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 | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 52 | 51 | 1334 | 318 | 587 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 302 | 79 | 301 | 74 | 23 | 29 | 129 | 201 | 848 | .542 | .702 | 25.7 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 24 | 24 | 600 | 130 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 159 | 31 | 131 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 92 | 376 | .520 | .730 | 25.0 | 15.7 | 5.5 | 1.5 | |
| Road | 28 | 27 | 734 | 188 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 143 | 48 | 170 | 37 | 13 | 17 | 67 | 109 | 472 | .558 | .671 | 26.2 | 16.9 | 6.1 | 1.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 44 | 43 | 1127 | 273 | 499 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 247 | 65 | 262 | 66 | 21 | 24 | 113 | 165 | 719 | .547 | .700 | 25.6 | 16.3 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |
| Post | 8 | 8 | 207 | 45 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 55 | 14 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 129 | .511 | .709 | 25.9 | 16.1 | 4.9 | 1.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 21 | 21 | 558 | 128 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 118 | 30 | 127 | 33 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 72 | 343 | .557 | .737 | 26.6 | 16.3 | 6.0 | 1.6 | |
| Loss | 31 | 30 | 776 | 190 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 184 | 49 | 174 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 84 | 129 | 505 | .532 | .679 | 25.0 | 16.3 | 5.6 | 1.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 3 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 33 | .565 | .583 | 16.7 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.7 | |
| November | 14 | 14 | 354 | 78 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 96 | 26 | 94 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 59 | 220 | .494 | .667 | 25.3 | 15.7 | 6.7 | 1.1 | ||
| December | 8 | 8 | 209 | 52 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 43 | 14 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 139 | .584 | .814 | 26.1 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 1.0 | ||
| January | 16 | 16 | 428 | 108 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 84 | 18 | 89 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 57 | 274 | .568 | .690 | 26.8 | 17.1 | 5.6 | 1.6 | ||
| February | 11 | 11 | 293 | 67 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 67 | 19 | 54 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 182 | .528 | .716 | 26.6 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 1.7 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | .600 | .857 | 24.0 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 129 | 31 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 80 | .620 | .692 | 32.3 | 20.0 | 5.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Tuesday | 12 | 12 | 321 | 89 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 69 | 26 | 66 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 51 | 227 | .586 | .710 | 26.8 | 18.9 | 5.5 | 1.9 | ||
| Wednesday | 10 | 10 | 233 | 43 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 64 | 10 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 38 | 138 | .417 | .813 | 23.3 | 13.8 | 5.5 | 0.9 | ||
| Thursday | 5 | 5 | 94 | 22 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 57 | .468 | .619 | 18.8 | 11.4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Friday | 12 | 11 | 332 | 73 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 82 | 17 | 78 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 49 | 200 | .549 | .659 | 27.7 | 16.7 | 6.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Saturday | 8 | 8 | 201 | 54 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 128 | .587 | .606 | 25.1 | 16.0 | 6.9 | 1.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 51 | 51 | 1315 | 312 | 578 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 296 | 78 | 296 | 71 | 23 | 29 | 126 | 197 | 833 | .540 | .706 | 25.8 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 | |
| Reserve | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | .667 | .500 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 83 | 22 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 55 | .667 | .733 | 41.5 | 27.5 | 8.5 | 3.0 | |
| 30-39 | 10 | 10 | 343 | 75 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 78 | 15 | 79 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 37 | 211 | .577 | .782 | 34.3 | 21.1 | 7.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 20-29 | 32 | 32 | 785 | 193 | 369 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 180 | 56 | 183 | 39 | 12 | 21 | 71 | 129 | 506 | .523 | .667 | 24.5 | 15.8 | 5.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 10-19 | 7 | 6 | 114 | 23 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 66 | .489 | .690 | 16.3 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .625 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 16 | 16 | 386 | 85 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 77 | 25 | 87 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 56 | 221 | .491 | .662 | 24.1 | 13.8 | 5.4 | 1.4 | |
| 1 Day | 19 | 19 | 479 | 119 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 104 | 22 | 109 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 72 | 306 | .551 | .654 | 25.2 | 16.1 | 5.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 Days | 10 | 10 | 292 | 64 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 76 | 21 | 58 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 45 | 186 | .566 | .763 | 29.2 | 18.6 | 5.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 158 | 44 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 39 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 120 | .579 | .821 | 26.3 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 16 | 16 | 413 | 91 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 97 | 16 | 94 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 64 | 247 | .500 | .670 | 25.8 | 15.4 | 5.9 | 1.4 | |
| Western | 36 | 35 | 921 | 227 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 205 | 63 | 207 | 52 | 15 | 24 | 89 | 137 | 601 | .560 | .717 | 25.6 | 16.7 | 5.8 | 1.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 8 | 8 | 185 | 43 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 44 | 5 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 110 | .462 | .545 | 23.1 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 1.3 | |
| Central | 8 | 8 | 228 | 48 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 53 | 11 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 137 | .539 | .774 | 28.5 | 17.1 | 7.3 | 1.5 | ||
| Midwest | 16 | 16 | 404 | 92 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 88 | 30 | 100 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 61 | 251 | .538 | .761 | 25.3 | 15.7 | 6.3 | 1.1 | ||
| Pacific | 20 | 19 | 517 | 135 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 117 | 33 | 107 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 76 | 350 | .577 | .684 | 25.9 | 17.5 | 5.4 | 1.8 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 55 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 37 | .455 | .895 | 27.5 | 18.5 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 49 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 27 | .440 | .714 | 24.5 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 66 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 35 | .526 | .833 | 33.0 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | .588 | .400 | 38.0 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 50 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 30 | .423 | .727 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Denver | 3 | 3 | 67 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 31 | .522 | .636 | 22.3 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Golden State | 3 | 3 | 86 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 59 | .615 | .647 | 28.7 | 19.7 | 6.0 | 2.3 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 53 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 38 | .652 | .800 | 26.5 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 45 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25 | .571 | .250 | 22.5 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 83 | 25 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 61 | .543 | .647 | 20.8 | 15.3 | 5.3 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 86 | 23 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 57 | .575 | .733 | 21.5 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | .600 | .857 | 24.0 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | .400 | .222 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 40 | .682 | .769 | 21.5 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | .556 | .667 | 22.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Portland | 5 | 4 | 129 | 37 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 95 | .578 | .700 | 25.8 | 19.0 | 5.8 | 1.6 | ||
| Sacramento | 3 | 3 | 77 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 63 | .625 | .765 | 25.7 | 21.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 95 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 64 | .524 | .714 | 23.8 | 16.0 | 3.8 | 1.8 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 133 | 26 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 38 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 78 | .578 | .684 | 33.3 | 19.5 | 6.8 | 2.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 62 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25 | .412 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 43 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | .296 | .417 | 21.5 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | ||