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Rasual Butler

Rasual Butler ▪ Twitter: @RasualButler45

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: May 23, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School: Roman Catholic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: La Salle University
Draft: Miami Heat, 2nd round (24th pick, 52nd overall), 2002 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 2002

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 23 MIA NBA SG 72 28 1514 207 572 .362 50 171 .292 76 104 .731 29 157 186 93 21 43 77 105 540
2003-04 24 MIA NBA SF 45 0 675 119 250 .476 50 108 .463 16 21 .762 4 57 61 23 10 13 28 72 304
2004-05 25 MIA NBA SF 65 15 1203 163 409 .399 57 153 .373 37 48 .771 15 136 151 62 18 29 37 104 420
2005-06 26 NOK NBA SF 79 20 1875 257 633 .406 92 242 .380 79 114 .693 51 181 232 40 33 45 65 142 685
2006-07 27 NOK NBA SF 81 38 2223 314 788 .398 134 363 .369 56 87 .644 42 214 256 63 40 54 67 148 818
2007-08 28 NOH NBA SF 51 8 875 91 260 .350 44 133 .331 26 31 .839 16 84 100 36 15 21 10 66 252
2008-09 29 NOH NBA SF 82 74 2614 348 803 .433 140 359 .390 86 110 .782 49 222 271 75 51 61 59 159 922
2009-10 30 LAC NBA SF 82 64 2702 356 870 .409 145 432 .336 122 145 .841 39 201 240 116 36 68 79 121 979
2010-11 31 TOT NBA SG 47 2 770 79 237 .333 46 136 .338 18 27 .667 10 67 77 27 8 15 24 37 222
2010-11 31 LAC NBA SG 41 2 744 73 226 .323 42 129 .326 18 27 .667 10 66 76 27 8 15 22 34 206
2010-11 31 CHI NBA SG 6 0 26 6 11 .545 4 7 .571 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 16
2011-12 32 TOR NBA SF 34 14 453 41 133 .308 21 77 .273 7 12 .583 6 60 66 19 7 5 15 39 110
Career NBA 638 263 14904 1975 4955 .399 779 2174 .358 523 699 .748 261 1379 1640 554 239 354 461 993 5252

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 23 MIA NBA SG 72 28 21.0 2.9 7.9 .362 0.7 2.4 .292 1.1 1.4 .731 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.3 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.5 7.5
2003-04 24 MIA NBA SF 45 0 15.0 2.6 5.6 .476 1.1 2.4 .463 0.4 0.5 .762 0.1 1.3 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.6 6.8
2004-05 25 MIA NBA SF 65 15 18.5 2.5 6.3 .399 0.9 2.4 .373 0.6 0.7 .771 0.2 2.1 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.6 6.5
2005-06 26 NOK NBA SF 79 20 23.7 3.3 8.0 .406 1.2 3.1 .380 1.0 1.4 .693 0.6 2.3 2.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.8 8.7
2006-07 27 NOK NBA SF 81 38 27.4 3.9 9.7 .398 1.7 4.5 .369 0.7 1.1 .644 0.5 2.6 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.8 10.1
2007-08 28 NOH NBA SF 51 8 17.2 1.8 5.1 .350 0.9 2.6 .331 0.5 0.6 .839 0.3 1.6 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 1.3 4.9
2008-09 29 NOH NBA SF 82 74 31.9 4.2 9.8 .433 1.7 4.4 .390 1.0 1.3 .782 0.6 2.7 3.3 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.9 11.2
2009-10 30 LAC NBA SF 82 64 33.0 4.3 10.6 .409 1.8 5.3 .336 1.5 1.8 .841 0.5 2.5 2.9 1.4 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.5 11.9
2010-11 31 TOT NBA SG 47 2 16.4 1.7 5.0 .333 1.0 2.9 .338 0.4 0.6 .667 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 4.7
2010-11 31 LAC NBA SG 41 2 18.1 1.8 5.5 .323 1.0 3.1 .326 0.4 0.7 .667 0.2 1.6 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.8 5.0
2010-11 31 CHI NBA SG 6 0 4.3 1.0 1.8 .545 0.7 1.2 .571 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 2.7
2011-12 32 TOR NBA SF 34 14 13.3 1.2 3.9 .308 0.6 2.3 .273 0.2 0.4 .583 0.2 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.1 3.2
Career NBA 638 263 23.4 3.1 7.8 .399 1.2 3.4 .358 0.8 1.1 .748 0.4 2.2 2.6 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.6 8.2

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 23 MIA NBA SG 72 28 1514 4.9 13.6 .362 1.2 4.1 .292 1.8 2.5 .731 0.7 3.7 4.4 2.2 0.5 1.0 1.8 2.5 12.8
2003-04 24 MIA NBA SF 45 0 675 6.3 13.3 .476 2.7 5.8 .463 0.9 1.1 .762 0.2 3.0 3.3 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.5 3.8 16.2
2004-05 25 MIA NBA SF 65 15 1203 4.9 12.2 .399 1.7 4.6 .373 1.1 1.4 .771 0.4 4.1 4.5 1.9 0.5 0.9 1.1 3.1 12.6
2005-06 26 NOK NBA SF 79 20 1875 4.9 12.2 .406 1.8 4.6 .380 1.5 2.2 .693 1.0 3.5 4.5 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.2 2.7 13.2
2006-07 27 NOK NBA SF 81 38 2223 5.1 12.8 .398 2.2 5.9 .369 0.9 1.4 .644 0.7 3.5 4.1 1.0 0.6 0.9 1.1 2.4 13.2
2007-08 28 NOH NBA SF 51 8 875 3.7 10.7 .350 1.8 5.5 .331 1.1 1.3 .839 0.7 3.5 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.9 0.4 2.7 10.4
2008-09 29 NOH NBA SF 82 74 2614 4.8 11.1 .433 1.9 4.9 .390 1.2 1.5 .782 0.7 3.1 3.7 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.8 2.2 12.7
2009-10 30 LAC NBA SF 82 64 2702 4.7 11.6 .409 1.9 5.8 .336 1.6 1.9 .841 0.5 2.7 3.2 1.5 0.5 0.9 1.1 1.6 13.0
2010-11 31 TOT NBA SG 47 2 770 3.7 11.1 .333 2.2 6.4 .338 0.8 1.3 .667 0.5 3.1 3.6 1.3 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.7 10.4
2010-11 31 LAC NBA SG 41 2 744 3.5 10.9 .323 2.0 6.2 .326 0.9 1.3 .667 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.6 10.0
2010-11 31 CHI NBA SG 6 0 26 8.3 15.2 .545 5.5 9.7 .571 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.2 22.2
2011-12 32 TOR NBA SF 34 14 453 3.3 10.6 .308 1.7 6.1 .273 0.6 1.0 .583 0.5 4.8 5.2 1.5 0.6 0.4 1.2 3.1 8.7
Career NBA 638 263 14904 4.8 12.0 .399 1.9 5.3 .358 1.3 1.7 .748 0.6 3.3 4.0 1.3 0.6 0.9 1.1 2.4 12.7

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2002-03 23 MIA NBA SG 72 1514 9.5 .437 .406 2.1 12.3 7.1 11.4 0.8 2.2 11.1 21.6 88 104 -1.4 1.4 0.1 .002
2003-04 24 MIA NBA SF 45 675 14.0 .586 .576 0.7 10.0 5.3 6.6 0.8 1.5 9.7 20.0 108 105 1.0 0.5 1.6 .113
2004-05 25 MIA NBA SF 65 1203 10.3 .488 .468 1.5 12.7 7.3 8.1 0.8 1.8 7.9 18.1 100 105 0.3 1.4 1.7 .068
2005-06 26 NOK NBA SF 79 1875 10.8 .501 .479 3.2 11.8 7.4 3.7 0.9 2.0 8.7 18.6 100 109 0.4 1.3 1.7 .045
2006-07 27 NOK NBA SF 81 2223 10.8 .495 .484 2.1 11.4 6.7 4.7 1.0 1.9 7.5 18.3 102 108 0.8 1.8 2.6 .056
2007-08 28 NOH NBA SF 51 875 8.8 .460 .435 2.1 11.5 6.7 5.9 0.9 1.9 3.5 15.1 103 108 0.3 0.8 1.2 .063
2008-09 29 NOH NBA SF 82 2614 11.8 .541 .521 2.3 10.2 6.3 4.8 1.1 2.0 6.5 16.8 109 109 2.2 2.4 4.6 .084
2009-10 30 LAC NBA SF 82 2702 10.7 .524 .493 1.7 8.7 5.1 6.8 0.7 1.9 7.8 17.0 106 113 1.8 0.9 2.7 .048
2010-11 31 TOT NBA SG 47 770 6.2 .446 .430 1.5 10.1 5.9 5.3 0.5 1.5 8.8 15.8 92 112 -0.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.009
2010-11 31 LAC NBA SG 41 744 5.9 .433 .416 1.6 10.3 6.0 5.5 0.6 1.6 8.5 15.6 91 112 -0.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.013
2010-11 31 CHI NBA SG 6 26 14.5 .727 .727 0.0 4.4 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 23.0 110 108 0.0 0.0 0.1 .107
2011-12 32 TOR NBA SF 34 453 4.8 .398 .387 1.6 15.4 8.5 6.8 0.8 0.9 9.8 15.9 82 106 -0.6 0.4 -0.2 -0.022
Career NBA 638 14904 10.4 .499 .477 2.0 10.9 6.5 6.2 0.9 1.9 8.1 17.8 101 109 4.5 11.2 15.7 .051

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2003-04 24 MIA NBA SF 10 0 58 9 22 .409 3 9 .333 0 0 0 11 11 2 1 0 1 12 21
2004-05 25 MIA NBA SF 12 1 182 22 59 .373 11 30 .367 1 3 .333 1 17 18 7 1 1 2 21 56
2008-09 29 NOH NBA SF 5 5 158 17 37 .459 10 19 .526 9 9 1.000 3 12 15 1 1 4 6 14 53
2010-11 31 CHI NBA SG 3 0 7 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Career NBA 30 6 405 49 119 .412 25 59 .424 10 12 .833 4 41 45 10 3 5 9 47 133

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2003-04 24 MIA NBA SF 10 0 5.8 0.9 2.2 .409 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.2 2.1
2004-05 25 MIA NBA SF 12 1 15.2 1.8 4.9 .373 0.9 2.5 .367 0.1 0.3 .333 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.8 4.7
2008-09 29 NOH NBA SF 5 5 31.6 3.4 7.4 .459 2.0 3.8 .526 1.8 1.8 1.000 0.6 2.4 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 2.8 10.6
2010-11 31 CHI NBA SG 3 0 2.3 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Career NBA 30 6 13.5 1.6 4.0 .412 0.8 2.0 .424 0.3 0.4 .833 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.6 4.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2003-04 24 MIA NBA SF 10 0 58 5.6 13.7 .409 1.9 5.6 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.6 7.4 13.0
2004-05 25 MIA NBA SF 12 1 182 4.4 11.7 .373 2.2 5.9 .367 0.2 0.6 .333 0.2 3.4 3.6 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 4.2 11.1
2008-09 29 NOH NBA SF 5 5 158 3.9 8.4 .459 2.3 4.3 .526 2.1 2.1 1.000 0.7 2.7 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.4 3.2 12.1
2010-11 31 CHI NBA SG 3 0 7 5.1 5.1 1.000 5.1 5.1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4
Career NBA 30 6 405 4.4 10.6 .412 2.2 5.2 .424 0.9 1.1 .833 0.4 3.6 4.0 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.8 4.2 11.8

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2003-04 24 MIA NBA SF 10 58 10.0 .477 .477 0.0 21.8 10.9 7.2 1.0 0.0 4.3 19.0 98 97 0.0 0.1 0.1 .100
2004-05 25 MIA NBA SF 12 182 6.9 .464 .466 0.7 10.0 5.9 6.2 0.3 0.4 3.2 16.4 98 107 0.0 0.2 0.2 .048
2008-09 29 NOH NBA SF 5 158 10.4 .647 .595 2.2 9.6 5.8 1.3 0.3 2.2 12.8 14.1 114 123 0.2 -0.1 0.0 .014
2010-11 31 CHI NBA SG 3 7 23.5 1.500 1.500 0.0 17.4 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6 300 106 0.0 0.0 0.0 .241
Career NBA 30 405 9.0 .535 .517 1.2 11.7 6.6 4.3 0.4 1.0 6.8 15.7 104 112 0.2 0.1 0.4 .046

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rasual Butler 4.6 2.7 2.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Winston Garland 85.6 4.5 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.2 -0.3
Bob Hansen 85.3 4.4 2.8 2.6 2.5 1.7 0.9 0.7 -0.1 -0.1
John Bagley 85.1 4.6 3.0 2.6 2.6 1.9 1.1 0.9 0.4 -0.2 -0.3
Jack George 83.7 4.6 3.8 3.4 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.2 -0.1
Doug West 83.1 4.6 4.3 2.6 1.8 1.7 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 -0.1
Dudley Bradley 82.9 3.9 3.1 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.0
Frank Johnson 82.4 4.3 3.0 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.5
Todd Day 81.8 4.8 3.2 2.6 2.5 2.1 1.9 0.3 0.1
Fred Carter 80.8 4.7 3.3 2.3 1.8 1.3 1.3 0.4 -0.3
Marquis Daniels 80.5 4.2 3.2 2.5 2.0 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Rasual Butler 4.6 2.7 2.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Winston Garland 85.6 4.5 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.2 -0.3
Bob Hansen 85.3 4.4 2.8 2.6 2.5 1.7 0.9 0.7 -0.1 -0.1
John Bagley 84.0 4.6 3.0 2.6 2.6 1.9 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.0 -0.2 -0.3
Jack George 83.7 4.6 3.8 3.4 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.2 -0.1
Dudley Bradley 82.9 3.9 3.1 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.0
Frank Johnson 82.4 4.3 3.0 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.5
Todd Day 81.8 4.8 3.2 2.6 2.5 2.1 1.9 0.3 0.1
Fred Carter 80.8 4.7 3.3 2.3 1.8 1.3 1.3 0.4 -0.3
Marquis Daniels 80.5 4.2 3.2 2.5 2.0 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.1
Doug West 80.2 4.6 4.3 2.6 1.8 1.7 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.1

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1998-99 19 LASALLE 21 773 105 276 45 137 43 58 83 31 7 23 34 49 298 .380 .328 .741 36.8 14.2 4.0 1.5
1999-00 20 LASALLE 28 1072 183 450 83 218 67 82 148 45 26 34 81 50 516 .407 .381 .817 38.3 18.4 5.3 1.6
2000-01 21 LASALLE 29 1114 231 574 97 272 82 97 136 57 34 20 93 67 641 .402 .357 .845 38.4 22.1 4.7 2.0
2001-02 22 LASALLE 32 1252 233 537 57 158 147 172 283 44 41 43 84 55 670 .434 .361 .855 39.1 20.9 8.8 1.4
Career 110 4211 752 1837 282 785 339 409 650 177 108 120 292 221 2125 .409 .359 .829 38.3 19.3 5.9 1.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
2008-09 NBA 82 (1)
2009-10 NBA 82 (1)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
2009-10 NBA 432 (5)
Turnover Pct
2006-07 NBA 7.5 (3)
2008-09 NBA 6.5 (4)
2009-10 NBA 7.8 (6)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (957)

Transactions

July 18, 2001: Traded by the Detroit Pistons (as a 2002 2nd round draft pick) with a 2002 2nd round draft pick (Tito Maddox) to the Toronto Raptors for Zeljko Rebraca.

June 26, 2002: Drafted by the Miami Heat in the 2nd round (53rd pick) of the 2002 NBA Draft.

August 2, 2005: As part of a 5-team trade, traded by the Miami Heat to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets; the Boston Celtics traded Antoine Walker to the Miami Heat; the Memphis Grizzlies traded Andre Emmett, James Posey and Jason Williams to the Miami Heat; the Memphis Grizzlies traded Greg Ostertag to the Utah Jazz; the Miami Heat traded Qyntel Woods, Albert Miralles, a 2006 2nd round draft pick (Edin Bavcic) and a 2008 2nd round draft pick (Nikola Pekovic) to the Boston Celtics; the Miami Heat traded Eddie Jones to the Memphis Grizzlies; the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets traded Roberto Duenas to the Miami Heat; the Utah Jazz traded Curtis Borchardt to the Boston Celtics; the Utah Jazz traded Raul Lopez to the Memphis Grizzlies; and the Utah Jazz traded Kirk Snyder to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets.

August 12, 2009: Traded by the New Orleans Hornets with cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for a 2016 2nd round draft pick.

February 28, 2011: Waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.

March 3, 2011: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

December 10, 2011: Signed as a free agent with the Toronto Raptors.

March 23, 2012: Waived by the Toronto Raptors.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2002-03 Miami Heat NBA $349,458
2003-04 Miami Heat NBA $563,679
2004-05 Miami Heat NBA $1,200,000
2005-06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets NBA $1,300,000
2006-07 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets NBA $3,000,000
2007-08 New Orleans Hornets NBA $3,315,000
2008-09 New Orleans Hornets NBA $3,630,000
2009-10 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $3,945,000
2010-11 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $2,400,000
2011-12 Toronto Raptors NBA $1,229,255
Career (may be incomplete) $20,932,392

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