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James Edwards

1955 - Today

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James Franklin Edwards (born November 22, 1955) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Edwards has received more than 24,758 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. James Edwards is the 715th most popular basketball player (down from 528th in 2019), the 15,926th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,725th in 2019) and the 386th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, James Edwards ranks 715 out of 1,757. Before him are Enes Kanter, Nicolò Melli, Eddie Johnson, Nate McMillan, Mike Bibby, and Willard Schmidt. After him are D. J. Mbenga, Axel Hervelle, Andreas Obst, Predrag Drobnjak, Antonio Davis, and Gordan Giriček.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, James Edwards ranks 709. Before him are Rita Bhaduri, Cynthia McKinney, Maureen George, Rajesh Roshan, Linda Watson, and Jerry M. Linenger. After him are Ernie Grunfeld, Mary Landrieu, Rebecca Blank, Steve Wooddin, Brad Raffensperger, and Anneline Kriel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Edwards ranks 15,926 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas Dekker (1987), Howard Rollins (1950), Willard Schmidt (1910), Geoff Johns (1973), Keith Tkachuk (1972), and Barry Sanders (1968). After him are Roger Clark (1978), Eric Holcomb (1968), Maika Monroe (1993), Alcee Hastings (1936), Mike O'Brien (1965), and Eli Manning (1981).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, James Edwards ranks 386. Before him are Lorenzo Brown (1990), Vin Baker (1971), Eddie Johnson (1959), Nate McMillan (1964), Mike Bibby (1978), and Willard Schmidt (1910). After him are Antonio Davis (1968), Sean Elliott (1968), J. R. Smith (1985), Joe Barry Carroll (1958), Antawn Jamison (1976), and Mike Budenholzer (1969).

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