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 | 11 | 1437 | 250 | 538 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 271 | 55 | 202 | 53 | 24 | 33 | 72 | 236 | 698 | .465 | .000 | .731 | 20.0 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 37 | 2 | 694 | 125 | 264 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 158 | 29 | 96 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 112 | 363 | .473 | .000 | .715 | 18.8 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Road | 35 | 9 | 743 | 125 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 113 | 26 | 106 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 124 | 335 | .456 | .752 | 21.2 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 905 | 158 | 347 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 159 | 34 | 139 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 157 | 433 | .455 | .000 | .736 | 20.6 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| Post | 28 | 10 | 532 | 92 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 112 | 21 | 63 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 79 | 265 | .482 | .723 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | ||
| 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 | 39 | 7 | 779 | 124 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 138 | 28 | 109 | 31 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 117 | 352 | .441 | .754 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | |
| Loss | 33 | 4 | 658 | 126 | 257 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 133 | 27 | 93 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 119 | 346 | .490 | .000 | .707 | 19.9 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 0 | 295 | 57 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 53 | 9 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 153 | .533 | .736 | 19.7 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 1.3 | |
| December | 14 | 0 | 284 | 47 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 52 | 16 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 134 | .423 | .000 | .769 | 20.3 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| January | 13 | 1 | 298 | 48 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 54 | 8 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 134 | .410 | .704 | 22.9 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | ||
| February | 11 | 0 | 211 | 46 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 47 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 124 | .548 | .681 | 19.2 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | ||
| March | 9 | 6 | 152 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 54 | .400 | .824 | 16.9 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | ||
| April | 10 | 4 | 197 | 32 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 48 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 99 | .464 | .729 | 19.7 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 36 | .379 | .700 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | |
| Monday | 5 | 0 | 127 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 38 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 61 | .447 | .711 | 25.4 | 12.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Tuesday | 11 | 1 | 185 | 42 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 101 | .545 | .739 | 16.8 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Wednesday | 11 | 1 | 205 | 45 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 114 | .529 | .000 | .889 | 18.6 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 | |
| Thursday | 10 | 2 | 204 | 30 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 41 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 88 | .400 | .683 | 20.4 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Friday | 16 | 3 | 359 | 67 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 72 | 14 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 184 | .515 | .694 | 22.4 | 11.5 | 2.8 | 0.7 | ||
| Saturday | 15 | 3 | 273 | 38 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 50 | 16 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 48 | 114 | .365 | .760 | 18.2 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 0.7 | ||
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 11 | 11 | 265 | 34 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 48 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 104 | .378 | .750 | 24.1 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | |
| Reserve | 61 | 0 | 1172 | 216 | 448 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 223 | 40 | 167 | 47 | 17 | 26 | 61 | 203 | 594 | .482 | .000 | .726 | 19.2 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 4 | 1 | 128 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 54 | .333 | .800 | 32.0 | 13.5 | 4.3 | 0.8 | |
| 20-29 | 38 | 8 | 882 | 172 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 148 | 36 | 122 | 35 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 141 | 454 | .510 | .743 | 23.2 | 11.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | ||
| 10-19 | 26 | 2 | 399 | 58 | 147 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 86 | 14 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 73 | 175 | .395 | .000 | .686 | 15.3 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 | |
| 0-9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | .556 | .714 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 19 | 5 | 400 | 76 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 86 | 17 | 65 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 65 | 219 | .458 | .000 | .779 | 21.1 | 11.5 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| 1 Day | 32 | 4 | 663 | 107 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 141 | 22 | 81 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 106 | 314 | .435 | .709 | 20.7 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 2 Days | 11 | 1 | 205 | 32 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 27 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 83 | .457 | .704 | 18.6 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 3+ Days | 9 | 1 | 145 | 29 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 69 | .617 | .733 | 16.1 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 | ||
| 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 | 23 | 6 | 547 | 83 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 100 | 23 | 78 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 78 | 242 | .411 | .760 | 23.8 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 0.6 | |
| Western | 49 | 5 | 890 | 167 | 336 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 171 | 32 | 124 | 39 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 158 | 456 | .497 | .000 | .713 | 18.2 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 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 | 10 | 1 | 234 | 31 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 49 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 97 | .365 | .714 | 23.4 | 9.7 | 3.2 | 0.2 | |
| Central | 13 | 5 | 313 | 52 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 51 | 10 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 145 | .444 | .804 | 24.1 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 0.9 | ||
| Midwest | 24 | 3 | 431 | 74 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 84 | 17 | 62 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 79 | 211 | .463 | .750 | 18.0 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Pacific | 25 | 2 | 459 | 93 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 87 | 15 | 62 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 79 | 245 | .528 | .000 | .678 | 18.4 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 49 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 36 | .519 | .800 | 24.5 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .375 | .833 | 34.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 | .421 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .636 | .667 | 28.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | .273 | .625 | 21.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 1 | 63 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 34 | .522 | .833 | 15.8 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 4 | 1 | 65 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 26 | .400 | .750 | 16.3 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 53 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 24 | .455 | .667 | 26.5 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 1 | 66 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 44 | .538 | .000 | .762 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Houston | 4 | 1 | 72 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 34 | .571 | .500 | 18.0 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | .467 | 1.000 | 24.5 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 0 | 89 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 47 | .667 | .700 | 22.3 | 11.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | ||
| Miami | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .500 | .250 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | .250 | .818 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 71 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 29 | .346 | .846 | 17.8 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 20 | .474 | .667 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New York | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .333 | .667 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Orlando | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .300 | .833 | 20.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 | .438 | .667 | 22.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 1 | 98 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 51 | .475 | .722 | 19.6 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Portland | 5 | 0 | 93 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 47 | .472 | .591 | 18.6 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Sacramento | 3 | 0 | 55 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 30 | .636 | .667 | 18.3 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 76 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 47 | .484 | .680 | 19.0 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 0 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 26 | .409 | .615 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 0 | 84 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 41 | .444 | .773 | 21.0 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | .211 | .750 | 26.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||