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James Edwards

Center  at Indiana Pacers
Age70
NationalityUSA
Height216 cm (7'1")
Weight114 kg
BornNov 22, 1955
CollegeWashington
Career
12.8PPG
5.3RPG
1.3APG
1,351 games · 19 seasons

Career snapshot

19seasons
1,351games
17,262career pts
12.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Indiana Pacers · 303 games · 1977-78–1980-81

Position rank · 1993-94

#45PPG rank
#42PER rank
#42WS rank
Among 59 Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 16.7 1978-79 · IND
RPG 8.5 1978-79 · IND
APG 2.6 1980-81 · IND
PER 18.2 1980-81 · IND
WS 7.1 1978-79 · IND

Draft

1977
Round 3 · Pick 46
from Washington

Career by team

Chicago Bulls
1995-96 – 1995-96 · 1 seasons
3.5 PPG 1.4 RPG 0.4 APG
28 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1994-95 – 1994-95 · 1 seasons
2.7 PPG 1.5 RPG 0.3 APG
28 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1977-78 – 1993-94 · 3 seasons
7.5 PPG 2.8 RPG 0.8 APG
122 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1991-92 – 1991-92 · 1 seasons
9.7 PPG 2.8 RPG 0.7 APG
72 games
Detroit Pistons
1987-88 – 1990-91 · 4 seasons
11.2 PPG 3.6 RPG 0.7 APG
256 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1981-82 – 1982-83 · 2 seasons
16.0 PPG 7.3 RPG 1.5 APG
92 games
Indiana Pacers
1977-78 – 1980-81 · 4 seasons
15.9 PPG 7.5 RPG 1.6 APG
303 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 LAL 25 0 28.9 14.8 7.2 1.2 0.6 1.1 45.9 0.0 64.0 14.3 1.2
1977-78 IND 58 52 29.0 15.4 7.5 1.0 0.6 0.9 45.0 0.0 64.9 14.8 3.3
1977-78 NBA 83 52 29.0 15.2 7.4 1.0 0.6 0.9 45.3 0.0 64.6 — —
1978-79 IND 82 82 31.0 16.7 8.5 1.1 0.7 1.3 50.1 0.0 67.6 16.9 7.1
1979-80 IND 82 82 28.2 15.7 7.0 1.5 0.7 1.3 51.2 0.0 68.1 17.6 6.7
1980-81 IND 81 80 29.3 15.6 7.0 2.6 0.4 1.6 50.9 0.0 70.3 18.2 7.0
1981-82 CLE 77 75 33.0 16.7 7.5 1.6 0.3 1.5 51.1 0.0 68.4 15.8 4.3
1982-83 NBA 16 1 17.8 8.8 3.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 48.7 0.0 66.0 — —
1982-83 NBA 31 9 21.5 10.5 5.0 1.3 0.4 0.6 48.7 0.0 63.9 — —
1982-83 CLE 15 8 25.5 12.3 6.4 0.9 0.5 0.9 48.7 0.0 62.3 14.7 0.6
1983-84 NBA 72 67 26.3 14.7 4.8 2.6 0.3 0.4 53.6 0.0 72.0 — —
1984-85 NBA 70 58 25.5 14.9 5.5 2.2 0.4 0.7 50.1 0.0 74.6 — —
1985-86 NBA 52 51 25.3 16.3 5.8 1.4 0.4 0.6 54.2 0.0 70.2 — —
1986-87 NBA 14 9 21.7 12.0 4.3 1.4 0.4 0.5 51.8 0.0 77.1 — —
1987-88 NBA 43 42 32.0 15.7 7.8 1.7 0.3 0.7 46.9 0.0 63.5 — —
1987-88 NBA 69 44 24.7 11.8 6.0 1.1 0.2 0.5 47.0 0.0 65.4 — —
1987-88 DET 26 2 12.6 5.4 3.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 47.5 0.0 73.8 10.7 0.7
1988-89 DET 76 1 16.5 7.3 3.0 0.6 0.1 0.4 50.0 0.0 68.6 11.6 2.8
1989-90 DET 82 70 27.8 14.5 4.2 0.8 0.3 0.5 49.8 0.0 74.9 13.3 5.6
1990-91 DET 72 70 26.4 13.6 3.8 0.9 0.2 0.4 48.4 50.0 72.9 12.7 3.5
1991-92 LAC 72 11 20.0 9.7 2.8 0.7 0.3 0.5 46.5 0.0 73.1 11.7 2.8
1992-93 LAL 52 0 11.9 6.3 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.1 45.2 0.0 71.2 11.2 0.4
1993-94 LAL 45 2 10.4 4.7 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 46.4 0.0 68.4 9.1 0.3
1994-95 POR 28 0 9.5 2.7 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 38.6 0.0 64.7 5.4 0.0
1995-96 CHI 28 0 9.8 3.5 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 37.3 0.0 61.5 3.5 -0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1995 Portland Trail Blazers Chicago Bulls season change
Jul 1994 Los Angeles Lakers Portland Trail Blazers season change
Jul 1992 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers season change
Jul 1991 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Clippers season change
Oct 1987 Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons offseason From 1982-83 to 1987-88
Jul 1981 Indiana Pacers Cleveland Cavaliers season change
Jul 1978 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers season change

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About James Edwards

James Franklin Edwards is an American former professional basketball player who was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, and Chicago Bulls during a career that spanned 19 seasons. Though he never appeared in an All-Star Game, he was a reliable low-post scorer, averaging 12.7 points per game over his career. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies.