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James Edwards

James Franklin Edwards (Buddha)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-0 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: November 22, 1955 in Seattle, Washington
High School: Roosevelt in Seattle, Washington
College: University of Washington
Draft: Los Angeles Lakers, 3rd round (2nd pick, 46th overall), 1977 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1977

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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
1977-78 22 TOT NBA C 83 2405 495 1093 .453 272 421 .646 197 418 615 85 53 78 169 322 1262
1977-78 22 LAL NBA C 25 723 145 316 .459 80 125 .640 44 136 180 29 16 28 57 89 370
1977-78 22 IND NBA C 58 1682 350 777 .450 192 296 .649 153 282 435 56 37 50 112 233 892
1978-79 23 IND NBA C 82 2546 534 1065 .501 298 441 .676 179 514 693 92 60 109 162 363 1366
1979-80 24 IND NBA C 82 2314 528 1032 .512 0 1 .000 231 339 .681 179 399 578 127 55 104 131 324 1287
1980-81 25 IND NBA C 81 2375 511 1004 .509 0 3 .000 244 347 .703 191 380 571 212 32 128 164 304 1266
1981-82 26 CLE NBA C 77 75 2539 528 1033 .511 0 4 .000 232 339 .684 189 392 581 123 24 117 162 347 1288
1982-83 27 TOT NBA C 31 9 667 128 263 .487 0 0 69 108 .639 56 99 155 40 12 19 49 110 325
1982-83 27 CLE NBA C 15 8 382 73 150 .487 0 0 38 61 .623 37 59 96 13 7 14 30 61 184
1982-83 27 PHO NBA C 16 1 285 55 113 .487 0 0 31 47 .660 19 40 59 27 5 5 19 49 141
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 72 67 1897 438 817 .536 0 1 .000 183 254 .720 108 240 348 184 23 30 140 254 1059
1984-85 29 PHO NBA C 70 58 1787 384 766 .501 0 3 .000 276 370 .746 95 292 387 153 26 52 162 237 1044
1985-86 30 PHO NBA C 52 51 1314 318 587 .542 0 0 212 302 .702 79 222 301 74 23 29 128 200 848
1986-87 31 PHO NBA C 14 9 304 57 110 .518 0 0 54 70 .771 20 40 60 19 6 7 15 42 168
1987-88 32 TOT NBA C 69 44 1705 302 643 .470 0 1 .000 210 321 .654 119 293 412 78 16 37 130 216 814
1987-88 32 PHO NBA C 43 42 1377 254 542 .469 0 1 .000 165 260 .635 97 238 335 73 14 32 108 159 673
1987-88 32 DET NBA C 26 2 328 48 101 .475 0 0 45 61 .738 22 55 77 5 2 5 22 57 141
1988-89 33 DET NBA C 76 1 1254 211 422 .500 0 2 .000 133 194 .686 68 163 231 49 11 31 72 226 555
1989-90 34 DET NBA C 82 70 2283 462 928 .498 0 3 .000 265 354 .749 112 233 345 63 23 37 133 295 1189
1990-91 35 DET NBA C 72 70 1903 383 792 .484 1 2 .500 215 295 .729 91 186 277 65 12 30 126 249 982
1991-92 36 LAC NBA C 72 11 1437 250 538 .465 0 1 .000 198 271 .731 55 147 202 53 24 33 72 236 698
1992-93 37 LAL NBA C 52 0 617 122 270 .452 0 0 84 118 .712 30 70 100 41 10 7 51 122 328
1993-94 38 LAL NBA C 45 2 469 78 168 .464 0 0 54 79 .684 11 54 65 22 4 3 30 90 210
1994-95 39 POR NBA C 28 0 266 32 83 .386 0 0 11 17 .647 10 33 43 8 5 8 14 44 75
1995-96 40 CHI NBA C 28 0 274 41 110 .373 0 0 16 26 .615 15 25 40 11 1 8 21 61 98
Career NBA 1168 467 28356 5802 11724 .495 1 21 .048 3257 4666 .698 1804 4200 6004 1499 420 867 1931 4042 14862

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
1977-78 22 TOT NBA C 83 29.0 6.0 13.2 .453 3.3 5.1 .646 2.4 5.0 7.4 1.0 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.9 15.2
1977-78 22 LAL NBA C 25 28.9 5.8 12.6 .459 3.2 5.0 .640 1.8 5.4 7.2 1.2 0.6 1.1 2.3 3.6 14.8
1977-78 22 IND NBA C 58 29.0 6.0 13.4 .450 3.3 5.1 .649 2.6 4.9 7.5 1.0 0.6 0.9 1.9 4.0 15.4
1978-79 23 IND NBA C 82 31.0 6.5 13.0 .501 3.6 5.4 .676 2.2 6.3 8.5 1.1 0.7 1.3 2.0 4.4 16.7
1979-80 24 IND NBA C 82 28.2 6.4 12.6 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 4.1 .681 2.2 4.9 7.0 1.5 0.7 1.3 1.6 4.0 15.7
1980-81 25 IND NBA C 81 29.3 6.3 12.4 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.3 .703 2.4 4.7 7.0 2.6 0.4 1.6 2.0 3.8 15.6
1981-82 26 CLE NBA C 77 75 33.0 6.9 13.4 .511 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.4 .684 2.5 5.1 7.5 1.6 0.3 1.5 2.1 4.5 16.7
1982-83 27 TOT NBA C 31 9 21.5 4.1 8.5 .487 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.5 .639 1.8 3.2 5.0 1.3 0.4 0.6 1.6 3.5 10.5
1982-83 27 CLE NBA C 15 8 25.5 4.9 10.0 .487 0.0 0.0 2.5 4.1 .623 2.5 3.9 6.4 0.9 0.5 0.9 2.0 4.1 12.3
1982-83 27 PHO NBA C 16 1 17.8 3.4 7.1 .487 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.9 .660 1.2 2.5 3.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 1.2 3.1 8.8
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 72 67 26.3 6.1 11.3 .536 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.5 .720 1.5 3.3 4.8 2.6 0.3 0.4 1.9 3.5 14.7
1984-85 29 PHO NBA C 70 58 25.5 5.5 10.9 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 5.3 .746 1.4 4.2 5.5 2.2 0.4 0.7 2.3 3.4 14.9
1985-86 30 PHO NBA C 52 51 25.3 6.1 11.3 .542 0.0 0.0 4.1 5.8 .702 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.4 0.4 0.6 2.5 3.8 16.3
1986-87 31 PHO NBA C 14 9 21.7 4.1 7.9 .518 0.0 0.0 3.9 5.0 .771 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 3.0 12.0
1987-88 32 TOT NBA C 69 44 24.7 4.4 9.3 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.7 .654 1.7 4.2 6.0 1.1 0.2 0.5 1.9 3.1 11.8
1987-88 32 PHO NBA C 43 42 32.0 5.9 12.6 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 6.0 .635 2.3 5.5 7.8 1.7 0.3 0.7 2.5 3.7 15.7
1987-88 32 DET NBA C 26 2 12.6 1.8 3.9 .475 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.3 .738 0.8 2.1 3.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.8 2.2 5.4
1988-89 33 DET NBA C 76 1 16.5 2.8 5.6 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.6 .686 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.9 3.0 7.3
1989-90 34 DET NBA C 82 70 27.8 5.6 11.3 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.3 .749 1.4 2.8 4.2 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.6 3.6 14.5
1990-91 35 DET NBA C 72 70 26.4 5.3 11.0 .484 0.0 0.0 .500 3.0 4.1 .729 1.3 2.6 3.8 0.9 0.2 0.4 1.8 3.5 13.6
1991-92 36 LAC NBA C 72 11 20.0 3.5 7.5 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.8 .731 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.3 0.5 1.0 3.3 9.7
1992-93 37 LAL NBA C 52 0 11.9 2.3 5.2 .452 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.3 .712 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.3 6.3
1993-94 38 LAL NBA C 45 2 10.4 1.7 3.7 .464 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.8 .684 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.7 2.0 4.7
1994-95 39 POR NBA C 28 0 9.5 1.1 3.0 .386 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 .647 0.4 1.2 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.6 2.7
1995-96 40 CHI NBA C 28 0 9.8 1.5 3.9 .373 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 .615 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.8 2.2 3.5
Career NBA 1168 467 24.3 5.0 10.0 .495 0.0 0.0 .048 2.8 4.0 .698 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.3 0.4 0.7 1.7 3.5 12.7

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
1977-78 22 TOT NBA C 83 2405 7.4 16.4 .453 4.1 6.3 .646 2.9 6.3 9.2 1.3 0.8 1.2 2.5 4.8 18.9
1977-78 22 LAL NBA C 25 723 7.2 15.7 .459 4.0 6.2 .640 2.2 6.8 9.0 1.4 0.8 1.4 2.8 4.4 18.4
1977-78 22 IND NBA C 58 1682 7.5 16.6 .450 4.1 6.3 .649 3.3 6.0 9.3 1.2 0.8 1.1 2.4 5.0 19.1
1978-79 23 IND NBA C 82 2546 7.6 15.1 .501 4.2 6.2 .676 2.5 7.3 9.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.1 19.3
1979-80 24 IND NBA C 82 2314 8.2 16.1 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 5.3 .681 2.8 6.2 9.0 2.0 0.9 1.6 2.0 5.0 20.0
1980-81 25 IND NBA C 81 2375 7.7 15.2 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 5.3 .703 2.9 5.8 8.7 3.2 0.5 1.9 2.5 4.6 19.2
1981-82 26 CLE NBA C 77 75 2539 7.5 14.6 .511 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.8 .684 2.7 5.6 8.2 1.7 0.3 1.7 2.3 4.9 18.3
1982-83 27 TOT NBA C 31 9 667 6.9 14.2 .487 0.0 0.0 3.7 5.8 .639 3.0 5.3 8.4 2.2 0.6 1.0 2.6 5.9 17.5
1982-83 27 CLE NBA C 15 8 382 6.9 14.1 .487 0.0 0.0 3.6 5.7 .623 3.5 5.6 9.0 1.2 0.7 1.3 2.8 5.7 17.3
1982-83 27 PHO NBA C 16 1 285 6.9 14.3 .487 0.0 0.0 3.9 5.9 .660 2.4 5.1 7.5 3.4 0.6 0.6 2.4 6.2 17.8
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 72 67 1897 8.3 15.5 .536 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 4.8 .720 2.0 4.6 6.6 3.5 0.4 0.6 2.7 4.8 20.1
1984-85 29 PHO NBA C 70 58 1787 7.7 15.4 .501 0.0 0.1 .000 5.6 7.5 .746 1.9 5.9 7.8 3.1 0.5 1.0 3.3 4.8 21.0
1985-86 30 PHO NBA C 52 51 1314 8.7 16.1 .542 0.0 0.0 5.8 8.3 .702 2.2 6.1 8.2 2.0 0.6 0.8 3.5 5.5 23.2
1986-87 31 PHO NBA C 14 9 304 6.8 13.0 .518 0.0 0.0 6.4 8.3 .771 2.4 4.7 7.1 2.3 0.7 0.8 1.8 5.0 19.9
1987-88 32 TOT NBA C 69 44 1705 6.4 13.6 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 6.8 .654 2.5 6.2 8.7 1.6 0.3 0.8 2.7 4.6 17.2
1987-88 32 PHO NBA C 43 42 1377 6.6 14.2 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 6.8 .635 2.5 6.2 8.8 1.9 0.4 0.8 2.8 4.2 17.6
1987-88 32 DET NBA C 26 2 328 5.3 11.1 .475 0.0 0.0 4.9 6.7 .738 2.4 6.0 8.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 2.4 6.3 15.5
1988-89 33 DET NBA C 76 1 1254 6.1 12.1 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 5.6 .686 2.0 4.7 6.6 1.4 0.3 0.9 2.1 6.5 15.9
1989-90 34 DET NBA C 82 70 2283 7.3 14.6 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 5.6 .749 1.8 3.7 5.4 1.0 0.4 0.6 2.1 4.7 18.7
1990-91 35 DET NBA C 72 70 1903 7.2 15.0 .484 0.0 0.0 .500 4.1 5.6 .729 1.7 3.5 5.2 1.2 0.2 0.6 2.4 4.7 18.6
1991-92 36 LAC NBA C 72 11 1437 6.3 13.5 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 6.8 .731 1.4 3.7 5.1 1.3 0.6 0.8 1.8 5.9 17.5
1992-93 37 LAL NBA C 52 0 617 7.1 15.8 .452 0.0 0.0 4.9 6.9 .712 1.8 4.1 5.8 2.4 0.6 0.4 3.0 7.1 19.1
1993-94 38 LAL NBA C 45 2 469 6.0 12.9 .464 0.0 0.0 4.1 6.1 .684 0.8 4.1 5.0 1.7 0.3 0.2 2.3 6.9 16.1
1994-95 39 POR NBA C 28 0 266 4.3 11.2 .386 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.3 .647 1.4 4.5 5.8 1.1 0.7 1.1 1.9 6.0 10.2
1995-96 40 CHI NBA C 28 0 274 5.4 14.5 .373 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.4 .615 2.0 3.3 5.3 1.4 0.1 1.1 2.8 8.0 12.9
Career NBA 1168 467 28356 7.4 14.9 .495 0.0 0.0 .048 4.1 5.9 .698 2.3 5.3 7.6 1.9 0.5 1.1 2.5 5.1 18.9

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
1977-78 22 TOT NBA C 83 2405 14.7 .494 .453 8.0 17.3 12.6 5.1 1.0 1.7 11.7 22.9 99 101 2.1 2.3 4.5 .089
1977-78 22 LAL NBA C 25 723 14.3 .499 .459 6.5 18.6 12.7 5.4 1.0 1.9 13.3 23.1 96 100 0.4 0.8 1.2 .079
1977-78 22 IND NBA C 58 1682 14.8 .492 .450 8.6 16.7 12.6 4.9 1.0 1.5 11.0 22.8 100 102 1.8 1.5 3.3 .094
1978-79 23 IND NBA C 82 2546 16.9 .542 .501 7.2 20.8 14.0 5.2 1.1 2.2 11.4 21.8 107 102 3.9 3.2 7.1 .133
1979-80 24 IND NBA C 82 2314 17.6 .545 .512 7.8 18.4 12.9 8.0 1.1 2.4 10.0 22.0 112 105 4.4 2.4 6.7 .140
1980-81 25 IND NBA C 81 2375 18.2 .547 .509 8.5 18.0 13.1 13.3 0.6 3.1 12.4 22.3 111 105 4.4 2.6 7.0 .141
1981-82 26 CLE NBA C 77 2539 15.8 .545 .511 7.9 18.6 12.9 7.4 0.5 2.6 12.1 21.8 108 111 3.0 1.3 4.3 .080
1982-83 27 TOT NBA C 31 667 14.5 .523 .487 9.5 16.7 13.1 8.8 0.9 1.6 13.6 22.4 103 104 0.6 0.7 1.4 .098
1982-83 27 CLE NBA C 15 382 14.7 .520 .487 10.8 18.0 14.3 5.4 0.9 2.1 14.5 22.7 101 106 0.2 0.3 0.6 .074
1982-83 27 PHO NBA C 16 285 14.4 .527 .487 7.7 14.9 11.4 13.4 0.8 1.0 12.4 21.9 106 102 0.4 0.4 0.8 .131
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 72 1897 16.2 .570 .536 6.6 14.9 10.7 13.9 0.6 0.9 13.1 23.1 111 110 3.0 1.4 4.4 .112
1984-85 29 PHO NBA C 70 1787 15.8 .562 .501 6.1 18.2 12.3 12.8 0.7 1.6 14.9 24.8 106 107 1.7 2.0 3.7 .099
1985-86 30 PHO NBA C 52 1314 16.7 .589 .542 7.2 18.7 13.2 8.7 0.8 1.2 15.1 25.7 108 108 1.7 1.3 3.0 .110
1986-87 31 PHO NBA C 14 304 17.0 .597 .518 7.5 14.5 11.1 8.8 0.9 1.3 9.6 20.8 121 111 0.8 0.2 1.0 .157
1987-88 32 TOT NBA C 69 1705 12.1 .519 .470 7.8 19.3 13.6 6.4 0.4 1.3 14.2 21.9 101 111 0.3 1.2 1.5 .042
1987-88 32 PHO NBA C 43 1377 12.4 .513 .469 7.9 19.6 13.7 7.4 0.5 1.3 14.1 22.6 100 112 0.0 0.8 0.8 .029
1987-88 32 DET NBA C 26 328 10.7 .551 .475 7.7 18.3 13.1 2.1 0.3 0.9 14.7 19.0 107 106 0.3 0.4 0.7 .098
1988-89 33 DET NBA C 76 1254 11.6 .547 .500 6.4 14.0 10.4 5.7 0.4 1.5 12.4 19.8 108 106 1.3 1.5 2.8 .109
1989-90 34 DET NBA C 82 2283 13.3 .549 .498 5.6 11.6 8.6 4.3 0.5 1.0 10.9 22.9 109 106 2.7 2.9 5.6 .117
1990-91 35 DET NBA C 72 1903 12.7 .533 .484 5.4 11.2 8.3 5.6 0.3 1.0 12.0 24.2 105 108 1.5 2.0 3.5 .088
1991-92 36 LAC NBA C 72 1437 11.7 .531 .465 4.2 11.4 7.8 5.5 0.8 1.4 9.9 21.6 107 108 1.3 1.5 2.8 .094
1992-93 37 LAL NBA C 52 617 11.2 .509 .452 5.5 13.1 9.2 10.4 0.8 0.7 13.7 25.8 99 112 0.0 0.4 0.4 .030
1993-94 38 LAL NBA C 45 469 9.1 .518 .464 2.4 13.0 7.5 7.0 0.4 0.4 12.9 20.9 100 112 0.1 0.1 0.3 .028
1994-95 39 POR NBA C 28 266 5.4 .414 .386 4.1 14.7 9.1 4.3 1.0 2.2 13.4 16.6 87 107 -0.3 0.3 0.0 .002
1995-96 40 CHI NBA C 28 274 3.5 .403 .373 6.4 10.6 8.5 5.9 0.2 2.2 14.7 22.9 84 106 -0.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.028
Career NBA 1168 28356 14.7 .539 .495 6.9 16.3 11.6 7.8 0.7 1.7 12.3 22.6 106 107 32.0 27.7 59.7 .101

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
1980-81 25 IND NBA C 2 56 7 24 .292 0 0 0 0 4 10 14 5 1 1 4 8 14
1982-83 27 PHO NBA C 3 54 11 26 .423 0 0 6 6 1.000 6 12 18 4 1 1 5 7 28
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 17 463 93 189 .492 0 0 48 68 .706 22 69 91 27 4 11 31 62 234
1987-88 32 DET NBA C 22 2 308 56 110 .509 0 1 .000 27 41 .659 23 45 68 11 2 10 10 55 139
1988-89 33 DET NBA C 17 0 317 40 85 .471 0 1 .000 40 51 .784 11 25 36 12 1 8 15 53 120
1989-90 34 DET NBA C 20 20 536 114 231 .494 0 1 .000 58 96 .604 24 47 71 13 5 11 31 74 286
1990-91 35 DET NBA C 15 11 345 61 150 .407 0 0 38 55 .691 15 22 37 9 2 3 24 43 160
1991-92 36 LAC NBA C 5 0 87 10 24 .417 0 0 12 19 .632 5 8 13 3 1 1 4 11 32
1992-93 37 LAL NBA C 3 0 14 3 4 .750 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 6
1994-95 39 POR NBA C 1 0 4 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995-96 40 CHI NBA C 6 0 28 4 9 .444 0 0 3 4 .750 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 10 11
Career NBA 111 33 2212 399 853 .468 0 3 .000 232 340 .682 110 244 354 84 17 46 126 325 1030

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
1980-81 25 IND NBA C 2 28.0 3.5 12.0 .292 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 7.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 4.0 7.0
1982-83 27 PHO NBA C 3 18.0 3.7 8.7 .423 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.7 2.3 9.3
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 17 27.2 5.5 11.1 .492 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.0 .706 1.3 4.1 5.4 1.6 0.2 0.6 1.8 3.6 13.8
1987-88 32 DET NBA C 22 2 14.0 2.5 5.0 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .659 1.0 2.0 3.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.5 2.5 6.3
1988-89 33 DET NBA C 17 0 18.6 2.4 5.0 .471 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.0 .784 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.7 0.1 0.5 0.9 3.1 7.1
1989-90 34 DET NBA C 20 20 26.8 5.7 11.6 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.8 .604 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.6 3.7 14.3
1990-91 35 DET NBA C 15 11 23.0 4.1 10.0 .407 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.7 .691 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.2 1.6 2.9 10.7
1991-92 36 LAC NBA C 5 0 17.4 2.0 4.8 .417 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.8 .632 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.2 6.4
1992-93 37 LAL NBA C 3 0 4.7 1.0 1.3 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 2.0
1994-95 39 POR NBA C 1 0 4.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995-96 40 CHI NBA C 6 0 4.7 0.7 1.5 .444 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.7 .750 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.7 1.8
Career NBA 111 33 19.9 3.6 7.7 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.1 .682 1.0 2.2 3.2 0.8 0.2 0.4 1.1 2.9 9.3

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
1980-81 25 IND NBA C 2 56 4.5 15.4 .292 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 6.4 9.0 3.2 0.6 0.6 2.6 5.1 9.0
1982-83 27 PHO NBA C 3 54 7.3 17.3 .423 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 1.000 4.0 8.0 12.0 2.7 0.7 0.7 3.3 4.7 18.7
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 17 463 7.2 14.7 .492 0.0 0.0 3.7 5.3 .706 1.7 5.4 7.1 2.1 0.3 0.9 2.4 4.8 18.2
1987-88 32 DET NBA C 22 2 308 6.5 12.9 .509 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.8 .659 2.7 5.3 7.9 1.3 0.2 1.2 1.2 6.4 16.2
1988-89 33 DET NBA C 17 0 317 4.5 9.7 .471 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.8 .784 1.2 2.8 4.1 1.4 0.1 0.9 1.7 6.0 13.6
1989-90 34 DET NBA C 20 20 536 7.7 15.5 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 6.4 .604 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.9 0.3 0.7 2.1 5.0 19.2
1990-91 35 DET NBA C 15 11 345 6.4 15.7 .407 0.0 0.0 4.0 5.7 .691 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.9 0.2 0.3 2.5 4.5 16.7
1991-92 36 LAC NBA C 5 0 87 4.1 9.9 .417 0.0 0.0 5.0 7.9 .632 2.1 3.3 5.4 1.2 0.4 0.4 1.7 4.6 13.2
1992-93 37 LAL NBA C 3 0 14 7.7 10.3 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 5.1 15.4
1994-95 39 POR NBA C 1 0 4 0.0 9.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995-96 40 CHI NBA C 6 0 28 5.1 11.6 .444 0.0 0.0 3.9 5.1 .750 0.0 5.1 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 12.9 14.1
Career NBA 111 33 2212 6.5 13.9 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 5.5 .682 1.8 4.0 5.8 1.4 0.3 0.7 2.1 5.3 16.8

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
1980-81 25 IND NBA C 2 56 3.5 .292 .292 6.5 21.4 12.9 13.6 0.8 1.0 14.3 19.5 69 106 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.110
1982-83 27 PHO NBA C 3 54 15.2 .489 .423 10.9 24.2 17.2 10.3 0.9 1.0 14.9 24.5 99 107 0.0 0.0 0.1 .052
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 17 463 13.6 .534 .492 5.6 16.6 11.3 8.4 0.4 1.4 12.4 22.7 105 111 0.3 0.3 0.6 .067
1987-88 32 DET NBA C 22 308 14.3 .543 .509 8.7 16.9 12.9 5.9 0.3 2.1 7.2 20.0 115 104 0.5 0.6 1.0 .160
1988-89 33 DET NBA C 17 317 9.8 .558 .471 4.1 9.3 6.7 5.7 0.2 1.8 12.3 17.7 111 107 0.3 0.4 0.7 .113
1989-90 34 DET NBA C 20 536 12.8 .523 .494 5.3 10.1 7.7 4.1 0.5 1.4 10.2 25.0 104 106 0.3 0.8 1.1 .096
1990-91 35 DET NBA C 15 345 7.3 .459 .407 4.6 7.4 5.9 4.2 0.3 0.6 12.1 25.1 94 117 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.039
1991-92 36 LAC NBA C 5 87 9.3 .494 .417 6.5 11.1 8.7 4.9 0.6 0.8 11.0 18.9 103 115 0.0 0.0 0.1 .030
1992-93 37 LAL NBA C 3 14 11.0 .750 .750 0.0 16.7 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 15.5 107 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 .058
1994-95 39 POR NBA C 1 4 -9.3 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.4 0 135 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.354
1995-96 40 CHI NBA C 6 28 4.8 .511 .444 0.0 18.4 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.5 19.1 105 103 0.0 0.0 0.1 .103
Career NBA 111 2212 11.4 .514 .468 5.7 12.7 9.1 5.9 0.4 1.4 11.2 22.2 104 109 0.8 2.5 3.3 .071

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 19 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
James Edwards 7.1 7.0 6.7 5.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.8 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.2
Rik Smits 90.3 7.8 7.2 6.6 6.1 5.0 4.3 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.7
Caldwell Jones 88.9 8.1 7.6 6.2 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.8
Elden Campbell 88.0 8.2 7.6 7.0 6.4 5.5 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.8 3.3 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.1 0.0
Rick Mahorn 85.8 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.4 3.6 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0
Tree Rollins 85.0 9.2 7.3 6.4 6.4 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.1 3.8 3.4 2.6 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.1
Mychal Thompson 84.4 8.2 6.9 6.1 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.4 3.7 2.6 2.1
Samuel Dalembert 83.3 6.9 6.9 6.2 5.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.6 2.9 2.2 0.3
Erick Dampier 82.0 8.9 6.4 6.1 6.0 4.8 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.7 1.9 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.5
Sam Lacey 80.9 7.7 7.4 6.5 5.6 5.6 5.0 4.3 4.0 2.7 1.2 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Red Kerr 80.6 8.7 7.8 7.7 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.6 3.9 3.8 3.1 0.9
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
James Edwards 7.1 7.0 6.7 5.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.8 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.2
Rik Smits 90.3 7.8 7.2 6.6 6.1 5.0 4.3 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.7
Caldwell Jones 88.9 8.1 7.6 6.2 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.8
Elden Campbell 88.0 8.2 7.6 7.0 6.4 5.5 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.8 3.3 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.1 0.0
Rick Mahorn 85.8 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.4 3.6 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0
Tree Rollins 85.0 9.2 7.3 6.4 6.4 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.1 3.8 3.4 2.6 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.1
Mychal Thompson 84.4 8.2 6.9 6.1 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.4 3.7 2.6 2.1
Samuel Dalembert 83.3 6.9 6.9 6.2 5.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.6 2.9 2.2 0.3
Erick Dampier 82.0 8.9 6.4 6.1 6.0 4.8 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.7 1.9 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.5
Sam Lacey 80.9 7.7 7.4 6.5 5.6 5.6 5.0 4.3 4.0 2.7 1.2 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Red Kerr 80.6 8.7 7.8 7.7 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.6 3.9 3.8 3.1 0.9

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
1973-74 18 WASHINGTON 25 68 160 34 62 115 170 .425 .548 6.8 4.6
1974-75 19 WASHINGTON 26 575 125 264 70 129 198 320 .473 .543 22.1 12.3 7.6
1975-76 20 WASHINGTON 28 811 205 392 83 137 200 38 493 .523 .606 29.0 17.6 7.1 1.4
1976-77 21 WASHINGTON 27 940 223 404 119 184 282 25 565 .552 .647 34.8 20.9 10.4 0.9
Career 106 2326 621 1220 306 512 795 63 1548 .509 .598 28.7 14.6 7.5 1.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1989 Detroit Pistons (NBA)
1990 Detroit Pistons (NBA)
1996 Chicago Bulls (NBA)
Games
1977-78 NBA 83 (1)
 1978-79 NBA 82 (1)
 1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
1989-90 NBA 82 (1)
 Career NBA 1168 (38)
Career 1168 (42)
Free Throw Attempts
Career NBA 4666 (95)
Career 4666 (99)
Personal Fouls
1977-78 NBA 322 (6)
1978-79 NBA 363 (2)
1979-80 NBA 324 (2)
1981-82 NBA 347 (3)
Career NBA 4042 (12)
Career 4042 (14)
Turnover Pct
1979-80 NBA 10.0 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.006 (339)
NBA Elo Player Rating
396th (overall) as of Jun 18, 2013, 4:53AM
  

Transactions

June 10, 1977: Traded by the Buffalo Braves (as a 1977 3rd round draft pick) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Johnny Neumann.

June 10, 1977: Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 3rd round (46th pick) of the 1977 NBA Draft.

December 13, 1977: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with Earl Tatum and cash to the Indiana Pacers for Adrian Dantley and Dave Robisch.

May 25, 1981: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Indiana Pacers received a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Ray Blume) and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Guy Morgan) as compensation.

February 7, 1983: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 1983 1st round draft pick (Greg Kite) to the Phoenix Suns for Jeff Cook, a 1983 1st round draft pick (Roy Hinson) and a 1983 3rd round draft pick (Derrick Hord).

February 24, 1988: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Detroit Pistons for Ron Moore and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Richard Dumas).

August 13, 1991: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the Los Angeles Clippers for Jeff Martin and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Lou Roe).

August 13, 1992: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

September 19, 1994: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

September 29, 1995: Released by the Portland Trail Blazers.

October 26, 1995: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Phoenix Suns NBA $500,000
1987-88 Detroit Pistons NBA $600,000
1988-89 Detroit Pistons NBA $800,000
1990-91 Detroit Pistons NBA $935,000
1991-92 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $933,000
1992-93 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $1,000,000
1992-93 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $250,000
1993-94 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $1,300,000
1994-95 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $325,000
1995-96 Chicago Bulls NBA $225,000
Career (may be incomplete) $6,868,000

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