James Edwards 
#51 C | 7-0, 283lbs | Nuggets | Experience: 9 years
Born: 11/22/1955 (31) | College: Washington

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 77 40 54 0 44 37 66 66 60 13 27 67 22 79 89 73  
 Potential: B D B F C D B B C F D B          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993 
 Value: $1,125,319  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 9                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL DEN 57 1 26.4 15.3 2.1 4.2 1.8 2.0 0.93 0.3 1.5 3.6 .517 .662 .000  
 1985 NPBSL DEN 82 82 30.8 19.0 2.1 4.8 2.5 2.3 1.08 0.4 1.1 3.5 .532 .671 .000  
 1984 NPBSL DEN 82 73 29.5 17.6 1.9 4.4 2.2 2.4 0.90 0.3 1.0 3.2 .493 .684 .000  
 1983 NPBSL SDC 21 21 32.3 17.9 1.8 4.1 2.5 2.5 1.00 0.3 1.1 3.8 .595 .693 .000  
 1982 NPBSL SDC 82 82 32.7 18.3 2.2 5.3 2.2 2.4 0.94 0.3 1.3 3.5 .546 .694 1.000  
 1981 NPBSL SDC 82 82 33.5 21.6 1.9 5.9 2.4 2.4 0.99 0.3 1.1 3.8 .562 .705 .000  
 1980 NPBSL SDC 46 46 35.4 20.4 2.0 5.2 2.5 2.4 1.04 0.4 0.5 3.7 .513 .731 .000  
 1979 NPBSL IND 82 0 28.2 15.7 2.2 4.9 1.5 1.6 0.97 0.7 1.3 4.0 .512 .681 .000  
 1978 NPBSL IND 82 0 31.0 16.7 2.2 6.3 1.1 2.0 0.57 0.7 1.3 4.4 .501 .676 .000  
 1977 NPBSL LAL 83 0 29.0 15.2 2.4 5.0 1.0 2.0 0.50 0.6 0.9 3.9 .453 .646 .000  
 Career     699 387 30.7 17.7 2.1 5.1 1.9 2.2 0.88 0.5 1.1 3.7 .517 .684 .143  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL DEN 6.0 11.7 .517 3.2 4.9 .662 4.3 7.1 .614 1.7 4.6 .367 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1985 NPBSL DEN 7.7 14.4 .532 3.6 5.4 .671 5.7 9.0 .636 1.9 5.4 .361 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1984 NPBSL DEN 6.9 14.0 .493 3.8 5.5 .684 5.0 8.1 .610 1.9 5.9 .331 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1983 NPBSL SDC 7.3 12.2 .595 3.3 4.8 .693 5.5 7.6 .725 1.8 4.6 .381 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1982 NPBSL SDC 7.2 13.2 .546 3.8 5.5 .694 5.7 8.5 .669 1.6 4.8 .327 0.0 0.0 1.000  
 1981 NPBSL SDC 8.5 15.2 .562 4.6 6.5 .705 6.3 9.5 .669 2.2 5.7 .383 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1980 NPBSL SDC 7.8 15.1 .513 4.8 6.6 .731 6.0 9.3 .639 1.8 5.8 .312 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1979 NPBSL IND 6.4 12.6 .512 2.8 4.1 .681 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1978 NPBSL IND 6.5 13.0 .501 3.6 5.4 .676 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1977 NPBSL LAL 6.0 13.2 .453 3.3 5.1 .646 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     7.0 13.5 .517 3.7 5.4 .684 3.6 5.5 .646 1.2 3.4 .350 0.0 0.0 .143  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 57 1 1505 344 666 184 278 0 0 872 118 356 105 19 113 19 83 206 -130 
 1985 82 82 2529 628 1181 298 444 0 3 1554 169 566 204 34 189 34 89 285 153 
 1984 82 73 2417 565 1146 310 453 0 0 1440 152 513 178 25 198 25 86 264 -172 
 1983 21 21 678 153 257 70 101 0 0 376 38 125 53 6 53 6 23 80 16 
 1982 82 82 2683 593 1086 311 448 1 1 1498 181 616 184 27 195 27 107 288 -47 
 1981 82 82 2748 698 1243 376 533 0 1 1772 158 639 195 24 196 24 91 314 -147 
 1980 46 46 1629 357 696 223 305 0 1 937 90 329 113 17 109 17 23 168 16 
 1979 82 0 2314 528 1032 231 339 0 1 1287 179 578 127 55 131 55 104 324 0 
 1978 82 0 2546 534 1065 298 441 0 0 1366 179 693 92 60 162 60 109 363 0 
 1977 83 0 2405 495 1093 272 421 0 0 1262 197 615 85 53 169 53 78 322 0 
 Career 699 387 21454 4895 9465 2573 3763 1 7 12364 1461 5030 1336 320 1515 320 793 2614 -311 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL DEN .553 1.31 10.4 11.2 24.8 7.8 17.4 12.4 17.3 149.6 5.0 -2.3 101.7 106.1  
 1985 NPBSL DEN .565 1.32 11.5 10.7 25.7 7.4 17.9 12.6 19.1 321.5 10.7 1.9 106.5 103.3  
 1984 NPBSL DEN .535 1.26 10.3 11.5 26.6 6.8 17.1 11.8 17.2 236.7 7.9 -2.1 100.8 103.5  
 1983 NPBSL SDC .625 1.46 13.0 13.0 21.3 7.1 15.1 11.2 17.5 70.1 2.3 0.8 111.9 109.6  
 1982 NPBSL SDC .584 1.38 11.1 11.7 23.2 7.7 18.2 13.0 19.1 341.3 11.4 -0.6 105.2 105.2  
 1981 NPBSL SDC .599 1.43 10.4 10.5 26.8 7.3 22.1 14.7 22.8 501.4 16.7 -1.8 106.5 109.4  
 1980 NPBSL SDC .564 1.35 10.7 10.4 24.9 6.9 18.6 12.7 19.3 212.7 7.1 0.3 106.4 105.4  
 1979 NPBSL IND .545 1.25 8.8 9.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1978 NPBSL IND .542 1.28 6.1 10.7 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1977 NPBSL LAL .494 1.15 5.5 11.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .556 1.31 9.6 10.8 16.7 7.3 18.4 12.8 18.6 1833.4 61.1 -0.4 105.0 105.6  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1985 NPBSL DEN 6 6 32.8 18.8 1.3 6.7 1.7 1.8 0.91 0.7 1.3 4.2 .527 .536 .000  
 Career     6 6 32.8 18.8 1.3 6.7 1.7 1.8 0.91 0.7 1.3 4.2 .527 .536 .000  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1985 NPBSL DEN 8.2 15.5 .527 2.5 4.7 .536 6.8 9.7 .707 1.3 5.8 .229 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     8.2 15.5 .527 2.5 4.7 .536 6.8 9.7 .707 1.3 5.8 .229 0.0 0.0 .000  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1985 6 6 197 49 93 15 28 0 0 113 8 48 10 4 11 4 8 25 -28 
 Career 6 6 197 49 93 15 28 0 0 113 8 48 10 4 11 4 8 25 -28 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1985 NPBSL DEN .533 1.22 7.9 8.7 24.2 4.1 21.3 12.6 13.8 9.3 0.3 -4.7 100.0 105.3  
 Career     .533 1.22 7.9 8.7 24.2 4.1 21.3 12.6 13.8 9.3 0.3 -4.7 100.0 105.3  

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 30 5 14 7 3 4 5 12 21 8 13 0 0  
 Playoff 33 3 12 4 2 3 3 13 24 7 13 0 0  
 Career 40 8 16 9 3 5 7 16 28 14 18 1 1  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/21 UTA L 38 8 16 4 8 0 0 20 4 8 2 2 0 1 3 -19
 10/22 BOS L 41 7 23 2 2 0 0 16 2 9 2 3 1 1 2 -7
 10/24 IND L 34 12 21 4 6 0 0 28 1 4 0 1 2 0 3 -23
 10/27 IND W 43 9 15 8 9 0 0 26 2 14 3 2 0 1 4 1
 10/28 CLE L 33 11 16 0 0 0 0 22 3 11 3 2 1 2 5 -8
 10/31 DET L 41 8 17 4 4 0 0 20 0 3 1 5 1 2 3 -12
 11/4 PHI L 27 11 17 6 7 0 0 28 2 7 1 1 0 0 5 -13
 11/5 HOU W 27 8 12 3 4 0 0 19 2 6 2 2 0 2 3 -3
 11/8 WAS L 19 4 6 1 2 0 0 9 0 3 0 1 0 2 4 -1
 11/9 CLE L 23 6 11 2 2 0 0 14 1 4 1 3 1 1 5 -3
 11/13 LAL L 26 2 8 5 8 0 0 9 0 3 1 5 1 2 4 -21
 11/14 HOU L 19 3 6 5 6 0 0 11 1 6 1 3 0 2 5 -4
 11/17 KCK W 27 5 8 4 5 0 0 14 2 5 1 4 0 1 5 6
 11/18 SDC L 21 7 11 4 4 0 0 18 1 7 1 0 0 1 4 6
 11/20 KCK W 27 10 14 2 2 0 0 22 3 8 3 5 0 0 5 22
 11/22 POR L 31 5 12 0 2 0 0 10 4 7 1 0 0 3 4 2
 11/24 DAL L 35 4 9 4 10 0 0 12 2 6 1 5 0 3 3 -22
 11/25 HOU W 22 7 11 2 2 0 0 16 3 6 1 2 0 0 5 -8
 11/27 SEA W 35 10 15 4 8 0 0 24 5 10 7 1 0 2 3 16
 11/30 SEA W 20 4 5 0 2 0 0 8 2 3 1 3 0 2 3 -4
 12/1 UTA W 27 8 13 4 4 0 0 20 2 8 3 4 0 2 3 8
 12/5 KCK W 31 11 21 8 10 0 0 30 3 6 2 1 3 1 3 14
 12/7 SAS L 22 6 13 3 6 0 0 15 4 6 0 0 0 2 4 -5
 12/9 KCK W 31 11 19 8 10 0 0 30 2 8 3 4 0 2 1 -8
 12/10 DAL W 26 9 14 6 9 0 0 24 1 6 3 3 1 1 3 -2
 12/14 GSW W 27 12 21 1 2 0 0 25 3 8 2 3 0 4 2 0
 12/15 UTA L 10 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 5 2
 12/19 DAL L 19 4 9 4 6 0 0 12 3 6 1 0 0 2 3 -4
 12/20 SDC L 32 6 14 1 2 0 0 13 5 9 4 2 0 0 3 -12
 12/22 SAS L 32 7 19 5 6 0 0 19 2 8 1 3 2 0 1 -7
 12/23 SDC L 33 10 15 2 2 0 0 22 3 8 1 2 2 1 6 -10
 12/27 LAL L 35 11 20 5 8 0 0 27 4 9 2 2 1 3 4 -17
 12/28 CLE L 19 4 12 6 9 0 0 14 4 5 1 2 0 0 5 -18
 1/1 PHX W 30 8 11 8 13 0 0 24 1 6 0 1 0 3 1 23
 1/2 LAL L 33 5 15 3 3 0 0 13 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 -4
 1/5 GSW W 32 9 13 3 7 0 0 21 2 8 2 2 0 1 5 9
 1/6 SEA W 18 3 7 2 2 0 0 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 9
 1/9 LAL L 30 7 15 3 6 0 0 17 3 8 3 1 0 4 4 -24
 1/10 NJN L 33 3 9 3 6 0 0 9 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 -8
 1/12 DAL W 27 3 9 3 6 0 0 9 1 8 4 1 0 2 3 7
 1/14 SAS L 25 8 16 2 2 0 0 18 3 6 0 2 0 0 5 -2
 1/16 POR W 24 6 12 6 10 0 0 18 3 7 1 1 0 2 5 9
 1/18 HOU W 32 5 7 1 2 0 0 11 2 7 3 0 0 1 5 -2
 1/20 SEA W 21 3 11 3 6 0 0 9 3 9 1 1 1 1 5 9
 1/22 SAS L 23 5 8 1 2 0 0 11 2 7 3 2 1 1 1 -6
 1/24 NJN W 21 3 7 2 2 0 0 8 1 8 0 1 0 1 5 13
 1/25 CHI L 33 2 7 6 8 0 0 10 1 5 1 2 0 2 6 3
 1/28 MIL W 34 3 9 5 6 0 0 11 0 8 1 4 1 2 5 7
 1/29 DET L 16 3 6 1 2 0 0 7 0 1 2 4 0 0 6 -10
 1/31 MIL L 27 6 11 0 3 0 0 12 2 8 1 1 1 1 0 -17
 2/1 KCK W 22 6 8 4 6 0 0 16 1 5 3 3 0 0 4 8
 2/4 PHI L 28 4 16 2 2 0 0 10 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 -5
 2/5 UTA W 24 9 16 1 2 0 0 19 2 9 1 0 0 2 5 11
 2/10 UTA W 20 1 8 3 4 0 0 5 1 5 3 1 1 1 2 -3
 2/11 POR L 31 9 13 4 5 0 0 22 1 5 4 5 0 3 5 -11
 2/14 HOU W 26 10 17 3 4 0 0 23 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 1
 2/15 NYK L 25 6 10 3 4 0 0 15 3 5 2 1 0 1 4 -2
 2/17 DET L 29 6 11 3 4 0 0 15 3 9 2 3 1 1 3 -21
 2/19 SAS L 23 1 9 2 4 0 0 4 2 3 5 3 1 1 5 -6
 2/21 IND W 21 2 8 2 3 0 0 6 0 4 1 2 0 1 5 -12
 2/23 PHX W 33 8 15 3 6 0 0 19 5 14 4 1 0 1 2 7
 2/25 SAS L 31 7 16 5 6 0 0 19 3 6 3 2 0 3 1 -19
 2/26 SDC L 30 8 10 1 2 0 0 17 5 9 1 3 1 1 4 -8

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 49

Transactions

 Date Action
 10/8/1981 Drafted by San Diego with pick #5 of round 3 of the creation draft.
 7/22/1983 Re-signed with the Clippers for $4,087,894 over 4 years.
 10/16/1984 Traded to the Hawks
 1/16/1985 Traded to the Nuggets

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