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 | 72 | 70 | 1903 | 383 | 792 | 1 | 2 | 215 | 295 | 91 | 277 | 65 | 12 | 30 | 126 | 249 | 982 | .484 | .500 | .729 | 26.4 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | |
| 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 | 37 | 37 | 937 | 193 | 393 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 151 | 41 | 132 | 37 | 5 | 13 | 59 | 125 | 494 | .491 | 1.000 | .709 | 25.3 | 13.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
| Road | 35 | 33 | 966 | 190 | 399 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 144 | 50 | 145 | 28 | 7 | 17 | 67 | 124 | 488 | .476 | .000 | .750 | 27.6 | 13.9 | 4.1 | 0.8 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 48 | 48 | 1269 | 243 | 520 | 1 | 2 | 157 | 209 | 61 | 186 | 40 | 6 | 20 | 72 | 158 | 644 | .467 | .500 | .751 | 26.4 | 13.4 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| Post | 24 | 22 | 634 | 140 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 86 | 30 | 91 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 91 | 338 | .515 | .674 | 26.4 | 14.1 | 3.8 | 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 | 44 | 44 | 1176 | 239 | 485 | 1 | 2 | 138 | 181 | 51 | 168 | 38 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 141 | 617 | .493 | .500 | .762 | 26.7 | 14.0 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| Loss | 28 | 26 | 727 | 144 | 307 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 114 | 40 | 109 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 108 | 365 | .469 | .675 | 26.0 | 13.0 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 15 | 428 | 84 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 69 | 26 | 73 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 51 | 228 | .477 | .870 | 28.5 | 15.2 | 4.9 | 0.9 | |
| December | 14 | 14 | 362 | 67 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 67 | 16 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 47 | 178 | .435 | 1.000 | .642 | 25.9 | 12.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 385 | 76 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 54 | 14 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 193 | .487 | .000 | .759 | 25.7 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | |
| February | 13 | 11 | 340 | 59 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 47 | 16 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 53 | 149 | .476 | .660 | 26.2 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 1.2 | ||
| March | 13 | 13 | 359 | 92 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 55 | 19 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 47 | 223 | .538 | .709 | 27.6 | 17.2 | 3.9 | 1.1 | ||
| April | 2 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .455 | .333 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 6 | 207 | 43 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 37 | 6 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 115 | .531 | .784 | 34.5 | 19.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 142 | 33 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 81 | .524 | .000 | .714 | 23.7 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 0.8 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 11 | 340 | 62 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 49 | 17 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 43 | 156 | .488 | .653 | 28.3 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Wednesday | 16 | 16 | 376 | 81 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 66 | 24 | 64 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 53 | 209 | .500 | .712 | 23.5 | 13.1 | 4.0 | 0.9 | ||
| Thursday | 5 | 4 | 129 | 25 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 64 | .463 | .636 | 25.8 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 0.8 | ||
| Friday | 16 | 16 | 442 | 87 | 186 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 61 | 15 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 52 | 225 | .468 | 1.000 | .820 | 27.6 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 11 | 267 | 52 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 132 | .437 | .718 | 24.3 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | ||
| 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 | 70 | 70 | 1861 | 380 | 777 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 293 | 91 | 271 | 63 | 12 | 30 | 124 | 242 | 975 | .489 | .500 | .730 | 26.6 | 13.9 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Reserve | 2 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | .200 | .500 | 21.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 82 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 42 | .533 | .588 | 41.0 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | |
| 30-39 | 27 | 27 | 877 | 178 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 134 | 46 | 135 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 97 | 460 | .500 | .776 | 32.5 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 | ||
| 20-29 | 28 | 27 | 691 | 143 | 296 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 93 | 35 | 98 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 92 | 356 | .483 | .500 | .742 | 24.7 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 0.9 | |
| 10-19 | 14 | 13 | 244 | 44 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 51 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 120 | .415 | .627 | 17.4 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .500 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 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 | 22 | 22 | 537 | 116 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 95 | 32 | 94 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 76 | 300 | .504 | .716 | 24.4 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 0.9 | |
| 1 Day | 30 | 28 | 797 | 152 | 341 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 102 | 27 | 104 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 50 | 94 | 383 | .446 | .500 | .765 | 26.6 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 13 | 386 | 78 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 62 | 17 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 53 | 202 | .553 | .742 | 29.7 | 15.5 | 4.1 | 0.8 | ||
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 151 | 31 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 79 | .470 | .586 | 25.2 | 13.2 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 46 | 44 | 1163 | 236 | 478 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 168 | 58 | 160 | 44 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 158 | 591 | .494 | 1.000 | .702 | 25.3 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| Western | 26 | 26 | 740 | 147 | 314 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 127 | 33 | 117 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 62 | 91 | 391 | .468 | .000 | .764 | 28.5 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 0.8 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 21 | 20 | 545 | 114 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 79 | 30 | 82 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 71 | 288 | .496 | .759 | 26.0 | 13.7 | 3.9 | 1.1 | |
| Central | 25 | 24 | 618 | 122 | 248 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 89 | 28 | 78 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 87 | 303 | .492 | 1.000 | .652 | 24.7 | 12.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | |
| Midwest | 13 | 13 | 348 | 70 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 51 | 17 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 40 | 179 | .449 | .000 | .765 | 26.8 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 0.7 | |
| Pacific | 13 | 13 | 392 | 77 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 76 | 16 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 51 | 212 | .487 | .763 | 30.2 | 16.3 | 4.8 | 0.9 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 84 | 20 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 52 | .455 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 48 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 36 | .467 | .800 | 24.0 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 110 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 53 | .526 | .722 | 27.5 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Chicago | 3 | 3 | 69 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 28 | .429 | .500 | 23.0 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 5 | 4 | 113 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 35 | .444 | .750 | 22.6 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 61 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | .409 | .000 | 1.000 | 30.5 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 38 | .538 | .714 | 26.0 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Golden State | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .444 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 64 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 31 | .400 | .786 | 32.0 | 15.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | 111 | 28 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 68 | .571 | .600 | 27.8 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 1.3 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 70 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 34 | .393 | .750 | 35.0 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 74 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 41 | .552 | .692 | 37.0 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 3 | 94 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 37 | .441 | .700 | 23.5 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 5 | 131 | 29 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 67 | .483 | .563 | 26.2 | 13.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .429 | .500 | 32.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 114 | 26 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 63 | .542 | .917 | 28.5 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | ||
| New York | 3 | 3 | 92 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 59 | .692 | .714 | 30.7 | 19.7 | 4.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | .500 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | 104 | 23 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 62 | .460 | .800 | 26.0 | 15.5 | 3.8 | 1.3 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 59 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 34 | .545 | .909 | 29.5 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 56 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 26 | .370 | .750 | 28.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 56 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 42 | .560 | .875 | 28.0 | 21.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 56 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 30 | .419 | .800 | 28.0 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 60 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 27 | .556 | .583 | 30.0 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | .429 | .625 | 18.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 4 | 93 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 31 | .310 | .650 | 23.3 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||