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 | 45 | 2 | 469 | 78 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 79 | 11 | 65 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 90 | 210 | .464 | .684 | 10.4 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 26 | 2 | 239 | 34 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 45 | 6 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 50 | 98 | .459 | .667 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | |
| Road | 19 | 0 | 230 | 44 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 34 | 5 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 112 | .468 | .706 | 12.1 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 27 | 0 | 311 | 53 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 55 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 61 | 144 | .469 | .691 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | |
| Post | 18 | 2 | 158 | 25 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 66 | .455 | .667 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ||
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 17 | 0 | 195 | 30 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 73 | .423 | .650 | 11.5 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | |
| Loss | 28 | 2 | 274 | 48 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 59 | 9 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 137 | .495 | .695 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ||
| 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 |
| Month | November | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .400 | .750 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | |
| December | 9 | 0 | 99 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 56 | .571 | .696 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ||
| January | 11 | 0 | 161 | 28 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 69 | .467 | .591 | 14.6 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | ||
| February | 9 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 27 | .375 | .750 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ||
| March | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | .273 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | |||
| April | 9 | 2 | 103 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 45 | .485 | .722 | 11.4 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | ||
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 10 | 1 | 103 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 33 | .357 | .591 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | |
| Tuesday | 8 | 0 | 104 | 22 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 49 | .512 | .556 | 13.0 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | ||
| Wednesday | 8 | 1 | 104 | 22 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 53 | .537 | .900 | 13.0 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Thursday | 6 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | .467 | .667 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Friday | 12 | 0 | 101 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 47 | .361 | .700 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
| Saturday | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .800 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 2 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 22 | .667 | .750 | 19.5 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| Reserve | 43 | 0 | 430 | 70 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 71 | 6 | 54 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 84 | 188 | .449 | .676 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | .538 | 32.0 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 20-29 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | .684 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | ||
| 10-19 | 18 | 1 | 245 | 40 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 53 | 4 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 51 | 116 | .482 | .679 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | ||
| 0-9 | 24 | 0 | 144 | 18 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 50 | .340 | .636 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 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 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 39 | .433 | .813 | 11.9 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | |
| 1 Day | 14 | 0 | 141 | 22 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 54 | .458 | .625 | 10.1 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | ||
| 2 Days | 6 | 0 | 54 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 30 | .529 | .750 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | ||
| 3+ Days | 17 | 2 | 182 | 33 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 84 | .465 | .621 | 10.7 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | ||
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 11 | 0 | 109 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 50 | .528 | .522 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | |
| Western | 34 | 2 | 360 | 59 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 56 | 11 | 53 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 65 | 160 | .447 | .750 | 10.6 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 7 | 0 | 73 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 36 | .519 | .533 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | |
| Central | 4 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | .556 | .500 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Midwest | 15 | 1 | 167 | 21 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 57 | .344 | .625 | 11.1 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | ||
| Pacific | 19 | 1 | 193 | 38 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 103 | .535 | .844 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .500 | .500 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .500 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .667 | .500 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .500 | .500 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Dallas | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .364 | .500 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | .467 | 19.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | .000 | .750 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | ||
| LA Clippers | 3 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .455 | .833 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Miami | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .714 | .500 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .400 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New York | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .667 | .400 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Orlando | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .500 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .500 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .286 | .000 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 35 | .526 | .938 | 11.8 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Sacramento | 3 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | .571 | 1.000 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| San Antonio | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | .400 | .000 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 1 | 61 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 28 | .722 | 1.000 | 15.3 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | .364 | .800 | 14.5 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||