James Donaldson
- Seasons
- 1980-81 to 1994-95
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′2″
- Weight
- 275 lb
- Born
- Aug 16, 1957
- College
- Washington State
- Draft
- 1979, round 4, pick 73
1All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 14 | 957 | 8,203 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 62.1 |
| Playoffs | 9 | 51 | 401 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 0.7 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | SEA | 68 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 34-48 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1981-82 | SEA | 82 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 52-30 | Lost conf. finals | 6.8 | |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 82 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 48-34 | Lost conf. finals | 12.0 | |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 82 | 11.8 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 30-52 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1984-85 | LAC | 82 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 31-51 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1985-86 | LAC | 14 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 32-50 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1985-86 | DAL | 69 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 44-38 | Lost conf. finals | 10.9 | |
| 1986-87 | DAL | 82 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 55-27 | Lost 2nd round | 5.3 | |
| 1987-88 | DAL | 81 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 53-29 | Lost conf. finals | 9.3 | All-Star |
| 1988-89 | DAL | 53 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 38-44 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 73 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 47-35 | Lost 1st round | 7.3 | |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 82 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 28-54 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 44 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 22-60 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1991-92 | NYK | 14 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 51-31 | Lost conf. finals | 2.0 | |
| 1992-93 | UTA | 6 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 47-35 | Lost 2nd round | 0.0 | |
| 1994-95 | UTA | 43 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 60-22 | Lost 1st round | 2.8 |