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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, 71 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 | 74 | 74 | 2784 | 450 | 1051 | 42 | 145 | 264 | 315 | 104 | 461 | 156 | 116 | 24 | 160 | 193 | 1206 | .428 | .290 | .838 | 37.6 | 16.3 | 6.2 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 39 | 39 | 1476 | 217 | 519 | 9 | 49 | 150 | 182 | 51 | 230 | 90 | 64 | 13 | 79 | 101 | 593 | .418 | .184 | .824 | 37.8 | 15.2 | 5.9 | 2.3 |
| Road | 35 | 35 | 1308 | 233 | 532 | 33 | 96 | 114 | 133 | 53 | 231 | 66 | 52 | 11 | 81 | 92 | 613 | .438 | .344 | .857 | 37.4 | 17.5 | 6.6 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 47 | 1853 | 293 | 694 | 25 | 95 | 185 | 211 | 68 | 316 | 107 | 68 | 15 | 113 | 126 | 796 | .422 | .263 | .877 | 39.4 | 16.9 | 6.7 | 2.3 |
| Post | 27 | 27 | 930 | 157 | 357 | 17 | 50 | 79 | 104 | 36 | 145 | 49 | 48 | 9 | 47 | 67 | 410 | .440 | .340 | .760 | 34.5 | 15.2 | 5.4 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 35 | 35 | 1277 | 225 | 483 | 19 | 63 | 126 | 148 | 41 | 203 | 69 | 58 | 16 | 65 | 90 | 595 | .466 | .302 | .851 | 36.5 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| Loss | 39 | 39 | 1506 | 225 | 568 | 23 | 82 | 138 | 167 | 63 | 258 | 87 | 58 | 8 | 95 | 103 | 611 | .396 | .280 | .826 | 38.6 | 15.7 | 6.6 | 2.2 | |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21 | .364 | .250 | 1.000 | 27.7 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| November | 11 | 11 | 429 | 68 | 165 | 7 | 26 | 47 | 58 | 22 | 79 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 190 | .412 | .269 | .810 | 39.0 | 17.3 | 7.2 | 1.2 | |
| December | 15 | 15 | 597 | 93 | 207 | 9 | 28 | 68 | 77 | 20 | 101 | 39 | 30 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 263 | .449 | .321 | .883 | 39.8 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 2.6 | |
| January | 16 | 16 | 641 | 97 | 240 | 6 | 25 | 48 | 54 | 19 | 100 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 46 | 248 | .404 | .240 | .889 | 40.1 | 15.5 | 6.3 | 2.6 | |
| February | 9 | 9 | 351 | 63 | 151 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 43 | 13 | 56 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 165 | .417 | .158 | .837 | 39.1 | 18.3 | 6.2 | 2.7 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 495 | 90 | 196 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 53 | 15 | 79 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 36 | 232 | .459 | .375 | .755 | 33.0 | 15.5 | 5.3 | 1.7 | |
| April | 6 | 6 | 214 | 31 | 70 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 87 | .443 | .364 | .808 | 35.7 | 14.5 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 5 | 203 | 34 | 87 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 80 | .391 | .273 | .692 | 40.6 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 2.4 |
| Monday | 9 | 9 | 346 | 60 | 130 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 58 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 157 | .462 | .368 | .833 | 38.4 | 17.4 | 6.4 | 2.7 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 12 | 464 | 67 | 173 | 6 | 28 | 40 | 44 | 13 | 65 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 34 | 180 | .387 | .214 | .909 | 38.6 | 15.0 | 5.4 | 2.3 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 15 | 566 | 95 | 217 | 3 | 14 | 66 | 80 | 23 | 105 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 33 | 42 | 259 | .438 | .214 | .825 | 37.7 | 17.3 | 7.0 | 2.0 | |
| Thursday | 3 | 3 | 106 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 38 | .424 | .250 | .750 | 35.5 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 3.0 | |
| Friday | 14 | 14 | 530 | 93 | 215 | 12 | 42 | 55 | 61 | 26 | 90 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 253 | .433 | .286 | .902 | 37.9 | 18.1 | 6.4 | 1.7 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 16 | 568 | 87 | 196 | 10 | 27 | 55 | 69 | 19 | 88 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 33 | 42 | 239 | .444 | .370 | .797 | 35.5 | 14.9 | 5.5 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 74 | 74 | 2784 | 450 | 1051 | 42 | 145 | 264 | 315 | 104 | 461 | 156 | 116 | 24 | 160 | 193 | 1206 | .428 | .290 | .838 | 37.6 | 16.3 | 6.2 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 22 | 22 | 972 | 167 | 383 | 10 | 46 | 86 | 99 | 36 | 162 | 58 | 32 | 7 | 56 | 71 | 430 | .436 | .217 | .869 | 44.2 | 19.5 | 7.4 | 2.6 |
| 30-39 | 46 | 46 | 1657 | 265 | 615 | 28 | 90 | 166 | 198 | 59 | 266 | 89 | 75 | 17 | 93 | 112 | 724 | .431 | .311 | .838 | 36.0 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 1.9 | |
| 20-29 | 5 | 5 | 137 | 16 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 47 | .333 | .429 | .667 | 27.5 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 1.6 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .400 | .500 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 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 | 18 | 18 | 660 | 96 | 218 | 10 | 27 | 53 | 68 | 18 | 102 | 38 | 21 | 1 | 41 | 45 | 255 | .440 | .370 | .779 | 36.7 | 14.2 | 5.7 | 2.1 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 34 | 1315 | 229 | 535 | 24 | 81 | 114 | 135 | 52 | 235 | 73 | 58 | 12 | 75 | 86 | 596 | .428 | .296 | .844 | 38.7 | 17.5 | 6.9 | 2.1 | |
| 2 Days | 8 | 8 | 260 | 26 | 74 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 7 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 83 | .351 | .200 | .879 | 32.4 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 1.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 13 | 13 | 511 | 93 | 207 | 6 | 25 | 64 | 75 | 26 | 82 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 29 | 42 | 256 | .449 | .240 | .853 | 39.3 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 2.3 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 39 | 39 | 1473 | 232 | 543 | 17 | 75 | 162 | 186 | 56 | 230 | 84 | 51 | 12 | 93 | 107 | 643 | .427 | .227 | .871 | 37.8 | 16.5 | 5.9 | 2.2 |
| Western | 35 | 35 | 1311 | 218 | 508 | 25 | 70 | 102 | 129 | 48 | 231 | 72 | 65 | 12 | 67 | 86 | 563 | .429 | .357 | .791 | 37.4 | 16.1 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 11 | 11 | 396 | 46 | 124 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 50 | 16 | 53 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 29 | 139 | .371 | .143 | .900 | 36.0 | 12.6 | 4.8 | 2.7 |
| Central | 14 | 14 | 550 | 97 | 220 | 10 | 33 | 68 | 79 | 17 | 93 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 33 | 40 | 272 | .441 | .303 | .861 | 39.3 | 19.4 | 6.6 | 1.9 | |
| Northwest | 11 | 11 | 414 | 64 | 157 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 18 | 72 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 23 | 36 | 174 | .408 | .424 | .889 | 37.7 | 15.8 | 6.5 | 2.4 | |
| Pacific | 13 | 13 | 472 | 79 | 183 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 44 | 9 | 80 | 26 | 29 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 200 | .432 | .304 | .795 | 36.3 | 15.4 | 6.2 | 2.0 | |
| Southeast | 14 | 14 | 527 | 89 | 199 | 5 | 28 | 49 | 57 | 23 | 84 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 38 | 38 | 232 | .447 | .179 | .860 | 37.6 | 16.6 | 6.0 | 2.0 | |
| Southwest | 11 | 11 | 424 | 75 | 168 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 21 | 79 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 189 | .446 | .286 | .714 | 38.6 | 17.2 | 7.2 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 59 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | .348 | .667 | 1.000 | 29.6 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 |
| Boston | 3 | 3 | 113 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 39 | .308 | .000 | .882 | 37.5 | 13.0 | 7.7 | 2.7 | |
| Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 117 | 26 | 50 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 64 | .520 | .091 | 1.000 | 38.9 | 21.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | |
| Chicago | 3 | 3 | 130 | 26 | 54 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 78 | .481 | .455 | .875 | 43.4 | 26.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 3 | 117 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 49 | .372 | .167 | .941 | 38.9 | 16.3 | 5.3 | 1.3 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 81 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 36 | .351 | .000 | .833 | 40.7 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | |
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .364 | 1.000 | 35.8 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Detroit | 3 | 3 | 119 | 21 | 50 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 50 | .420 | .375 | 1.000 | 39.6 | 16.7 | 7.7 | 1.7 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 69 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 42 | .545 | .500 | .833 | 34.5 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | |
| Indiana | 3 | 3 | 105 | 20 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 55 | .435 | .143 | .778 | 35.1 | 18.3 | 6.7 | 1.7 | |
| LA Clippers | 3 | 3 | 116 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 34 | .325 | .200 | .875 | 38.6 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 3.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 1 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .538 | .333 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | |
| Memphis | 3 | 3 | 109 | 23 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 58 | .511 | .400 | .714 | 36.4 | 19.3 | 9.3 | 1.3 | |
| Miami | 5 | 5 | 202 | 30 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 75 | .455 | .000 | .714 | 40.4 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 1.2 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 80 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 40 | .519 | .000 | .800 | 39.8 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 2.5 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 116 | 18 | 43 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 50 | .419 | .375 | 1.000 | 38.7 | 16.7 | 5.0 | 2.3 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 61 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | .435 | .000 | 1.000 | 30.7 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| New Orleans | 3 | 3 | 116 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 43 | .432 | .000 | .625 | 38.6 | 14.3 | 5.7 | 3.3 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 65 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | .350 | .000 | .500 | 32.3 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | |
| Oklahoma City | 4 | 4 | 147 | 17 | 54 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 53 | .315 | .545 | .813 | 36.7 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 2.5 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 4 | 149 | 25 | 60 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 73 | .417 | .200 | .913 | 37.2 | 18.3 | 6.5 | 1.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 74 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | .368 | .000 | 1.000 | 37.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 109 | 17 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 44 | .378 | .250 | .643 | 36.4 | 14.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Portland | 3 | 3 | 116 | 25 | 49 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 61 | .510 | .250 | .889 | 38.6 | 20.3 | 8.3 | 2.7 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 142 | 24 | 52 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 62 | .462 | .333 | .846 | 35.6 | 15.5 | 5.3 | 0.8 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 3 | 118 | 20 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 52 | .476 | .500 | .667 | 39.3 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 1.3 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 2 | 83 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 35 | .435 | .400 | 1.000 | 41.7 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | |