James Edwards
- Seasons
- 1977-78 to 1995-96
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 7′1″
- Weight
- 252 lb
- Born
- Nov 22, 1955
- College
- Washington
- Draft
- 1977, round 3, pick 46
3Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.8
- True shooting
- .539
- Effective FG
- .499
- Usage rate
- 22.6
- Win shares
- 59.8
- WS per 48
- .101
- Box plus/minus
- -1.7
- VORP
- 1.8
- Best season, WS
- 7.1
- Best season, BPM
- 1.3
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 4
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 2+ teams | 22 | 83 | 2,405 | 14.7 | .494 | .453 | 22.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.5 | .089 | -1.0 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 99 | 101 |
| 1978-79 | IND | 23 | 82 | 2,546 | 16.9 | .542 | .501 | 21.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 7.1 | .133 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 107 | 102 |
| 1979-80 | IND | 24 | 82 | 2,314 | 17.6 | .545 | .512 | 22.0 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 6.7 | .140 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 112 | 105 |
| 1980-81 | IND | 25 | 81 | 2,375 | 18.2 | .547 | .509 | 22.3 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 7.0 | .141 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 111 | 105 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 26 | 77 | 2,539 | 15.8 | .545 | .511 | 21.8 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | .080 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -1.2 | 0.5 | 108 | 111 |
| 1982-83 | 2+ teams | 27 | 31 | 667 | 14.5 | .523 | .487 | 22.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | .098 | -1.5 | -0.5 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 103 | 104 |
| 1983-84 | PHO | 28 | 72 | 1,897 | 16.2 | .570 | .536 | 23.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 4.4 | .112 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 111 | 110 |
| 1984-85 | PHO | 29 | 70 | 1,787 | 15.8 | .562 | .501 | 24.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | .099 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 106 | 107 |
| 1985-86 | PHO | 30 | 52 | 1,314 | 16.7 | .589 | .542 | 25.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | .110 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 108 | 108 |
| 1986-87 | PHO | 31 | 14 | 304 | 17.0 | .597 | .518 | 20.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .157 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 121 | 111 |
| 1987-88 | 2+ teams | 32 | 69 | 1,705 | 12.1 | .519 | .470 | 21.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .042 | -2.3 | -1.8 | -4.1 | -0.9 | 101 | 111 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 33 | 76 | 1,254 | 11.6 | .547 | .500 | 19.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | .109 | -3.0 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -0.2 | 108 | 106 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 34 | 82 | 2,283 | 13.3 | .549 | .498 | 22.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 5.6 | .117 | -1.6 | -0.2 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 109 | 106 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 35 | 72 | 1,903 | 12.7 | .533 | .484 | 24.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | .088 | -2.0 | -0.8 | -2.7 | -0.4 | 105 | 108 |
| 1991-92 | LAC | 36 | 72 | 1,437 | 11.7 | .531 | .465 | 21.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | .094 | -3.2 | -0.6 | -3.8 | -0.7 | 107 | 108 |
| 1992-93 | LAL | 37 | 52 | 617 | 11.2 | .509 | .452 | 25.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .030 | -3.7 | -1.3 | -5.0 | -0.5 | 99 | 112 |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 38 | 45 | 469 | 9.1 | .518 | .464 | 20.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .028 | -4.8 | -1.9 | -6.7 | -0.6 | 100 | 112 |
| 1994-95 | POR | 39 | 28 | 266 | 5.4 | .414 | .386 | 16.6 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .002 | -7.1 | 0.1 | -7.0 | -0.3 | 87 | 107 |
| 1995-96 | CHI | 40 | 28 | 274 | 3.5 | .403 | .373 | 22.9 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.028 | -10.2 | -2.0 | -12.2 | -0.7 | 84 | 106 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.