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Rasual Butler
Rasual Butler stats, teams and career impact
#1625 all-timeCareer averages · 7.5 PPG · 2.4 RPG · 0.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- San Antonio Spurs
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 215 lb (98 kg)
- Born
- May 23, 1979
- Died
- January 31, 2018 (38 yrs old)
- College
- La Salle
- NBA seasons
- 13 seasons · 2002–03 to 2015–16
Career summaryRasual Butler was a small forward who played 13 NBA seasons, from 2002–03 through 2015–16.
- Career PPG
- 7.5
- Career RPG
- 2.4
- Career APG
- 0.8
- #160 in 2008–09
- #1625 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Rasual Butler ranks #1625 all time
Rasual Butler ranks #1625 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #149.0. His full-career value ranks #1072, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
809 games · Career Value Rank #1072
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Miami Heat, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards, and San Antonio Spurs
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 40.3%FG%
- Three-point
- 36.2%3P%
- Free throw
- 74.7%FT%
809 career games · 17,219 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Rasual Butler stats by season
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| 2015–16 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +2.76 | SAS | 46 | 0 | 9.4 | 47.1% | 30.6% | 68.8% | — | 40.2 |
| 2014–15 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | -0.78 | WAS | 75 | 1 | 20.1 | 42.2% | 38.7% | 79.1% | #196 | 35.9 |
| 2013–14 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +0.47 | IND | 50 | 2 | 7.6 | 46.4% | 41.9% | 57.1% | — | 18.0 |
| 2011–12 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -4.81 | TOR | 34 | 14 | 13.3 | 30.8% | 27.3% | 58.3% | #336 | -23.7 |
| 2010–11 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -3.65 | CHI/LAC | 47 | 2 | 16.4 | 33.3% | 33.8% | 66.7% | #318 | -24.5 |
| 2009–10 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 1.4 | -1.01 | LAC | 82 | 64 | 33.0 | 40.9% | 33.6% | 84.1% | #197 | 51.5 |
| 2008–09 | 11.2 | 3.3 | 0.9 | -0.52 | NOH | 82 | 74 | 31.9 | 43.3% | 39.0% | 78.2% | #160 | 70.9 |
| 2007–08 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | -2.07 | NOH | 51 | 8 | 17.2 | 35.0% | 33.1% | 83.9% | #244 | -1.2 |
| 2006–07 | 10.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 | -0.83 | NOK | 81 | 38 | 27.4 | 39.8% | 36.9% | 64.4% | #182 | 49.1 |
| 2005–06 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 0.5 | -1.53 | NOK | 79 | 20 | 23.7 | 40.6% | 38.0% | 69.3% | #201 | 16.3 |
| 2004–05 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | -2.26 | MIA | 65 | 15 | 18.5 | 39.9% | 37.3% | 77.1% | #253 | -5.8 |
| 2003–04 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | +0.42 | MIA | 45 | 0 | 15.0 | 47.6% | 46.3% | 76.2% | #105 | 30.0 |
| 2002–03 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | -1.78 | MIA | 72 | 28 | 21.0 | 36.2% | 29.2% | 73.1% | #214 | 6.1 |
| Career | 7.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | — | CHI/IND/LAC/MIA/NOH/NOK/SAS/TOR/WAS | 809 | — | 21.3 | 40.3% | 36.2% | 74.7% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
166.3 composite · lower is better
168.0 average league finish
263 total value
Career standing
How Rasual Butler ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score166.3
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 336.0
- Qualified seasons
- 11
- All-time rank
- #1625
Strongest seasons
Every season
Rasual Butler advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 36 | 46 | 432 | +2.76 | — | — | 40.2 | — | Limited |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 35 | 75 | 1,505 | -0.78 | 47.3 | #196 | 35.9 | 50th | Broad |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 34 | 50 | 378 | +0.47 | — | — | 18.0 | — | Limited |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | TOR | 32 | 34 | 453 | -4.81 | 2.3 | #336 | -23.7 | 8th | Standard |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | CHI/LAC | 31 | 47 | 770 | -3.65 | 9.7 | #318 | -24.5 | 12th | Standard |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 30 | 82 | 2,702 | -1.01 | 41.7 | #197 | 51.5 | 55th | Broad |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | NOH | 29 | 82 | 2,614 | -0.52 | 52.3 | #160 | 70.9 | 61st | Broad |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | NOH | 28 | 51 | 875 | -2.07 | 26.6 | #244 | -1.2 | 27th | Standard |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | NOK | 27 | 81 | 2,223 | -0.83 | 45.8 | #182 | 49.1 | 54th | Broad |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | NOK | 26 | 79 | 1,875 | -1.53 | 39.0 | #201 | 16.3 | 41st | Broad |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 25 | 65 | 1,203 | -2.26 | 26.5 | #253 | -5.8 | 26th | Broad |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 24 | 45 | 675 | +0.42 | 68.6 | #105 | 30.0 | 51st | Standard |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 23 | 72 | 1,514 | -1.78 | 33.0 | #214 | 6.1 | 33rd | Broad |
Career movement
Rasual Butler's career impact by season
Peak +2.76 in 2015–16 · 13 seasons · 17,219 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Rasual ButlerTim Thomas
| NBA season | Rasual Butler | Tim Thomas |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.8 | -0.7 |
| 2 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| 3 | -2.3 | -1.7 |
| 4 | -1.5 | 0.8 |
| 5 | -0.8 | -2.3 |
| 6 | -2.1 | -2.2 |
| 7 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
| 8 | -1.0 | -2.8 |
| 9 | -3.6 | -2.4 |
| 10 | -4.8 | 0.8 |
| 11 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| 12 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
| 13 | 2.8 | -1.4 |
NBA season number
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