Bio
- Height
- 7' 1"
- Debut
- 1977
- Draft
- 1977Rd 3, Pk 46
- College
- Washington
Bio
- Height
- 7' 1"
- Debut
- 1977
- Draft
- 1977Rd 3, Pk 46
- College
- Washington
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 12.7
- REB
- 5.1
- AST
- 1.3
- STL
- 0.4
- BLK
- 0.7
- TS%
- 53.9
- MIN
- 24.3
- GP
- 1,168
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 |  IND/LAL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978-79 |  IND | 16.7 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 54.2 | 31 | 82 |
| 1979-80 | IND | 15.7 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 54.5 | 28.2 | 82 |
| 1980-81 | IND | 15.6 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 54.7 | 29.3 | 81 |
| 1981-82 |  CLE | 16.7 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 54.5 | 33 | 77 |
| 1982-83 |  CLE/PHX | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 14.7 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 57.0 | 26.3 | 72 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 14.9 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 56.2 | 25.5 | 70 |
| 1985-86 | PHX | 16.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 58.9 | 25.3 | 52 |
| 1986-87 | PHX | 12.0 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 59.7 | 21.7 | 14 |
| 1987-88 | DET/PHX | 11.8 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 51.9 | 24.7 | 69 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 7.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 54.7 | 16.5 | 76 |
| 1989-90 |  DET | 14.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 54.9 | 27.8 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 13.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 53.3 | 26.4 | 72 |
| 1991-92 | LAC | 9.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 53.1 | 20 | 72 |
| 1992-93 | LAL | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 50.9 | 11.9 | 52 |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 51.8 | 10.4 | 45 |
| 1994-95 | POR | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 41.4 | 9.5 | 28 |
| 1995-96 | CHI | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 40.3 | 9.8 | 28 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 9.3
- REB
- 3.2
- AST
- 0.8
- STL
- 0.2
- BLK
- 0.4
- TS%
- 51.4
- MIN
- 19.9
- GP
- 111
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 14,862
- REB
- 6,004
- AST
- 1,499
- STL
- 420
- BLK
- 867
- TO
- 1,931
- FGM
- 5,802
- 3PTM
- 1
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | IND/LAL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978-79 | IND | 1,366 | 693 | 92 | 60 | 109 | 162 | 534 | 0 |
| 1979-80 | IND | 1,287 | 578 | 127 | 55 | 104 | 131 | 528 | 0 |
| 1980-81 | IND | 1,266 | 571 | 212 | 32 | 128 | 164 | 511 | 0 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 1,288 | 581 | 123 | 24 | 117 | 162 | 528 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | CLE/PHX | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 1,059 | 348 | 184 | 23 | 30 | 140 | 438 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 1,044 | 387 | 153 | 26 | 52 | 162 | 384 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | PHX | 848 | 301 | 74 | 23 | 29 | 128 | 318 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | PHX | 168 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | DET/PHX | 814 | 412 | 78 | 16 | 37 | 130 | 302 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 555 | 231 | 49 | 11 | 31 | 72 | 211 | 0 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 1,189 | 345 | 63 | 23 | 37 | 133 | 462 | 0 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 982 | 277 | 65 | 12 | 30 | 126 | 383 | 1 |
| 1991-92 | LAC | 698 | 202 | 53 | 24 | 33 | 72 | 250 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | LAL | 328 | 100 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 122 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 210 | 65 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 78 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | POR | 75 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | CHI | 98 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 18.8
- REB
- 7.6
- AST
- 1.9
- STL
- 0.6
- BLK
- 1.0
- TS%
- 53.9
- MIN
- 24.3
- GP
- 1,168
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | IND | 19.4 | 9.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 54.2 | 31 | 82 |
| 1979-80 | IND | 20.0 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 54.5 | 28.2 | 82 |
| 1980-81 | IND | 19.2 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 54.7 | 29.3 | 81 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 18.2 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 54.5 | 33 | 77 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 20.1 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 57.0 | 26.3 | 72 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 21.0 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 56.2 | 25.5 | 70 |
| 1985-86 | PHX | 23.2 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 58.9 | 25.3 | 52 |
| 1986-87 | PHX | 19.9 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 59.7 | 21.7 | 14 |
| 1987-88 | DET/PHX | 17.2 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 51.9 | 24.7 | 69 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 15.9 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 54.7 | 16.5 | 76 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 18.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 54.9 | 27.8 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 18.5 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 53.3 | 26.4 | 72 |
| 1991-92 | LAC | 17.5 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 53.1 | 20 | 72 |
| 1992-93 | LAL | 19.1 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 50.9 | 11.9 | 52 |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 16.3 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 51.8 | 10.4 | 45 |
| 1994-95 | POR | 10.2 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 41.4 | 9.5 | 28 |
| 1995-96 | CHI | 12.9 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 40.3 | 9.8 | 28 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were James Edwards's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for James Edwards covers 19 seasons with the Pacers, the Cavaliers, the Suns, the Pistons, the Clippers, the Lakers, the Trail Blazers and the Bulls; its career totals count every season. He scored 14,862 points with 6,004 rebounds and 1,499 assists in 1,168 games — 12.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. His best season was 1978-79: 1,366 points, 693 rebounds and 92 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 11 postseasons, 1977-78 to 1995-96
Championships ×3
- 1988-89 NBA Finals with the Detroit Pistons
- 1989-90 NBA Finals with the Detroit Pistons
- 1995-96 NBA Finals with the Chicago Bulls
All-time career rank
- 143rd in points (14,862)
- 138th in rebounds (6,004)
- 125th in blocks (867)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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