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 | 82 | 13 | 2358 | 483 | 1077 | 0 | 7 | 230 | 277 | 148 | 493 | 153 | 42 | 114 | 145 | 160 | 1196 | .448 | .000 | .830 | 28.8 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 1.9 | |
| 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 | 41 | 3 | 1170 | 263 | 555 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 136 | 89 | 271 | 79 | 29 | 63 | 70 | 84 | 633 | .474 | .000 | .787 | 28.5 | 15.4 | 6.6 | 1.9 |
| Road | 41 | 10 | 1188 | 220 | 522 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 141 | 59 | 222 | 74 | 13 | 51 | 75 | 76 | 563 | .421 | .000 | .872 | 29.0 | 13.7 | 5.4 | 1.8 | |
| 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 | 52 | 11 | 1486 | 304 | 670 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 161 | 94 | 321 | 83 | 24 | 75 | 101 | 107 | 739 | .454 | .000 | .814 | 28.6 | 14.2 | 6.2 | 1.6 |
| Post | 30 | 2 | 872 | 179 | 407 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 116 | 54 | 172 | 70 | 18 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 457 | .440 | .000 | .853 | 29.1 | 15.2 | 5.7 | 2.3 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 42 | 5 | 1228 | 269 | 569 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 143 | 78 | 263 | 80 | 29 | 67 | 78 | 86 | 654 | .473 | .000 | .811 | 29.2 | 15.6 | 6.3 | 1.9 |
| Loss | 40 | 8 | 1130 | 214 | 508 | 0 | 6 | 114 | 134 | 70 | 230 | 73 | 13 | 47 | 67 | 74 | 542 | .421 | .000 | .851 | 28.3 | 13.6 | 5.8 | 1.8 | |
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 87 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 51 | .452 | .813 | 29.0 | 17.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 | |
| November | 16 | 1 | 449 | 98 | 212 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 43 | 32 | 120 | 20 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 231 | .462 | .000 | .814 | 28.1 | 14.4 | 7.5 | 1.3 | |
| December | 14 | 2 | 406 | 76 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 51 | 23 | 75 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 25 | 191 | .437 | .765 | 29.0 | 13.6 | 5.4 | 1.5 | ||
| January | 16 | 6 | 460 | 90 | 203 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 43 | 24 | 89 | 36 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 216 | .443 | .000 | .837 | 28.8 | 13.5 | 5.6 | 2.3 | |
| February | 11 | 0 | 307 | 65 | 144 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 32 | 21 | 69 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 156 | .451 | .000 | .813 | 27.9 | 14.2 | 6.3 | 2.0 | |
| March | 16 | 1 | 461 | 97 | 206 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 64 | 30 | 90 | 37 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 251 | .471 | .000 | .891 | 28.8 | 15.7 | 5.6 | 2.3 | |
| April | 6 | 1 | 188 | 38 | 96 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 100 | .396 | .000 | .857 | 31.3 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 2.5 | |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 34 | .533 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Monday | 8 | 2 | 228 | 46 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 45 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 102 | .451 | .000 | .714 | 28.5 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 2.3 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 2 | 370 | 79 | 181 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 41 | 24 | 75 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 194 | .436 | .000 | .878 | 28.5 | 14.9 | 5.8 | 1.6 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 1 | 436 | 91 | 204 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 48 | 33 | 98 | 34 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 220 | .446 | .000 | .792 | 29.1 | 14.7 | 6.5 | 2.3 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 0 | 254 | 48 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 61 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 120 | .425 | .000 | .889 | 28.2 | 13.3 | 6.8 | 2.0 | |
| Friday | 13 | 2 | 386 | 72 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 56 | 22 | 80 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 190 | .450 | .821 | 29.7 | 14.6 | 6.2 | 1.4 | ||
| Saturday | 22 | 5 | 616 | 131 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 89 | 30 | 124 | 40 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 45 | 336 | .456 | .831 | 28.0 | 15.3 | 5.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 13 | 428 | 86 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 48 | 19 | 68 | 28 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 212 | .434 | .833 | 32.9 | 16.3 | 5.2 | 2.2 | |
| Reserve | 69 | 0 | 1930 | 397 | 879 | 0 | 7 | 190 | 229 | 129 | 425 | 125 | 38 | 92 | 119 | 137 | 984 | .452 | .000 | .830 | 28.0 | 14.3 | 6.2 | 1.8 | |
| 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+ | 4 | 3 | 165 | 28 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 69 | .431 | .765 | 41.3 | 17.3 | 7.3 | 2.8 | |
| 30-39 | 25 | 4 | 828 | 172 | 385 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 88 | 54 | 173 | 55 | 14 | 48 | 52 | 44 | 413 | .447 | .000 | .784 | 33.1 | 16.5 | 6.9 | 2.2 | |
| 20-29 | 50 | 6 | 1317 | 269 | 597 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 159 | 81 | 284 | 82 | 26 | 59 | 80 | 103 | 676 | .451 | .000 | .868 | 26.3 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 1.6 | |
| 10-19 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 38 | .467 | .769 | 16.0 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 5 | 634 | 120 | 287 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 70 | 36 | 124 | 41 | 10 | 24 | 43 | 44 | 301 | .418 | .000 | .871 | 28.8 | 13.7 | 5.6 | 1.9 |
| 1 Day | 39 | 5 | 1147 | 228 | 490 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 143 | 63 | 237 | 72 | 28 | 63 | 71 | 72 | 571 | .465 | .000 | .804 | 29.4 | 14.6 | 6.1 | 1.8 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 0 | 341 | 81 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 40 | 26 | 77 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 198 | .450 | .000 | .900 | 26.2 | 15.2 | 5.9 | 1.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 2 | 203 | 47 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 50 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 107 | .452 | .000 | .813 | 29.0 | 15.3 | 7.1 | 3.0 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 22 | 0 | 624 | 123 | 274 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 72 | 31 | 142 | 43 | 10 | 28 | 44 | 47 | 306 | .449 | .000 | .833 | 28.4 | 13.9 | 6.5 | 2.0 |
| Western | 60 | 13 | 1734 | 360 | 803 | 0 | 6 | 170 | 205 | 117 | 351 | 110 | 32 | 86 | 101 | 113 | 890 | .448 | .000 | .829 | 28.9 | 14.8 | 5.9 | 1.8 | |
| 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 | 10 | 0 | 291 | 60 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 34 | 18 | 70 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 151 | .444 | .000 | .912 | 29.1 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 2.1 |
| Central | 12 | 0 | 333 | 63 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 72 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 155 | .453 | .763 | 27.8 | 12.9 | 6.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Midwest | 30 | 7 | 862 | 179 | 393 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 122 | 56 | 172 | 59 | 19 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 462 | .455 | .000 | .852 | 28.7 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 2.0 | |
| Pacific | 30 | 6 | 872 | 181 | 410 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 83 | 61 | 179 | 51 | 13 | 44 | 52 | 55 | 428 | .441 | .000 | .795 | 29.1 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 1.7 | |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 27 | .313 | .875 | 32.0 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 55 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 34 | .444 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 54 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 34 | .619 | .727 | 27.0 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 66 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 33 | .481 | .700 | 33.0 | 16.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Dallas | 6 | 1 | 159 | 36 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 89 | .439 | .895 | 26.5 | 14.8 | 6.2 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 6 | 2 | 181 | 39 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 103 | .520 | .833 | 30.2 | 17.2 | 4.8 | 2.2 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | .524 | 23.5 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |||
| Golden State | 5 | 2 | 148 | 32 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 69 | .438 | .000 | .625 | 29.6 | 13.8 | 7.4 | 2.8 | |
| Houston | 6 | 2 | 176 | 33 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 85 | .423 | .792 | 29.3 | 14.2 | 4.7 | 1.8 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | .500 | 25.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |||
| LA Clippers | 5 | 0 | 149 | 30 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 68 | .400 | .000 | .727 | 29.8 | 13.6 | 6.0 | 1.6 | |
| LA Lakers | 5 | 1 | 147 | 28 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 67 | .444 | .000 | .647 | 29.4 | 13.4 | 6.6 | 1.2 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | .333 | .778 | 26.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 64 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | .286 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 53 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 38 | .538 | .833 | 26.5 | 19.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 59 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 38 | .630 | .800 | 29.5 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 154 | 28 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 68 | .452 | .857 | 30.8 | 13.6 | 6.0 | 1.2 | ||
| Portland | 5 | 2 | 142 | 32 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 81 | .444 | 1.000 | 28.4 | 16.2 | 5.2 | 1.4 | ||
| Sacramento | 6 | 0 | 168 | 32 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 91 | .432 | .000 | .871 | 28.0 | 15.2 | 6.7 | 2.7 | |
| San Antonio | 6 | 2 | 178 | 39 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 94 | .464 | .000 | .889 | 29.7 | 15.7 | 6.3 | 2.2 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 1 | 132 | 31 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 75 | .477 | .813 | 26.4 | 15.0 | 4.6 | 2.0 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | .333 | .000 | 30.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | ||