Thurl Lee Bailey (Big T.)
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: April 7, 1961 in Washington, District of Columbia
High School: Bladensburg in Bladensburg, Maryland
College: North Carolina State University
Draft: Utah Jazz, 1st round (7th pick, 7th overall), 1983 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 1983
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 767 | 107 | 20383 | 3944 | 8432 | 3 | 34 | 2039 | 2512 | 1036 | 3729 | 1032 | 346 | 859 | 1187 | 1435 | 9930 | .468 | .088 | .812 | 26.6 | 12.9 | 4.9 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 382 | 44 | 10094 | 2056 | 4316 | 0 | 13 | 1056 | 1305 | 544 | 1938 | 513 | 180 | 496 | 563 | 686 | 5168 | .476 | .000 | .809 | 26.4 | 13.5 | 5.1 | 1.3 |
| Road | 385 | 63 | 10289 | 1888 | 4116 | 3 | 21 | 983 | 1207 | 492 | 1791 | 519 | 166 | 363 | 624 | 749 | 4762 | .459 | .143 | .814 | 26.7 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 463 | 37 | 11725 | 2246 | 4848 | 2 | 22 | 1171 | 1450 | 602 | 2187 | 599 | 180 | 508 | 743 | 839 | 5665 | .463 | .091 | .808 | 25.3 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
| Post | 304 | 70 | 8658 | 1698 | 3584 | 1 | 12 | 868 | 1062 | 434 | 1542 | 433 | 166 | 351 | 444 | 596 | 4265 | .474 | .083 | .817 | 28.5 | 14.0 | 5.1 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 380 | 49 | 10672 | 2201 | 4484 | 2 | 14 | 1147 | 1387 | 524 | 1996 | 582 | 193 | 505 | 635 | 768 | 5551 | .491 | .143 | .827 | 28.1 | 14.6 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| Loss | 387 | 58 | 9711 | 1743 | 3948 | 1 | 20 | 892 | 1125 | 512 | 1733 | 450 | 153 | 354 | 552 | 667 | 4379 | .441 | .050 | .793 | 25.1 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 4 | 3 | 115 | 21 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 57 | .382 | .750 | 28.8 | 14.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | |
| November | 115 | 11 | 3232 | 607 | 1348 | 0 | 5 | 341 | 416 | 187 | 654 | 165 | 53 | 156 | 222 | 229 | 1555 | .450 | .000 | .820 | 28.1 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 1.4 | |
| December | 133 | 13 | 3580 | 674 | 1457 | 0 | 5 | 344 | 423 | 167 | 634 | 196 | 62 | 132 | 240 | 246 | 1692 | .463 | .000 | .813 | 26.9 | 12.7 | 4.8 | 1.5 | |
| January | 128 | 10 | 3279 | 670 | 1417 | 2 | 7 | 346 | 439 | 157 | 623 | 150 | 43 | 153 | 193 | 210 | 1688 | .473 | .286 | .788 | 25.6 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | |
| February | 118 | 6 | 3089 | 618 | 1247 | 1 | 4 | 291 | 358 | 158 | 564 | 166 | 47 | 125 | 156 | 223 | 1528 | .496 | .250 | .813 | 26.2 | 12.9 | 4.8 | 1.4 | |
| March | 152 | 36 | 4160 | 810 | 1708 | 0 | 6 | 399 | 486 | 227 | 759 | 222 | 75 | 176 | 225 | 292 | 2019 | .474 | .000 | .821 | 27.4 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| April | 115 | 28 | 2913 | 540 | 1192 | 0 | 6 | 300 | 367 | 133 | 479 | 130 | 64 | 113 | 144 | 224 | 1380 | .453 | .000 | .817 | 25.3 | 12.0 | 4.2 | 1.1 | |
| May | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 54 | 13 | 1275 | 237 | 486 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 115 | 74 | 207 | 61 | 19 | 46 | 63 | 112 | 566 | .488 | .000 | .800 | 23.6 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| Monday | 75 | 11 | 2070 | 425 | 865 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 278 | 109 | 391 | 111 | 25 | 102 | 132 | 134 | 1075 | .491 | .000 | .809 | 27.6 | 14.3 | 5.2 | 1.5 | |
| Tuesday | 125 | 15 | 3170 | 601 | 1314 | 2 | 7 | 315 | 383 | 152 | 585 | 147 | 52 | 125 | 204 | 202 | 1519 | .457 | .286 | .822 | 25.4 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 1.2 | |
| Wednesday | 128 | 13 | 3544 | 715 | 1509 | 0 | 7 | 362 | 439 | 188 | 642 | 205 | 59 | 144 | 221 | 243 | 1792 | .474 | .000 | .825 | 27.7 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 1.6 | |
| Thursday | 84 | 13 | 2229 | 455 | 946 | 0 | 3 | 225 | 271 | 107 | 391 | 103 | 50 | 82 | 116 | 180 | 1135 | .481 | .000 | .830 | 26.5 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 1.2 | |
| Friday | 145 | 20 | 3803 | 693 | 1503 | 1 | 7 | 402 | 494 | 185 | 691 | 189 | 75 | 184 | 204 | 270 | 1789 | .461 | .143 | .814 | 26.2 | 12.3 | 4.8 | 1.3 | |
| Saturday | 156 | 22 | 4292 | 818 | 1809 | 0 | 7 | 418 | 532 | 221 | 822 | 216 | 66 | 176 | 247 | 294 | 2054 | .452 | .000 | .786 | 27.5 | 13.2 | 5.3 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 107 | 107 | 3603 | 631 | 1394 | 0 | 5 | 289 | 357 | 151 | 597 | 186 | 59 | 135 | 212 | 246 | 1551 | .453 | .000 | .810 | 33.7 | 14.5 | 5.6 | 1.7 |
| Reserve | 660 | 0 | 16780 | 3313 | 7038 | 3 | 29 | 1750 | 2155 | 885 | 3132 | 846 | 287 | 724 | 975 | 1189 | 8379 | .471 | .103 | .812 | 25.4 | 12.7 | 4.7 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 40 | 20 | 1664 | 340 | 678 | 1 | 3 | 156 | 192 | 71 | 275 | 86 | 24 | 56 | 89 | 95 | 837 | .501 | .333 | .813 | 41.6 | 20.9 | 6.9 | 2.2 |
| 30-39 | 264 | 60 | 9001 | 1820 | 3845 | 2 | 18 | 943 | 1158 | 434 | 1578 | 460 | 149 | 383 | 556 | 575 | 4585 | .473 | .111 | .814 | 34.1 | 17.4 | 6.0 | 1.7 | |
| 20-29 | 293 | 22 | 7423 | 1409 | 3063 | 0 | 9 | 748 | 924 | 413 | 1502 | 387 | 132 | 321 | 429 | 566 | 3566 | .460 | .000 | .810 | 25.3 | 12.2 | 5.1 | 1.3 | |
| 10-19 | 137 | 5 | 2064 | 348 | 763 | 0 | 2 | 187 | 233 | 106 | 343 | 89 | 36 | 93 | 94 | 168 | 883 | .456 | .000 | .803 | 15.1 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | |
| 0-9 | 33 | 0 | 231 | 27 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 59 | .325 | .000 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 207 | 28 | 5430 | 1032 | 2209 | 0 | 10 | 511 | 622 | 284 | 966 | 274 | 79 | 198 | 324 | 392 | 2575 | .467 | .000 | .822 | 26.2 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
| 1 Day | 367 | 54 | 9709 | 1871 | 4013 | 1 | 13 | 1003 | 1226 | 474 | 1748 | 510 | 179 | 441 | 533 | 679 | 4746 | .466 | .077 | .818 | 26.5 | 12.9 | 4.8 | 1.4 | |
| 2 Days | 117 | 13 | 3222 | 622 | 1357 | 2 | 8 | 347 | 436 | 166 | 622 | 144 | 57 | 128 | 197 | 210 | 1593 | .458 | .250 | .796 | 27.5 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 1.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 66 | 7 | 1748 | 372 | 749 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 190 | 101 | 343 | 93 | 30 | 79 | 106 | 131 | 893 | .497 | .000 | .784 | 26.5 | 13.5 | 5.2 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 232 | 22 | 6127 | 1187 | 2514 | 0 | 9 | 577 | 724 | 320 | 1131 | 325 | 92 | 255 | 361 | 409 | 2951 | .472 | .000 | .797 | 26.4 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Western | 535 | 85 | 14256 | 2757 | 5918 | 3 | 25 | 1462 | 1788 | 716 | 2598 | 707 | 254 | 604 | 826 | 1026 | 6979 | .466 | .120 | .818 | 26.6 | 13.0 | 4.9 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 113 | 10 | 2923 | 590 | 1210 | 0 | 6 | 306 | 375 | 164 | 564 | 159 | 47 | 111 | 172 | 179 | 1486 | .488 | .000 | .816 | 25.9 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 1.4 |
| Central | 119 | 12 | 3204 | 597 | 1304 | 0 | 3 | 271 | 349 | 156 | 567 | 166 | 45 | 144 | 189 | 230 | 1465 | .458 | .000 | .777 | 26.9 | 12.3 | 4.8 | 1.4 | |
| Midwest | 258 | 36 | 6982 | 1341 | 2913 | 0 | 9 | 724 | 877 | 342 | 1255 | 361 | 118 | 300 | 412 | 503 | 3406 | .460 | .000 | .826 | 27.1 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 1.4 | |
| Pacific | 277 | 49 | 7274 | 1416 | 3005 | 3 | 16 | 738 | 911 | 374 | 1343 | 346 | 136 | 304 | 414 | 523 | 3573 | .471 | .188 | .810 | 26.3 | 12.9 | 4.8 | 1.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 18 | 1 | 526 | 90 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 55 | 35 | 94 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 34 | 221 | .415 | .745 | 29.2 | 12.3 | 5.2 | 1.4 | |
| Boston | 18 | 3 | 488 | 102 | 212 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 67 | 34 | 104 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 26 | 266 | .481 | .000 | .925 | 27.1 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 1.8 | |
| Chicago | 18 | 3 | 521 | 115 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 59 | 26 | 89 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 25 | 279 | .542 | .831 | 28.9 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 1.3 | ||
| Cleveland | 19 | 1 | 510 | 90 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 40 | 23 | 107 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 212 | .450 | .800 | 26.8 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 1.7 | ||
| Dallas | 49 | 6 | 1280 | 233 | 532 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 149 | 68 | 242 | 67 | 21 | 54 | 63 | 100 | 590 | .438 | .000 | .832 | 26.1 | 12.0 | 4.9 | 1.4 | |
| Denver | 46 | 6 | 1300 | 268 | 560 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 162 | 58 | 229 | 60 | 20 | 65 | 91 | 102 | 671 | .479 | .833 | 28.3 | 14.6 | 5.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Detroit | 20 | 2 | 512 | 83 | 192 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 58 | 23 | 80 | 27 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 49 | 215 | .432 | .000 | .845 | 25.6 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | |
| Golden State | 41 | 7 | 1063 | 222 | 464 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 142 | 68 | 219 | 55 | 19 | 51 | 64 | 71 | 553 | .478 | .000 | .768 | 25.9 | 13.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | |
| Houston | 48 | 7 | 1290 | 244 | 535 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 165 | 66 | 250 | 59 | 23 | 42 | 84 | 82 | 621 | .456 | .000 | .806 | 26.9 | 12.9 | 5.2 | 1.2 | |
| Indiana | 18 | 0 | 449 | 88 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 62 | 21 | 75 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 36 | 217 | .476 | .661 | 24.9 | 12.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | ||
| LA Clippers | 43 | 9 | 1187 | 230 | 489 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 135 | 62 | 226 | 65 | 30 | 50 | 63 | 92 | 564 | .470 | .000 | .770 | 27.6 | 13.1 | 5.3 | 1.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 42 | 5 | 1075 | 194 | 426 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 105 | 47 | 187 | 45 | 19 | 48 | 53 | 67 | 474 | .455 | .333 | .810 | 25.6 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 1.1 | |
| Memphis | 3 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | .467 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | ||
| Miami | 18 | 1 | 473 | 82 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 70 | 20 | 81 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 218 | .463 | .771 | 26.3 | 12.1 | 4.5 | 1.2 | ||
| Milwaukee | 17 | 2 | 464 | 86 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 65 | 21 | 84 | 19 | 4 | 27 | 36 | 38 | 225 | .424 | .815 | 27.3 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 1.1 | ||
| Minnesota | 14 | 3 | 406 | 61 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 19 | 72 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 147 | .517 | .714 | 29.0 | 10.5 | 5.1 | 1.4 | ||
| New Jersey | 19 | 0 | 484 | 100 | 203 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 71 | 19 | 86 | 29 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 25 | 255 | .493 | .000 | .775 | 25.5 | 13.4 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| New Orleans | 14 | 3 | 358 | 65 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 52 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 19 | 161 | .417 | .000 | .795 | 25.6 | 11.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 | |
| New York | 18 | 1 | 474 | 112 | 205 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 66 | 28 | 93 | 23 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 31 | 277 | .546 | .000 | .803 | 26.3 | 15.4 | 5.2 | 1.3 | |
| Oklahoma City | 41 | 9 | 1053 | 195 | 420 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 169 | 54 | 197 | 47 | 15 | 41 | 76 | 78 | 537 | .464 | .000 | .870 | 25.7 | 13.1 | 4.8 | 1.1 | |
| Orlando | 14 | 3 | 395 | 67 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 53 | 14 | 66 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 173 | .438 | .736 | 28.2 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Philadelphia | 18 | 4 | 508 | 107 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 26 | 98 | 27 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 243 | .493 | .806 | 28.2 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 43 | 6 | 1130 | 213 | 471 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 148 | 48 | 192 | 52 | 28 | 42 | 55 | 85 | 543 | .452 | .000 | .791 | 26.3 | 12.6 | 4.5 | 1.2 | |
| Portland | 41 | 7 | 1111 | 241 | 505 | 2 | 3 | 123 | 141 | 56 | 187 | 49 | 14 | 41 | 71 | 85 | 607 | .477 | .667 | .872 | 27.1 | 14.8 | 4.6 | 1.2 | |
| Sacramento | 44 | 8 | 1198 | 239 | 470 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 149 | 67 | 233 | 72 | 22 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 601 | .509 | .000 | .826 | 27.2 | 13.7 | 5.3 | 1.6 | |
| San Antonio | 51 | 7 | 1327 | 277 | 602 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 165 | 69 | 228 | 69 | 23 | 58 | 78 | 97 | 693 | .460 | .000 | .842 | 26.0 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 1.4 | |
| Utah | 13 | 2 | 278 | 48 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 128 | .457 | .780 | 21.4 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Washington | 19 | 1 | 478 | 85 | 188 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 59 | 35 | 103 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 219 | .452 | .000 | .831 | 25.2 | 11.5 | 5.4 | 1.3 | |