
| March | 16 | 16 | 546 | 96 | 209 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 61 | 33 | 103 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 24 | 47 | 244 | .459 | .267 | .787 | 34.1 | 15.3 | 6.4 | 1.9 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 363 | 74 | 161 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 63 | 29 | 68 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 205 | .460 | .400 | .841 | 40.3 | 22.8 | 7.6 | 2.9 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 15 | 15 | 548 | 78 | 195 | 9 | 21 | 48 | 55 | 27 | 81 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 37 | 213 | .400 | .429 | .873 | 36.5 | 14.2 | 5.4 | 2.2 |
| Monday | 7 | 7 | 256 | 42 | 98 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 55 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 108 | .429 | .333 | .769 | 36.6 | 15.4 | 7.9 | 1.6 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 15 | 509 | 91 | 180 | 7 | 27 | 44 | 51 | 26 | 89 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 233 | .506 | .259 | .863 | 33.9 | 15.5 | 5.9 | 1.9 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 12 | 422 | 52 | 135 | 6 | 24 | 50 | 57 | 18 | 62 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 160 | .385 | .250 | .877 | 35.2 | 13.3 | 5.2 | 1.6 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 9 | 330 | 52 | 119 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 20 | 57 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 137 | .437 | .231 | .789 | 36.7 | 15.2 | 6.3 | 1.6 | |
| Friday | 14 | 14 | 517 | 102 | 209 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 71 | 29 | 78 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 22 | 48 | 277 | .488 | .333 | .930 | 36.9 | 19.8 | 5.6 | 2.4 | |
| Saturday | 5 | 5 | 164 | 24 | 55 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 67 | .436 | .286 | .810 | 32.8 | 13.4 | 5.6 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 77 | 77 | 2746 | 441 | 991 | 38 | 125 | 275 | 319 | 146 | 450 | 146 | 110 | 23 | 125 | 213 | 1195 | .445 | .304 | .862 | 35.7 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 24 | 24 | 1016 | 180 | 393 | 17 | 54 | 127 | 144 | 59 | 160 | 69 | 47 | 5 | 42 | 63 | 504 | .458 | .315 | .882 | 42.3 | 21.0 | 6.7 | 2.9 |
| 30-39 | 37 | 37 | 1305 | 208 | 465 | 17 | 60 | 116 | 136 | 63 | 218 | 60 | 49 | 15 | 61 | 100 | 549 | .447 | .283 | .853 | 35.3 | 14.8 | 5.9 | 1.6 | |
| 20-29 | 16 | 16 | 425 | 53 | 133 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 24 | 72 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 50 | 142 | .398 | .364 | .821 | 26.6 | 8.9 | 4.5 | 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 | 17 | 17 | 595 | 81 | 210 | 5 | 23 | 49 | 55 | 36 | 108 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 22 | 43 | 216 | .386 | .217 | .891 | 35.0 | 12.7 | 6.4 | 1.6 |
| 1 Day | 45 | 45 | 1645 | 282 | 605 | 24 | 74 | 189 | 224 | 82 | 259 | 85 | 67 | 13 | 77 | 128 | 777 | .466 | .324 | .844 | 36.6 | 17.3 | 5.8 | 1.9 | |
| 2 Days | 7 | 7 | 238 | 31 | 80 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 73 | .388 | .167 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 10.4 | 5.6 | 2.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 7 | 240 | 42 | 89 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 118 | .472 | .429 | .903 | 34.3 | 16.9 | 5.7 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 28 | 28 | 993 | 158 | 359 | 14 | 39 | 80 | 92 | 54 | 168 | 53 | 46 | 8 | 48 | 78 | 410 | .440 | .359 | .870 | 35.5 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 1.9 |
| Western | 49 | 49 | 1753 | 283 | 632 | 24 | 86 | 195 | 227 | 92 | 282 | 93 | 64 | 15 | 77 | 135 | 785 | .448 | .279 | .859 | 35.8 | 16.0 | 5.8 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 9 | 9 | 321 | 48 | 118 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 48 | 19 | 67 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 144 | .407 | .556 | .896 | 35.7 | 16.0 | 7.4 | 2.2 |
| Central | 10 | 10 | 357 | 56 | 136 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 57 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 142 | .412 | .211 | .963 | 35.7 | 14.2 | 5.7 | 1.9 | |
| Northwest | 16 | 16 | 591 | 102 | 223 | 9 | 33 | 71 | 81 | 31 | 94 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 43 | 284 | .457 | .273 | .877 | 36.9 | 17.8 | 5.9 | 2.1 | |
| Pacific | 15 | 15 | 528 | 86 | 196 | 5 | 21 | 67 | 76 | 32 | 85 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 244 | .439 | .238 | .882 | 35.2 | 16.3 | 5.7 | 1.9 | |
| Southeast | 9 | 9 | 315 | 54 | 105 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 44 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 124 | .514 | .455 | .647 | 35.0 | 13.8 | 4.9 | 1.6 | |
| Southwest | 18 | 18 | 634 | 95 | 213 | 10 | 32 | 57 | 70 | 29 | 103 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 53 | 257 | .446 | .313 | .814 | 35.2 | 14.3 | 5.7 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 65 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 28 | .619 | 1.000 | .000 | 32.5 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| Boston | 1 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .385 | .500 | 34.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 73 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 34 | .632 | .769 | 36.5 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 82 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 34 | .375 | .300 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 77 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 31 | .364 | .000 | .875 | 38.5 | 15.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 121 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 42 | .425 | .333 | .636 | 30.3 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 1.8 | |
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 136 | 23 | 46 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 64 | .500 | .273 | .789 | 34.0 | 16.0 | 5.8 | 1.3 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 60 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | .455 | .000 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Golden State | 3 | 3 | 116 | 21 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 57 | .447 | .333 | .875 | 38.7 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 3.3 | |
| Houston | 4 | 4 | 155 | 23 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 67 | .479 | .250 | .905 | 38.8 | 16.8 | 5.8 | 2.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 70 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 29 | .429 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 111 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 38 | .343 | .200 | .867 | 27.8 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |
| Memphis | 3 | 3 | 110 | 18 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 43 | .400 | .143 | .750 | 36.7 | 14.3 | 5.3 | 2.0 | |
| Miami | 1 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .357 | 36.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 68 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 26 | .476 | .167 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 126 | 18 | 47 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 50 | .383 | .125 | .929 | 42.0 | 16.7 | 6.3 | 2.7 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 90 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 50 | .421 | .500 | .941 | 45.0 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | |
| New Orleans | 3 | 3 | 102 | 16 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 46 | .500 | .500 | .909 | 34.0 | 15.3 | 8.0 | 1.3 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 75 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40 | .536 | .333 | .818 | 37.5 | 20.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 71 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | .438 | .200 | 35.5 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | .316 | 1.000 | 30.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 165 | 31 | 66 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 84 | .470 | .300 | .826 | 41.3 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | |
| Portland | 1 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .474 | .000 | 1.000 | 39.0 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 136 | 22 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 65 | .458 | .000 | .955 | 34.0 | 16.3 | 4.5 | 2.3 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 146 | 21 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 59 | .438 | .333 | .789 | 36.5 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 1.3 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 154 | 31 | 62 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 86 | .500 | .500 | .909 | 38.5 | 21.5 | 5.3 | 2.5 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | .300 | 1.000 | .909 | 30.5 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 136 | 21 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 65 | .429 | .200 | .880 | 34.0 | 16.3 | 5.3 | 2.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 70 | 17 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 37 | .486 | .500 | .500 | 35.0 | 18.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 | |