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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, 68 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 | 78 | 78 | 1879 | 305 | 720 | 128 | 330 | 75 | 90 | 41 | 223 | 78 | 51 | 11 | 72 | 139 | 813 | .424 | .388 | .833 | 24.1 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 40 | 976 | 184 | 398 | 76 | 181 | 33 | 40 | 25 | 119 | 50 | 23 | 8 | 41 | 71 | 477 | .462 | .420 | .825 | 24.4 | 11.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| Road | 38 | 38 | 904 | 121 | 322 | 52 | 149 | 42 | 50 | 16 | 104 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 31 | 68 | 336 | .376 | .349 | .840 | 23.8 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 0.7 | |
| 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 | 53 | 53 | 1291 | 199 | 473 | 82 | 211 | 54 | 67 | 30 | 153 | 54 | 32 | 9 | 50 | 94 | 534 | .421 | .389 | .806 | 24.4 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
| Post | 25 | 25 | 588 | 106 | 247 | 46 | 119 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 70 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 22 | 45 | 279 | .429 | .387 | .913 | 23.5 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 55 | 55 | 1285 | 207 | 484 | 83 | 215 | 57 | 69 | 27 | 163 | 52 | 36 | 7 | 53 | 90 | 554 | .428 | .386 | .826 | 23.4 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 0.9 |
| Loss | 23 | 23 | 595 | 98 | 236 | 45 | 115 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 60 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 49 | 259 | .415 | .391 | .857 | 25.9 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .417 | .000 | 34.4 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| November | 13 | 13 | 315 | 49 | 114 | 24 | 50 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 129 | .430 | .480 | .700 | 24.3 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | |
| December | 16 | 16 | 362 | 59 | 139 | 25 | 63 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 165 | .424 | .397 | .786 | 22.6 | 10.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 366 | 51 | 121 | 18 | 57 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 135 | .421 | .316 | .789 | 24.4 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 314 | 53 | 128 | 22 | 59 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 45 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 145 | .414 | .373 | .944 | 26.2 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| March | 13 | 13 | 318 | 54 | 135 | 25 | 67 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 145 | .400 | .373 | .923 | 24.4 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | |
| April | 8 | 8 | 170 | 34 | 71 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 84 | .479 | .438 | 1.000 | 21.3 | 10.5 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 11 | 268 | 56 | 111 | 26 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 145 | .505 | .553 | .875 | 24.3 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
| Monday | 9 | 9 | 208 | 40 | 89 | 21 | 47 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 113 | .449 | .447 | .750 | 23.1 | 12.6 | 2.8 | 1.3 | |
| Tuesday | 9 | 9 | 218 | 35 | 83 | 16 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 90 | .422 | .364 | 1.000 | 24.2 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | |
| Wednesday | 17 | 17 | 422 | 72 | 171 | 25 | 71 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 58 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 187 | .421 | .352 | .857 | 24.8 | 11.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | |
| Thursday | 8 | 8 | 199 | 26 | 71 | 9 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 69 | .366 | .257 | .800 | 24.9 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | |
| Friday | 10 | 10 | 262 | 32 | 83 | 11 | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 91 | .386 | .306 | .842 | 26.2 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 0.7 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 14 | 303 | 44 | 112 | 20 | 50 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 118 | .393 | .400 | .833 | 21.6 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | |
| 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 | 78 | 78 | 1879 | 305 | 720 | 128 | 330 | 75 | 90 | 41 | 223 | 78 | 51 | 11 | 72 | 139 | 813 | .424 | .388 | .833 | 24.1 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 11 | 11 | 360 | 63 | 142 | 28 | 67 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 171 | .444 | .418 | .773 | 32.8 | 15.5 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| 20-29 | 53 | 53 | 1289 | 214 | 492 | 91 | 230 | 49 | 56 | 25 | 148 | 57 | 40 | 9 | 47 | 90 | 568 | .435 | .396 | .875 | 24.3 | 10.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | |
| 10-19 | 12 | 12 | 212 | 28 | 82 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 74 | .341 | .281 | .750 | 17.7 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | |
| 0-9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 19 | 452 | 67 | 162 | 27 | 72 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 49 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 175 | .414 | .375 | .824 | 23.8 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| 1 Day | 36 | 36 | 833 | 135 | 325 | 56 | 150 | 42 | 51 | 23 | 105 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 26 | 62 | 368 | .415 | .373 | .824 | 23.1 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 | |
| 2 Days | 17 | 17 | 430 | 76 | 168 | 37 | 84 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 203 | .452 | .440 | .875 | 25.3 | 11.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 5 | 130 | 22 | 53 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 57 | .415 | .364 | .833 | 26.0 | 11.4 | 3.2 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 29 | 29 | 689 | 108 | 270 | 41 | 109 | 32 | 37 | 16 | 89 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 48 | 289 | .400 | .376 | .865 | 23.8 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| Western | 49 | 49 | 1190 | 197 | 450 | 87 | 221 | 43 | 53 | 25 | 134 | 52 | 33 | 8 | 50 | 91 | 524 | .438 | .394 | .811 | 24.3 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 9 | 9 | 236 | 37 | 87 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 99 | .425 | .429 | .833 | 26.3 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 |
| Central | 10 | 10 | 211 | 33 | 84 | 9 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 91 | .393 | .273 | .842 | 21.1 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | |
| Northwest | 17 | 17 | 416 | 71 | 154 | 25 | 69 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 45 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 186 | .461 | .362 | .760 | 24.5 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | |
| Pacific | 15 | 15 | 383 | 65 | 142 | 34 | 78 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 47 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 173 | .458 | .436 | .818 | 25.6 | 11.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | |
| Southeast | 10 | 10 | 242 | 38 | 99 | 17 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 99 | .384 | .415 | 1.000 | 24.2 | 9.9 | 3.3 | 0.6 | |
| Southwest | 17 | 17 | 391 | 61 | 154 | 28 | 74 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 165 | .396 | .378 | .882 | 23.0 | 9.7 | 2.5 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 51 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | .316 | .429 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 51 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | .520 | .455 | 1.000 | 25.6 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| Brooklyn | 2 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | .294 | .250 | .750 | 29.2 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 45 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | .474 | .545 | 22.4 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .385 | 1.000 | 21.2 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 43 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 24 | .474 | .400 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 3 | 79 | 14 | 36 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 41 | .389 | .350 | .857 | 26.4 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 | |
| Denver | 3 | 3 | 71 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | .333 | .214 | 23.6 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 43 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | .421 | .400 | .667 | 21.7 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |
| Golden State | 3 | 3 | 79 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 49 | .613 | .500 | .667 | 26.4 | 16.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
| Houston | 3 | 3 | 66 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | .385 | .333 | 1.000 | 22.1 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .313 | .000 | 1.000 | 20.1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 111 | 16 | 36 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 46 | .444 | .412 | .875 | 27.7 | 11.5 | 4.3 | 1.0 | |
| Memphis | 3 | 3 | 70 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | .421 | .429 | 23.3 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .421 | .571 | 1.000 | 25.1 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .353 | .200 | 1.000 | 20.9 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 105 | 16 | 36 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 43 | .444 | .286 | .700 | 26.2 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | |
| New Orleans | 4 | 4 | 102 | 19 | 48 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 54 | .396 | .407 | .833 | 25.5 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 40 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | .545 | .714 | 20.2 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 2 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .429 | .000 | 1.000 | 22.2 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .353 | .333 | 22.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .462 | .000 | .667 | 23.6 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 101 | 15 | 37 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 38 | .405 | .444 | 25.3 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 4 | 89 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 41 | .500 | .500 | 22.2 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 92 | 15 | 38 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 40 | .395 | .400 | 23.1 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 73 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 26 | .400 | .375 | 1.000 | 18.4 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 2 | 63 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .333 | .429 | 1.000 | 31.4 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 107 | 24 | 46 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 69 | .522 | .524 | .769 | 26.8 | 17.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 51 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | .360 | .143 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |