Rasual Butler
SF · San Antonio Spurs
Seasons 2002-03–2015-16 · 13 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1979
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Player info
| Nickname | Sual Bop |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #45 (also #9, #8, #18) |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1979-05-23 |
| College | La Salle |
| Drafted | 2002 · Round 2, Pick 53 · Miami Heat |
| Seasons | 2002-03–2015-16 (13) |
Career averages
7.5 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 0.8 APG · 809 games · .403 FG% · .362 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | MIA | 23 | 72 | 21.0 | .362 | .292 | .731 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 9.5 | .437 |
| 2003-04 | MIA | 24 | 45 | 15.0 | .476 | .463 | .762 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 14.0 | .586 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 25 | 65 | 18.5 | .399 | .373 | .771 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 10.3 | .488 |
| 2005-06 | NOK | 26 | 79 | 23.7 | .406 | .380 | .693 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 10.8 | .501 |
| 2006-07 | NOK | 27 | 81 | 27.4 | .398 | .369 | .644 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 10.1 | 10.8 | .495 |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 28 | 51 | 17.2 | .350 | .331 | .839 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 8.8 | .460 |
| 2008-09 | NOH | 29 | 82 | 31.9 | .433 | .390 | .782 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 11.2 | 11.8 | .541 |
| 2009-10 | LAC | 30 | 82 | 33.0 | .409 | .336 | .841 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 11.9 | 10.7 | .524 |
| 2010-11 | 2TM | 31 | 47 | 16.4 | .333 | .338 | .667 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 6.2 | .446 |
| LAC | 31 | 41 | 18.1 | .323 | .326 | .667 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 5.9 | .433 | |
| CHI | 31 | 6 | 4.3 | .545 | .571 | — | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 14.5 | .727 | |
| 2011-12 | TOR | 32 | 34 | 13.3 | .308 | .273 | .583 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | .398 |
| 2013-14 | IND | 34 | 50 | 7.6 | .464 | .419 | .571 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 12.2 | .585 |
| 2014-15 | WAS | 35 | 75 | 20.1 | .422 | .387 | .791 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 11.4 | .531 |
| 2015-16 | SAS | 36 | 46 | 9.4 | .471 | .306 | .688 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 13.4 | .558 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | MIA | 72 | 28 | 1,514 | 207 | 572 | .362 | 50 | 171 | 76 | 104 | 186 | 93 | 21 | 43 | 77 | 540 |
| 2003-04 | MIA | 45 | 0 | 675 | 119 | 250 | .476 | 50 | 108 | 16 | 21 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 304 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 65 | 15 | 1,203 | 163 | 409 | .399 | 57 | 153 | 37 | 48 | 151 | 62 | 18 | 29 | 37 | 420 |
| 2005-06 | NOK | 79 | 20 | 1,875 | 257 | 633 | .406 | 92 | 242 | 79 | 114 | 232 | 40 | 33 | 45 | 65 | 685 |
| 2006-07 | NOK | 81 | 38 | 2,223 | 314 | 788 | .398 | 134 | 363 | 56 | 87 | 256 | 63 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 818 |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 51 | 8 | 875 | 91 | 260 | .350 | 44 | 133 | 26 | 31 | 100 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 252 |
| 2008-09 | NOH | 82 | 74 | 2,614 | 348 | 803 | .433 | 140 | 359 | 86 | 110 | 271 | 75 | 51 | 61 | 59 | 922 |
| 2009-10 | LAC | 82 | 64 | 2,702 | 356 | 870 | .409 | 145 | 432 | 122 | 145 | 240 | 116 | 36 | 68 | 79 | 979 |
| 2010-11 | 2TM | 47 | 2 | 770 | 79 | 237 | .333 | 46 | 136 | 18 | 27 | 77 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 222 |
| LAC | 41 | 2 | 744 | 73 | 226 | .323 | 42 | 129 | 18 | 27 | 76 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 206 | |
| CHI | 6 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |
| 2011-12 | TOR | 34 | 14 | 453 | 41 | 133 | .308 | 21 | 77 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 110 |
| 2013-14 | IND | 50 | 2 | 378 | 51 | 110 | .464 | 26 | 62 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 136 |
| 2014-15 | WAS | 75 | 1 | 1,505 | 218 | 517 | .422 | 91 | 235 | 53 | 67 | 197 | 63 | 29 | 22 | 48 | 580 |
| 2015-16 | SAS | 46 | 0 | 432 | 49 | 104 | .471 | 15 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 124 |
| Career | 809 | — | — | 2,293 | 5,686 | .403 | 911 | 2520 | 595 | 796 | 1934 | 658 | 288 | 408 | 528 | 6,092 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | MIA | 72 | 21.0 | 4.9 | 13.6 | .362 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 12.8 |
| 2003-04 | MIA | 45 | 15.0 | 6.3 | 13.3 | .476 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 16.2 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 65 | 18.5 | 4.9 | 12.2 | .399 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 12.6 |
| 2005-06 | NOK | 79 | 23.7 | 4.9 | 12.2 | .406 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
| 2006-07 | NOK | 81 | 27.4 | 5.1 | 12.8 | .398 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 13.2 |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 51 | 17.2 | 3.7 | 10.7 | .350 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 10.4 |
| 2008-09 | NOH | 82 | 31.9 | 4.8 | 11.1 | .433 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 12.7 |
| 2009-10 | LAC | 82 | 33.0 | 4.7 | 11.6 | .409 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 13.0 |
| 2010-11 | 2TM | 47 | 16.4 | 3.7 | 11.1 | .333 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 10.4 |
| LAC | 41 | 18.1 | 3.5 | 10.9 | .323 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 10.0 | |
| CHI | 6 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 15.2 | .545 | 5.5 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 22.2 | |
| 2011-12 | TOR | 34 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 10.6 | .308 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 8.7 |
| 2013-14 | IND | 50 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 10.5 | .464 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 2014-15 | WAS | 75 | 20.1 | 5.2 | 12.4 | .422 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 13.9 |
| 2015-16 | SAS | 46 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 8.7 | .471 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | MIA | 72 | 1,514 | 9.5 | .437 | 21.6 | -1.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | .002 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -2.5 | -0.2 |
| 2003-04 | MIA | 45 | 675 | 14.0 | .586 | 20.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .113 | +0.8 | -0.7 | +0.1 | +0.4 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 65 | 1,203 | 10.3 | .488 | 18.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .068 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -1.5 | +0.1 |
| 2005-06 | NOK | 79 | 1,875 | 10.8 | .501 | 18.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .045 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 2006-07 | NOK | 81 | 2,223 | 10.8 | .495 | 18.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .056 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.9 | +0.6 |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 51 | 875 | 8.8 | .460 | 15.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .063 | -1.8 | -0.1 | -1.9 | +0.0 |
| 2008-09 | NOH | 82 | 2,614 | 11.8 | .541 | 16.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.6 | .084 | +0.0 | -0.5 | -0.5 | +1.0 |
| 2009-10 | LAC | 82 | 2,702 | 10.7 | .524 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .048 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -1.9 | +0.1 |
| 2010-11 | 2TM | 47 | 770 | 6.2 | .446 | 15.8 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -.009 | -2.3 | -1.5 | -3.8 | -0.4 |
| LAC | 41 | 744 | 5.9 | .433 | 15.6 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -.013 | -2.5 | -1.5 | -4.0 | -0.4 | |
| CHI | 6 | 26 | 14.5 | .727 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .107 | +2.5 | -2.4 | +0.1 | +0.0 | |
| 2011-12 | TOR | 34 | 453 | 4.8 | .398 | 15.9 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -.022 | -3.9 | -0.7 | -4.6 | -0.3 |
| 2013-14 | IND | 50 | 378 | 12.2 | .585 | 15.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .138 | +0.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
| 2014-15 | WAS | 75 | 1,505 | 11.4 | .531 | 17.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .084 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.8 | +0.4 |
| 2015-16 | SAS | 46 | 432 | 13.4 | .558 | 12.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .146 | +0.4 | +2.5 | +2.9 | +0.5 |
| Career | 809 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.9 | — | — | — | — | +2.4 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | 13 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .409 | .333 | .477 |
| 2004-05 | 15 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .373 | .367 | .464 |
| 2007-08 | 3 | nan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2008-09 | 5 | 31.2 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .459 | .526 | .647 |
| 2010-11 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2013-14 | 19 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .400 | .417 | .598 |
| 2014-15 | 10 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 81 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .407 | .417 | .538 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 473 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 311–162 |
| Away | 473 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 201–272 |
| In wins | 512 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 512–0 |
| In losses | 434 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0–434 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 22–15 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 31 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 18–13 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 36 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 22–14 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 8–13 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 32 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 17–15 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 18–14 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 9–24 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 34 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 17–17 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 29 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 16–13 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 32 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 16–16 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 33 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 17–16 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 29 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 9–20 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 24 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 15–9 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 19–14 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 34 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 23–11 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 21 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 13–8 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 23–11 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 34 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 23–11 |
| NOP New Orleans Pelicans | 7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 6–1 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 35 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 22–13 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 14 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 7–7 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 36 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 21–15 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 32 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 18–14 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 33 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 16–17 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 34 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 14–20 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 36 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 24–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 8–23 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 28 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 14–14 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 35 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 16–19 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 30 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 19–11 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2015-16
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 18% | .789 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 12% | .250 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 11% | .455 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 14% | .786 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 47% | .306 |
Average shot distance 16.0 ft · 3% of attempts were dunks · 39% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2005-06 | $1,300,000 |
| 2006-07 | $3,000,000 |
| 2007-08 | $3,315,000 |
| 2008-09 | $3,630,000 |
| 2009-10 | $3,945,000 |
| 2010-11 | $211,084 |
| 2011-12 | $854,389 |
| 2012-13 | $854,389 |
| 2013-14 | $884,293 |
| 2014-15 | $915,243 |
| 2015-16 | $947,276 |
| 2016-17 | $980,431 |
| 2017-18 | $980,431 |
| Career earnings | $21,817,536 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Rasual Butler play for?
Rasual Butler plays SF for the San Antonio Spurs.
What are Rasual Butler's career stats?
Rasual Butler has averaged 7.5 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 0.8 APG over 13 seasons (2002-03–2015-16).
How much does Rasual Butler make?
Rasual Butler's salary is $980,431 for the 2017-18 season, with career earnings of about $21.8M.
How tall is Rasual Butler?
Rasual Butler is 6-7 (215 lb).
When was Rasual Butler drafted?
Rasual Butler was drafted in 2002, round 2, pick 53, by the Miami Heat.