James Edwards stats
Bio
- Age
- 70 yearsNov 22, 1955
- Height
- 7' 1"
James Edwards played 19 NBA seasons, 1977-78 to 1995-96.
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 | 31.0 | 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 | 33.0 | 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 | 20.0 | 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 | 31.0 | 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 | 33.0 | 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 | 20.0 | 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
Fantasy
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,054
- ESPN
- 21,101.0
- YAHOO
- 23,278.8
- ESPN/G
- 20.0
- YAHOO/G
- 22.1
Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line. | YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line. | ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played. | YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | IND | 82 | 2,455.0 | 2,680.6 | 29.9 | 32.7 |
| 1979-80 | IND | 82 | 2,409.0 | 2,517.1 | 29.4 | 30.7 |
| 1980-81 | IND | 81 | 2,488.0 | 2,585.2 | 30.7 | 31.9 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 77 | 2,271.0 | 2,430.7 | 29.5 | 31.6 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 72 | 1,695.0 | 1,771.6 | 23.5 | 24.6 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 70 | 1,633.0 | 1,809.9 | 23.3 | 25.9 |
| 1985-86 | PHX | 52 | 1,208.0 | 1,348.2 | 23.2 | 25.9 |
| 1986-87 | PHX | 14 | 276.0 | 292.5 | 19.7 | 20.9 |
| 1987-88 | DET/PHX | 69 | 1,184.0 | 1,454.4 | 17.2 | 21.1 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 76 | 847.0 | 959.7 | 11.1 | 12.6 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 82 | 1,541.0 | 1,744.5 | 18.8 | 21.3 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 72 | 1,200.0 | 1,411.9 | 16.7 | 19.6 |
| 1991-92 | LAC | 72 | 979.0 | 1,118.9 | 13.6 | 15.5 |
| 1992-93 | LAL | 52 | 416.0 | 509.5 | 8.0 | 9.8 |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 45 | 250.0 | 312.0 | 5.6 | 6.9 |
| 1994-95 | POR | 28 | 133.0 | 163.6 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| 1995-96 | CHI | 28 | 116.0 | 168.5 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
Bio
- Age
- 70 yearsNov 22, 1955
- Height
- 7' 1"
- Debut
- 1977
- Birthplace
- Seattle, WA
- Draft
- 1977Rd 3, Pk 46
- College
- Washington
Latest performance
James Edwards
May 27 · @ ORL · W 106-101
- MIN
- 3
- PTS
- 0
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- FG%
- 0.0
- 3PTM
- 0
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, May 27 | at ORLW 106-101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun, May 12 | at NYW 94-91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat, May 11 | atNYL 102-99 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tue, May 07 | vsNYW 91-80 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun, May 05 | vsNYW 91-84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun, Apr 28 | vs MIAW 106-75 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
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
- 163rd in points (14,862)
- 169th in rebounds (6,004)
- 130th in blocks (867)
Among the 2,819 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on James Edwards
Playoff series
James Edwards played 111 games across 11 NBA postseasons in 26 series — 19 won, 7 lost.
| 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | MIA | Won 1-0 | 1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 1995-96 | NY | Won 3-1 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1995-96 | ORL | Won 1-0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1994-95 | PHX | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | Won 2-1 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 1991-92 |  UTAH | Lost 2-3 | 5 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| 1990-91 | HAW | Won 3-2 | 5 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| 1990-91 |  BOS | Won 4-2 | 6 | 13.7 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
| 1990-91 |  CHI | Lost 0-4 | 4 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| 1989-90 |  IND | Won 3-0 | 3 | 16.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| 1989-90 | NY | Won 4-1 | 5 | 19.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | Won 4-3 | 7 | 9.9 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| 1989-90 |  POR | Won 4-1 | 5 | 14.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | Won 3-0 | 3 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 1988-89 |  MIL | Won 4-0 | 4 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | Won 4-2 | 6 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | Won 4-0 | 4 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| 1987-88 |  WSH | Won 3-1 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | Won 4-1 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | Won 4-2 | 6 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | Lost 3-4 | 7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 1983-84 | POR | Won 3-2 | 5 | 16.8 | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| 1983-84 | UTAH | Won 4-2 | 6 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 1.3 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | Lost 2-4 | 6 | 14.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| 1982-83 |  DEN | Lost 1-2 | 3 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 1.3 |
| 1980-81 |  PHI | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.5 |
James Edwards’s playoff series, round by round
Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
James Edwards against each club
- vs Chicago Bulls (70)
- vs Boston Celtics (64)
- vs Portland Trail Blazers (64)
- vs New York Knicks (61)
- vs Los Angeles Lakers (59)
- vs Waterloo Hawks (59)
- vs San Antonio Spurs (58)
- vs Washington Wizards (58)
- vs Brooklyn Nets (57)
- vs Milwaukee Bucks (57)
- vs Philadelphia 76ers (55)
- vs Cleveland Cavaliers (53)
- vs LA Clippers (53)
- vs Houston Rockets (52)
- vs Utah Jazz (51)
- vs Denver Nuggets (49)
- vs Sacramento Kings (49)
- vs Oklahoma City Thunder (48)
- vs Golden State Warriors (45)
- vs Detroit Pistons (42)
- vs Phoenix Suns (40)
- vs Dallas Mavericks (38)
- vs Indiana Pacers (38)
- vs Miami Heat (15)
- vs Charlotte Hornets (14)
- vs Orlando Magic (14)
- vs Minnesota Timberwolves (10)
- vs New Orleans Pelicans (4)
- vs Atlanta Hawks (2)
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