James Edwards
Position: Center/Forward
Full Name: James Franklin Edwards
Nickname: Buddah
Born: November 22, 1955 in Seattle, Washington
Height: 7-0
Weight: 225
High School: Roosevelt in Seattle, Washington
College: University of Washington
Drafted: 3rd Round, 2nd Pick - LA Lakers, 1977
Jersey#: 42, 40 (Indiana Pacers)
Played for the Lakers from 1977 to 1978 and 1992 to 1994
Traded to the Indiana Pacers along with Earl Tatum and cash for Adrian Dantley and Dave Robisch on December 13, 1977.
Named to Basketball Digest's All-Rookie team in 1978.
Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Lakers on August 13, 1992. Left the Lakers to sign with the Portland Trail Blazers as an unrestricted free agent on September 19, 1994.
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | LAL | 25 | 723 | 145 | 316 | .459 | 80 | 125 | .640 | 0 | 0 | - | 180 | 7.2 | 29 | 89 | 17 | 57 | 28 | 370 | 14.8 |
| 1978 | TOT | 83 | 2405 | 495 | 1093 | .453 | 272 | 421 | .646 | 0 | 0 | - | 615 | 7.4 | 85 | 322 | 53 | 169 | 78 | 1262 | 15.2 |
| 1978 | IND | 58 | 1682 | 350 | 777 | .450 | 192 | 296 | .649 | 0 | 0 | - | 435 | 7.5 | 56 | 233 | 36 | 112 | 50 | 892 | 15.4 |
| 1979 | IND | 82 | 2546 | 534 | 1065 | .501 | 298 | 441 | .676 | 0 | 0 | - | 693 | 8.5 | 92 | 363 | 60 | 162 | 109 | 1366 | 16.7 |
| 1980 | IND | 82 | 2314 | 528 | 1032 | .512 | 231 | 339 | .681 | 0 | 1 | - | 578 | 7.0 | 127 | 324 | 55 | 131 | 104 | 1287 | 15.7 |
| 1981 | IND | 81 | 2375 | 511 | 1004 | .509 | 244 | 347 | .703 | 0 | 3 | - | 571 | 7.0 | 212 | 304 | 32 | 164 | 128 | 1266 | 15.6 |
| 1982 | CLE | 77 | 2539 | 528 | 1033 | .511 | 232 | 339 | .684 | 0 | 4 | - | 581 | 7.5 | 123 | 347 | 24 | 162 | 117 | 1288 | 16.7 |
| 1983 | TOT | 31 | 667 | 128 | 263 | .487 | 69 | 108 | .639 | 0 | 0 | - | 155 | 5.0 | 40 | 110 | 12 | 49 | 19 | 325 | 10.5 |
| 1983 | PHO | 16 | 285 | 55 | 113 | .487 | 31 | 47 | .660 | 0 | 0 | - | 59 | 3.7 | 27 | 49 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 141 | 8.8 |
| 1983 | CLE | 15 | 382 | 73 | 150 | .487 | 38 | 61 | .623 | 0 | 0 | - | 96 | 6.4 | 13 | 61 | 7 | 30 | 14 | 184 | 12.3 |
| 1984 | PHO | 72 | 1897 | 438 | 817 | .536 | 183 | 254 | .720 | 0 | 1 | - | 348 | 4.8 | 184 | 254 | 23 | 140 | 30 | 1059 | 14.7 |
| 1985 | PHO | 70 | 1787 | 384 | 766 | .501 | 276 | 370 | .746 | 0 | 3 | - | 387 | 5.5 | 153 | 237 | 26 | 162 | 52 | 1044 | 14.9 |
| 1986 | PHO | 52 | 1314 | 318 | 587 | .542 | 212 | 302 | .702 | 0 | 0 | - | 301 | 5.8 | 74 | 200 | 23 | 128 | 29 | 848 | 16.3 |
| 1987 | PHO | 14 | 304 | 57 | 110 | .518 | 54 | 70 | .771 | 0 | 0 | - | 60 | 4.3 | 19 | 42 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 168 | 12.0 |
| 1988 | DET | 26 | 328 | 48 | 101 | .475 | 45 | 61 | .738 | 0 | 0 | - | 77 | 3.0 | 5 | 57 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 141 | 5.4 |
| 1988 | TOT | 69 | 1705 | 302 | 643 | .470 | 210 | 321 | .654 | 0 | 1 | - | 412 | 6.0 | 78 | 216 | 16 | 130 | 37 | 814 | 11.8 |
| 1988 | PHO | 43 | 1377 | 254 | 542 | .469 | 165 | 260 | .635 | 0 | 1 | - | 335 | 7.8 | 73 | 159 | 14 | 108 | 32 | 673 | 15.7 |
| 1989 | DET | 76 | 1254 | 211 | 422 | .500 | 133 | 194 | .686 | 0 | 2 | - | 231 | 3.0 | 49 | 226 | 11 | 72 | 31 | 555 | 7.3 |
| 1990 | DET | 82 | 2283 | 462 | 928 | .498 | 265 | 354 | .749 | 0 | 3 | - | 345 | 4.2 | 63 | 295 | 23 | 133 | 37 | 1189 | 14.5 |
| 1991 | DET | 72 | 1903 | 383 | 792 | .484 | 215 | 295 | .729 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 277 | 3.8 | 65 | 249 | 12 | 126 | 30 | 982 | 13.6 |
| 1992 | LAC | 72 | 1437 | 250 | 538 | .465 | 198 | 271 | .731 | 0 | 1 | - | 202 | 2.8 | 53 | 236 | 24 | 72 | 33 | 698 | 9.7 |
| 1993 | LAL | 52 | 617 | 122 | 270 | .452 | 84 | 118 | .712 | 0 | 0 | - | 100 | 1.9 | 41 | 122 | 10 | 51 | 7 | 328 | 6.3 |
| 1994 | LAL | 45 | 469 | 78 | 168 | .464 | 54 | 79 | .684 | 0 | 0 | - | 65 | 1.4 | 22 | 90 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 210 | 4.7 |
| 1995 | POR | 28 | 266 | 32 | 83 | .386 | 11 | 17 | .647 | 0 | 0 | - | 43 | 1.5 | 8 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 75 | 2.7 |
| 1996 | CHI | 28 | 274 | 41 | 110 | .373 | 16 | 26 | .615 | 0 | 0 | - | 40 | 1.4 | 11 | 61 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 98 | 3.5 |
| CAREER | 1168 | 28356 | 5802 | 11724 | .495 | 3257 | 4666 | .698 | 1 | 21 | .048 | 6004 | 5.1 | 1499 | 4042 | 420 | 1931 | 867 | 14862 | 12.7 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | IND | 2 | 56 | 7 | 24 | .292 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 7.0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7.0 |
| 1983 | PHO | 3 | 54 | 11 | 26 | .423 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 6.0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 9.3 |
| 1984 | PHO | 17 | 463 | 93 | 189 | .492 | 48 | 68 | .706 | 0 | 0 | - | 91 | 5.4 | 27 | 62 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 234 | 13.8 |
| 1988 | DET | 22 | 308 | 56 | 110 | .509 | 27 | 41 | .659 | 0 | 1 | - | 68 | 3.1 | 11 | 55 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 139 | 6.3 |
| 1989 | DET | 17 | 317 | 40 | 85 | .471 | 40 | 51 | .784 | 0 | 1 | - | 36 | 2.1 | 12 | 53 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 120 | 7.1 |
| 1990 | DET | 20 | 536 | 114 | 231 | .494 | 58 | 96 | .604 | 0 | 1 | - | 71 | 3.5 | 13 | 74 | 5 | 31 | 11 | 286 | 14.3 |
| 1991 | DET | 15 | 345 | 61 | 150 | .407 | 38 | 55 | .691 | 0 | 0 | - | 37 | 2.5 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 160 | 10.7 |
| 1992 | LAC | 5 | 87 | 10 | 24 | .417 | 12 | 19 | .632 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 2.6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 6.4 |
| 1993 | LAL | 3 | 14 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 |
| 1995 | POR | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | CHI | 6 | 28 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1.8 |
| CAREER | 111 | 2212 | 399 | 853 | .468 | 232 | 340 | .682 | 0 | 3 | - | 354 | 3.2 | 84 | 325 | 17 | 126 | 46 | 1030 | 9.3 | |
