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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, 98 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 | 58 | 58 | 2314 | 439 | 943 | 66 | 185 | 236 | 262 | 93 | 388 | 284 | 128 | 20 | 150 | 160 | 1180 | .466 | .357 | .901 | 39.9 | 20.3 | 6.7 | 4.9 | |
| 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 | 30 | 30 | 1180 | 225 | 488 | 26 | 90 | 112 | 124 | 49 | 200 | 156 | 64 | 9 | 76 | 77 | 588 | .461 | .289 | .903 | 39.3 | 19.6 | 6.7 | 5.2 |
| Road | 28 | 28 | 1134 | 214 | 455 | 40 | 95 | 124 | 138 | 44 | 188 | 128 | 64 | 11 | 74 | 83 | 592 | .470 | .421 | .899 | 40.5 | 21.1 | 6.7 | 4.6 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 43 | 43 | 1730 | 348 | 731 | 46 | 126 | 179 | 196 | 69 | 291 | 193 | 102 | 16 | 106 | 113 | 921 | .476 | .365 | .913 | 40.2 | 21.4 | 6.8 | 4.5 |
| Post | 15 | 15 | 584 | 91 | 212 | 20 | 59 | 57 | 66 | 24 | 97 | 91 | 26 | 4 | 44 | 47 | 259 | .429 | .339 | .864 | 38.9 | 17.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | |
| 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 | 33 | 33 | 1345 | 267 | 545 | 34 | 97 | 136 | 151 | 46 | 216 | 162 | 78 | 13 | 81 | 90 | 704 | .490 | .351 | .901 | 40.7 | 21.3 | 6.5 | 4.9 |
| Loss | 25 | 25 | 969 | 172 | 398 | 32 | 88 | 100 | 111 | 47 | 172 | 122 | 50 | 7 | 69 | 70 | 476 | .432 | .364 | .901 | 38.8 | 19.0 | 6.9 | 4.9 | |
| 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 | October | 1 | 1 | 48 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | .353 | .000 | .636 | 47.8 | 19.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| November | 15 | 15 | 593 | 129 | 240 | 19 | 35 | 66 | 71 | 31 | 100 | 54 | 28 | 5 | 41 | 38 | 343 | .538 | .543 | .930 | 39.5 | 22.9 | 6.7 | 3.6 | |
| December | 12 | 12 | 489 | 104 | 222 | 13 | 42 | 37 | 44 | 17 | 83 | 70 | 31 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 258 | .468 | .310 | .841 | 40.7 | 21.5 | 6.9 | 5.8 | |
| January | 13 | 13 | 529 | 101 | 228 | 13 | 43 | 63 | 63 | 15 | 91 | 53 | 36 | 5 | 32 | 39 | 278 | .443 | .302 | 1.000 | 40.7 | 21.4 | 7.0 | 4.1 | |
| February | 2 | 2 | 71 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | .333 | .200 | .857 | 35.6 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 8.0 | |
| March | 10 | 10 | 387 | 61 | 152 | 14 | 40 | 39 | 42 | 18 | 71 | 63 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 37 | 175 | .401 | .350 | .929 | 38.7 | 17.5 | 7.1 | 6.3 | |
| April | 5 | 5 | 197 | 30 | 60 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 84 | .500 | .316 | .750 | 39.4 | 16.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | |
| 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 | 7 | 7 | 298 | 62 | 134 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 46 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 174 | .463 | .406 | .949 | 42.6 | 24.9 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 167 | 34 | 67 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 93 | .507 | .571 | 1.000 | 41.8 | 23.3 | 7.5 | 4.0 | |
| Tuesday | 6 | 6 | 215 | 34 | 89 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 89 | .382 | .143 | 1.000 | 35.9 | 14.8 | 6.3 | 5.0 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 13 | 527 | 102 | 205 | 13 | 40 | 58 | 69 | 23 | 90 | 65 | 28 | 6 | 52 | 35 | 275 | .498 | .325 | .841 | 40.6 | 21.2 | 6.9 | 5.0 | |
| Thursday | 3 | 3 | 124 | 24 | 57 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 59 | .421 | .000 | .733 | 41.4 | 19.7 | 7.7 | 2.3 | |
| Friday | 16 | 16 | 632 | 124 | 249 | 19 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 15 | 97 | 77 | 32 | 6 | 35 | 40 | 320 | .498 | .413 | .883 | 39.5 | 20.0 | 6.1 | 4.8 | |
| Saturday | 9 | 9 | 350 | 59 | 142 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 43 | 19 | 64 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 170 | .415 | .333 | .953 | 38.9 | 18.9 | 7.1 | 4.9 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 58 | 58 | 2314 | 439 | 943 | 66 | 185 | 236 | 262 | 93 | 388 | 284 | 128 | 20 | 150 | 160 | 1180 | .466 | .357 | .901 | 39.9 | 20.3 | 6.7 | 4.9 |
| 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+ | 32 | 32 | 1388 | 283 | 590 | 43 | 118 | 148 | 167 | 54 | 238 | 161 | 86 | 15 | 93 | 96 | 757 | .480 | .364 | .886 | 43.4 | 23.7 | 7.4 | 5.0 |
| 30-39 | 24 | 24 | 874 | 149 | 337 | 22 | 64 | 87 | 94 | 36 | 140 | 118 | 41 | 4 | 55 | 59 | 407 | .442 | .344 | .926 | 36.4 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | .438 | .333 | 1.000 | 25.9 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | |
| 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 | 11 | 11 | 434 | 87 | 183 | 14 | 44 | 59 | 62 | 20 | 70 | 48 | 24 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 247 | .475 | .318 | .952 | 39.4 | 22.5 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
| 1 Day | 32 | 32 | 1265 | 234 | 509 | 41 | 96 | 117 | 128 | 48 | 211 | 168 | 61 | 9 | 69 | 90 | 626 | .460 | .427 | .914 | 39.5 | 19.6 | 6.6 | 5.3 | |
| 2 Days | 6 | 6 | 234 | 45 | 91 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 117 | .495 | .353 | .913 | 38.9 | 19.5 | 6.5 | 3.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 8 | 334 | 67 | 143 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 16 | 57 | 45 | 23 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 171 | .469 | .185 | .842 | 41.8 | 21.4 | 7.1 | 5.6 | |
| 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 | 38 | 38 | 1510 | 288 | 610 | 36 | 122 | 162 | 183 | 62 | 246 | 171 | 82 | 14 | 100 | 104 | 774 | .472 | .295 | .885 | 39.7 | 20.4 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| Western | 20 | 20 | 804 | 151 | 333 | 30 | 63 | 74 | 79 | 31 | 142 | 113 | 46 | 6 | 50 | 56 | 406 | .453 | .476 | .937 | 40.2 | 20.3 | 7.1 | 5.7 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 13 | 13 | 514 | 93 | 203 | 10 | 40 | 58 | 63 | 24 | 78 | 61 | 31 | 5 | 32 | 33 | 254 | .458 | .250 | .921 | 39.5 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 4.7 |
| Central | 13 | 13 | 519 | 98 | 205 | 15 | 47 | 52 | 60 | 24 | 90 | 51 | 28 | 4 | 41 | 35 | 263 | .478 | .319 | .867 | 39.9 | 20.2 | 6.9 | 3.9 | |
| Northwest | 7 | 7 | 275 | 59 | 118 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 156 | .500 | .409 | .906 | 39.3 | 22.3 | 6.1 | 3.9 | |
| Pacific | 7 | 7 | 284 | 41 | 113 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 57 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 116 | .363 | .381 | .963 | 40.5 | 16.6 | 8.1 | 8.1 | |
| Southeast | 12 | 12 | 478 | 97 | 202 | 11 | 35 | 52 | 60 | 14 | 78 | 59 | 23 | 5 | 27 | 36 | 257 | .480 | .314 | .867 | 39.8 | 21.4 | 6.5 | 4.9 | |
| Southwest | 6 | 6 | 245 | 51 | 102 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 134 | .500 | .650 | .950 | 40.8 | 22.3 | 7.0 | 4.8 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 4 | 162 | 26 | 66 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 70 | .394 | .167 | 1.000 | 40.5 | 17.5 | 6.8 | 5.5 |
| Boston | 4 | 4 | 162 | 25 | 59 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 68 | .424 | .000 | .900 | 40.6 | 17.0 | 7.8 | 3.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 91 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 64 | .548 | .400 | .889 | 45.3 | 32.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 82 | 18 | 40 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 47 | .450 | .333 | 1.000 | 41.2 | 23.5 | 9.5 | 7.0 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 3 | 108 | 25 | 51 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 56 | .490 | .125 | .714 | 35.9 | 18.7 | 6.0 | 1.3 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 88 | 23 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 60 | .622 | .727 | 1.000 | 44.2 | 30.0 | 8.5 | 3.5 | |
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | .583 | .500 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Detroit | 3 | 3 | 117 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 45 | .441 | .250 | 1.000 | 39.1 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26 | .571 | .667 | 42.3 | 26.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Houston | 1 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .313 | .000 | 1.000 | 34.9 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 88 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 44 | .469 | .000 | .778 | 43.8 | 22.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .214 | 1.000 | 39.2 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 7.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 81 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 32 | .344 | .400 | .857 | 40.4 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | |
| Memphis | 2 | 2 | 83 | 18 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 46 | .450 | .500 | 1.000 | 41.6 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | |
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 150 | 34 | 63 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 89 | .540 | .417 | .762 | 37.4 | 22.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 3 | 124 | 25 | 48 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 71 | .521 | .500 | .875 | 41.2 | 23.7 | 6.7 | 4.3 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 92 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 49 | .583 | .500 | .750 | 45.8 | 24.5 | 9.0 | 2.5 | |
| New Jersey | 3 | 3 | 125 | 29 | 58 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 77 | .500 | .231 | .889 | 41.6 | 25.7 | 6.3 | 4.0 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 80 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 46 | .421 | .000 | 1.000 | 40.2 | 23.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 75 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 34 | .452 | .333 | .800 | 37.7 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | 103 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 34 | .433 | .600 | 1.000 | 34.4 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 5.7 | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .400 | .000 | 39.7 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 70 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 32 | .333 | .250 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 82 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 30 | .290 | .286 | 1.000 | 40.9 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 | |
| San Antonio | 1 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | .556 | 1.000 | .800 | 38.2 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 83 | 20 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 54 | .541 | .500 | .900 | 41.3 | 27.0 | 4.5 | 7.0 | |
| Toronto | 1 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .556 | .571 | .833 | 43.3 | 29.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | |