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James Edwards
IND · Big · 1980-81 · age 25
15.6 PPG7.0 RPG2.6 APG2.0 TPG29.3 MPG
James Edwards, 1980-81 with IND: 15.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29.3 minutes a game. Against the 211 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Blocks / 75 (91st percentile), PER (85th) and Turnover % (84th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (1st percentile) and Free throw % (24th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 17 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 211 qualified players in 1980-81; the second number is his rank among the 39 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 63 | 60 | 29.3 |
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| Minutes share | 69 | 71 | 60.2% |
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| Availability | 67 | 60 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 68 | 58 | .547 |
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| Effective FG% | 75 | 60 | .509 |
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| Points per shot | 68 | 55 | 1.26 |
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| 3-point % | 18 | 30 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 18 | 40 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 25 | 58 | 0.3% |
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| 2-point % | 73 | 60 | 51.0% |
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| Free throw % | 24 | 32 | 70.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 78 | 77 | 4.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 62 | 47 | 34.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 22 | 36 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 80 | 85 | 19.0 |
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| Assist % | 49 | 78 | 13.3% |
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| Assists / 75 | 49 | 79 | 3.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 49 | 77 | 1.29 |
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| Usage % | 71 | 78 | 22.3% |
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| Turnover % | 84 | 91 | 12.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 59 | 54 | 2.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 69 | 36 | 8.5% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 73 | 28 | 8.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 72 | 23 | 18.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 91 | 76 | 1.9 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 68 | 45 | 2.4 |
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| Steal % | 1 | 3 | 0.6% |
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| Block % | 91 | 74 | 3.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 85 | 77 | 18.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 83 | 73 | .141 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 75 | 65 | +1.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 77 | 76 | +1.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 56 | 38 | +0.1 |
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| VORP | 80 | 71 | 2.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 75 | 68 | 11.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | IND | 24 | 82 | 28.2 | 15.7 | 7.0 | 1.5 | .545 | −0.5 | 46 | |
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| 1980-81★ | IND | 25 | 81 | 29.3 | 15.6 | 7.0 | 2.6 | .547 | +1.3 | 75 | |
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| 1981-82 | CLE | 26 | 77 | 33.0 | 16.7 | 7.5 | 1.6 | .545 | −1.2 | 29 | |
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| 1982-83 | CLE | 27 | 31 | 21.5 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 1.3 | .523 | −2.0 | 22 | |
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| 1983-84 | PHO | 28 | 72 | 26.3 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 2.6 | .570 | −0.5 | 45 | |
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| 1984-85 | PHO | 29 | 70 | 25.5 | 14.9 | 5.5 | 2.2 | .562 | −0.7 | 40 | |
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| 1985-86 | PHO | 30 | 52 | 25.3 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 | .589 | −1.3 | 33 | |
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| 1986-87 | PHO | 31 | 14 | 21.7 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 1.4 | .597 | +0.6 | 66 | |
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| 1987-88 | PHO | 32 | 69 | 24.7 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 1.1 | .519 | −4.1 | 7 | |
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| 1988-89 | DET | 33 | 76 | 16.5 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | .547 | −2.6 | 16 | Champion |
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| 1989-90 | DET | 34 | 82 | 27.8 | 14.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | .549 | −1.7 | 30 | Champion |
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| 1990-91 | DET | 35 | 72 | 26.4 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | .533 | −2.7 | 17 | |
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| 1991-92 | LAC | 36 | 72 | 20.0 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 | .531 | −3.8 | 6 | |
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| 1992-93 | LAL | 37 | 52 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | .509 | −5.0 | 2 | |
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| 1993-94 | LAL | 38 | 45 | 10.4 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | .518 | −6.7 | 1 | |
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| 1994-95 | POR | 39 | 28 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | .414 | −7.0 | 1 | |
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| 1995-96 | CHI | 40 | 28 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .403 | −12.2 | 1 | Champion |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.