Caron Butler vs. Hal Greer Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hal Greer and Caron Butler, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Caron Butler played 14 years in the NBA, 1 less than Hal Greer, who played 15. Caron Butler had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Hal Greer had his rookie season in 1958-59. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Caron Butler 14 7 2002-03 to 2015-16
Hal Greer 15 13 1958-59 to 1972-73

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2002-031958-59
Team Miami HeatSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 78 36.6 15.4 1.7 3.4 5.1 2.7 1.8 0.4 2.5 2.9 5.5 13.2 .416 0.4 1.4 .318 4.0 4.8 .824
Hal Greer 68 23.9 11.1 - - 2.9 1.5 - - - 2.8 4.5 10.0 .454 - - - 2.0 2.6 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler ------- --- ----------
Hal Greer 9 30.8 11.6 - - 5.2 2.2 - - - 3.9 4.3 10.3 .419 - - - 2.9 3.6 .813

Season 2

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2003-041959-60
Team Miami HeatSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf SemisNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 68 29.9 9.2 1.4 3.4 4.8 1.9 1.1 0.2 1.3 2.4 3.5 9.3 .380 0.1 0.6 .238 2.0 2.6 .756
Hal Greer 70 28.3 13.2 - - 4.3 2.7 - - - 3.0 5.5 11.6 .476 - - - 2.1 2.7 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 13 39.2 12.8 1.4 7.1 8.5 2.4 2.2 0.5 1.8 3.5 4.5 11.8 .386 0.2 0.8 .182 3.6 4.4 .825
Hal Greer 3 28.0 15.7 - - 4.7 3.3 - - - 1.7 7.3 14.3 .512 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750

Season 3

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2004-051960-61
Team Los Angeles LakersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 77 35.7 15.5 1.9 3.9 5.8 1.9 1.4 0.3 1.6 2.8 5.7 12.9 .445 0.5 1.6 .304 3.6 4.1 .862
Hal Greer 79 35.0 19.6 - - 5.8 3.8 - - - 3.1 7.9 17.5 .451 - - - 3.9 5.0 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler ------- --- ----------
Hal Greer 8 29.0 14.4 - - 4.1 2.4 - - - 4.0 5.1 13.3 .387 - - - 4.1 5.0 .825

Season 4

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2005-061961-62
Team Washington WizardsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 75 36.1 17.6 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.5 1.7 0.2 2.3 3.2 6.6 14.5 .455 0.5 1.6 .342 3.9 4.4 .870
Hal Greer 71 38.1 22.8 - - 7.4 4.4 - - - 3.5 9.1 20.3 .447 - - - 4.7 5.7 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 6 43.7 18.5 2.7 7.8 10.5 2.7 2.0 0.7 2.3 5.2 7.0 16.8 .416 0.5 2.3 .214 4.0 4.8 .828
Hal Greer 1 5.0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2006-071962-63
Team Washington WizardsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 63 39.3 19.1 2.3 5.1 7.4 3.7 2.1 0.3 2.9 3.0 7.2 15.5 .463 0.3 1.1 .250 4.5 5.2 .863
Hal Greer 80 32.9 19.5 - - 5.7 3.4 - - - 3.6 7.5 16.2 .464 - - - 4.5 5.4 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler ------- --- ----------
Hal Greer 5 42.8 23.4 - - 5.4 4.2 - - - 4.2 8.8 17.4 .506 - - - 5.8 7.0 .829

Season 6

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2007-081963-64
Team Washington WizardsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 58 39.9 20.3 1.6 5.1 6.7 4.9 2.2 0.3 2.6 2.8 7.6 16.3 .466 1.1 3.2 .357 4.1 4.5 .901
Hal Greer 80 39.5 23.3 - - 6.1 4.7 - - - 3.6 8.9 20.1 .444 - - - 5.4 6.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 6 41.0 18.7 1.7 4.0 5.7 3.8 1.8 0.2 2.7 3.2 6.7 14.5 .460 0.8 3.5 .238 4.5 5.2 .871
Hal Greer 5 42.2 21.4 - - 5.6 6.0 - - - 3.8 7.4 19.0 .389 - - - 6.6 7.8 .846

Season 7

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2008-091964-65
Team Washington WizardsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 67 38.6 20.8 1.8 4.4 6.2 4.3 1.6 0.3 3.1 2.5 7.3 16.2 .453 1.0 3.1 .310 5.1 6.0 .858
Hal Greer 70 37.1 20.2 - - 5.1 4.5 - - - 3.6 7.7 17.8 .433 - - - 4.8 5.9 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler ------- --- ----------
Hal Greer 11 45.9 24.6 - - 7.4 5.0 - - - 4.1 9.2 20.2 .455 - - - 6.3 7.9 .793

Season 8

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2009-101965-66
Team Washington Wizards, Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 74 37.6 16.3 1.4 4.8 6.2 2.1 1.6 0.3 2.2 2.6 6.1 14.2 .428 0.6 2.0 .290 3.6 4.3 .838
Hal Greer 80 41.6 22.7 - - 5.9 4.8 - - - 3.9 8.8 19.8 .445 - - - 5.2 6.4 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 6 33.7 19.7 0.5 5.3 5.8 1.3 1.5 0.8 2.5 2.7 7.2 16.5 .434 1.2 3.8 .304 4.2 4.5 .926
Hal Greer 5 45.2 16.4 - - 7.2 4.2 - - - 4.2 6.4 18.2 .352 - - - 3.6 4.6 .783

Season 9

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2010-111966-67
Team Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 29 29.9 15.0 0.8 3.3 4.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 5.9 13.0 .450 1.0 2.2 .431 2.3 3.0 .773
Hal Greer 80 38.6 22.1 - - 5.3 3.8 - - - 3.8 8.7 19.1 .459 - - - 4.6 5.8 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler ------- --- ----------
Hal Greer 15 45.9 27.7 - - 5.9 5.3 - - - 3.7 10.7 25.0 .429 - - - 6.3 7.9 .797

Season 10

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2011-121967-68
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 63 29.7 12.0 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.2 0.8 0.1 1.2 2.0 4.6 11.2 .407 1.5 4.1 .358 1.4 1.7 .813
Hal Greer 82 39.8 24.1 - - 5.4 4.5 - - - 3.5 9.5 19.8 .478 - - - 5.1 6.7 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 10 26.8 8.6 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.2 3.3 9.2 .359 0.8 3.1 .258 1.2 1.6 .750
Hal Greer 13 42.5 25.8 - - 6.1 4.2 - - - 3.8 9.2 21.4 .432 - - - 7.3 8.5 .856

Season 11

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2012-131968-69
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 78 24.1 10.4 0.5 2.3 2.9 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.8 3.9 9.2 .424 1.6 4.2 .388 1.0 1.2 .833
Hal Greer 82 40.4 23.1 - - 5.3 5.0 - - - 3.6 8.9 19.5 .459 - - - 5.3 6.6 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 6 22.7 8.5 0.2 2.5 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.8 3.7 7.7 .478 0.7 2.7 .250 0.5 0.5 1.000
Hal Greer 5 40.8 16.0 - - 6.0 4.6 - - - 4.6 5.2 16.2 .321 - - - 5.6 7.2 .778

Season 12

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2013-141969-70
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf Finals76ers Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 56 25.3 10.5 0.4 3.7 4.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.8 9.6 .394 1.8 4.4 .394 1.1 1.3 .840
Hal Greer 80 37.8 22.0 - - 4.7 5.1 - - - 3.8 8.8 19.4 .455 - - - 4.4 5.4 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 18 23.3 6.3 0.6 2.6 3.2 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.8 1.9 6.0 .324 1.2 3.3 .356 1.2 1.6 .786
Hal Greer 5 35.6 15.4 - - 3.4 5.4 - - - 3.2 6.6 14.8 .446 - - - 2.2 2.6 .846

Season 13

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2014-151970-71
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 78 20.8 5.9 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.5 2.1 5.1 .407 1.1 2.8 .379 0.7 0.8 .902
Hal Greer 81 37.8 18.6 - - 4.5 4.6 - - - 3.6 7.3 16.9 .431 - - - 4.0 5.0 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler ------- --- ----------
Hal Greer 7 37.9 17.9 - - 3.6 4.7 - - - 5.0 7.0 16.0 .438 - - - 3.9 5.1 .750

Season 14

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season 2015-161971-72
Team Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler 17 10.4 3.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.5 3.5 .424 0.2 1.1 .167 0.6 0.7 .833
Hal Greer 81 29.8 11.8 - - 3.3 3.9 - - - 3.3 4.8 10.7 .449 - - - 2.2 2.9 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler ------- --- ----------
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Caron Butler Hal Greer
Season -1972-73
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler ------- --- ----------
Hal Greer 38 22.3 5.6 - - 2.8 2.9 - - - 2.0 2.4 6.1 .392 - - - 0.8 1.0 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Caron Butler ------- --- ----------
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------