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 | 84 | 18 | 2104 | 368 | 836 | 0 | 2 | 215 | 270 | 122 | 485 | 78 | 35 | 117 | 108 | 160 | 951 | .440 | .000 | .796 | 25.0 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 0.9 | |
| 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 | 39 | 8 | 949 | 174 | 405 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 123 | 58 | 211 | 30 | 16 | 66 | 40 | 69 | 445 | .430 | .000 | .789 | 24.3 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Road | 45 | 10 | 1155 | 194 | 431 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 147 | 64 | 274 | 48 | 19 | 51 | 68 | 91 | 506 | .450 | .000 | .803 | 25.7 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 1.1 | |
| 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 | 48 | 5 | 1101 | 164 | 401 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 159 | 66 | 265 | 50 | 16 | 61 | 66 | 90 | 455 | .409 | .000 | .799 | 22.9 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Post | 36 | 13 | 1003 | 204 | 435 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 111 | 56 | 220 | 28 | 19 | 56 | 42 | 70 | 496 | .469 | .793 | 27.9 | 13.8 | 6.1 | 0.8 | ||
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 20 | 4 | 543 | 95 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 74 | 27 | 117 | 22 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 45 | 252 | .463 | .838 | 27.2 | 12.6 | 5.9 | 1.1 | |
| Loss | 64 | 14 | 1561 | 273 | 631 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 196 | 95 | 368 | 56 | 27 | 93 | 78 | 115 | 699 | .433 | .000 | .781 | 24.4 | 10.9 | 5.8 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 0 | 386 | 45 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 62 | 25 | 92 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 140 | .369 | .000 | .806 | 25.7 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 1.3 |
| December | 14 | 4 | 296 | 33 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 62 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 88 | .314 | .000 | .786 | 21.1 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 1.2 | |
| January | 16 | 1 | 350 | 72 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 61 | 25 | 97 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 193 | .493 | .803 | 21.9 | 12.1 | 6.1 | 0.6 | ||
| February | 13 | 0 | 327 | 63 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 17 | 67 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 157 | .481 | .838 | 25.2 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 0.7 | ||
| March | 16 | 3 | 420 | 98 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 50 | 27 | 108 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 234 | .497 | .760 | 26.3 | 14.6 | 6.8 | 0.5 | ||
| April | 10 | 10 | 325 | 57 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 59 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 139 | .422 | .781 | 32.5 | 13.9 | 5.9 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 4 | 184 | 39 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 87 | .494 | .643 | 30.7 | 14.5 | 6.7 | 1.2 | |
| Monday | 10 | 1 | 236 | 46 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 121 | .489 | .906 | 23.6 | 12.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 | ||
| Tuesday | 15 | 4 | 380 | 62 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 52 | 23 | 94 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 27 | 166 | .388 | .808 | 25.3 | 11.1 | 6.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Wednesday | 11 | 0 | 275 | 45 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 41 | 12 | 54 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 123 | .441 | .805 | 25.0 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 | ||
| Thursday | 9 | 2 | 211 | 48 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 114 | .466 | .818 | 23.4 | 12.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 | ||
| Friday | 15 | 5 | 373 | 68 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 53 | 22 | 100 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 176 | .466 | .000 | .755 | 24.9 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 0.9 | |
| Saturday | 18 | 2 | 445 | 60 | 152 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 56 | 29 | 112 | 20 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 31 | 164 | .395 | .000 | .786 | 24.7 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 1.1 | |
| 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 | 18 | 18 | 551 | 95 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 50 | 30 | 120 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 45 | 231 | .419 | .820 | 30.6 | 12.8 | 6.7 | 1.2 | |
| Reserve | 66 | 0 | 1553 | 273 | 609 | 0 | 2 | 174 | 220 | 92 | 365 | 56 | 22 | 89 | 81 | 115 | 720 | .448 | .000 | .791 | 23.5 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 0.8 | |
| 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+ | 3 | 3 | 127 | 20 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 50 | .435 | .769 | 42.3 | 16.7 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
| 30-39 | 12 | 4 | 392 | 76 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 24 | 82 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 14 | 19 | 190 | .475 | .826 | 32.7 | 15.8 | 6.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 20-29 | 56 | 11 | 1380 | 250 | 549 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 182 | 87 | 341 | 50 | 18 | 78 | 75 | 115 | 642 | .455 | .000 | .780 | 24.6 | 11.5 | 6.1 | 0.9 | |
| 10-19 | 13 | 0 | 205 | 22 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 29 | 5 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 69 | .272 | .000 | .862 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 0.6 | |
| 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 | 20 | 4 | 509 | 89 | 185 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 55 | 32 | 119 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 41 | 226 | .481 | .000 | .873 | 25.5 | 11.3 | 6.0 | 1.2 |
| 1 Day | 46 | 11 | 1153 | 213 | 477 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 165 | 65 | 260 | 41 | 22 | 77 | 53 | 92 | 557 | .447 | .794 | 25.1 | 12.1 | 5.7 | 0.9 | ||
| 2 Days | 12 | 3 | 307 | 47 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 20 | 76 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 117 | .392 | .697 | 25.6 | 9.8 | 6.3 | 0.8 | ||
| 3+ Days | 5 | 0 | 106 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 45 | .354 | .000 | .733 | 21.2 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | |
| 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 | 34 | 3 | 821 | 150 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 117 | 51 | 198 | 33 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 61 | 392 | .466 | .786 | 24.1 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 1.0 | |
| Western | 50 | 15 | 1283 | 218 | 514 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 153 | 71 | 287 | 45 | 22 | 75 | 66 | 99 | 559 | .424 | .000 | .804 | 25.7 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 17 | 1 | 420 | 72 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 73 | 25 | 100 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 202 | .462 | .795 | 24.7 | 11.9 | 5.9 | 0.9 | |
| Central | 17 | 2 | 401 | 78 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 44 | 26 | 98 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 38 | 190 | .470 | .773 | 23.6 | 11.2 | 5.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Midwest | 23 | 5 | 625 | 104 | 237 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 76 | 33 | 139 | 24 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 269 | .439 | .000 | .803 | 27.2 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |
| Pacific | 27 | 10 | 658 | 114 | 277 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 77 | 38 | 148 | 21 | 12 | 44 | 35 | 50 | 290 | .412 | .000 | .805 | 24.4 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 0.8 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 1 | 71 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 26 | .429 | .800 | 23.7 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 31 | .500 | .900 | 26.0 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 30 | .538 | .667 | 23.5 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 57 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 34 | .567 | 28.5 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | .389 | .750 | 23.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Dallas | 5 | 1 | 150 | 22 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 58 | .449 | .000 | .778 | 30.0 | 11.6 | 6.6 | 1.4 | |
| Denver | 5 | 1 | 142 | 24 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 62 | .407 | .875 | 28.4 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 0.4 | ||
| Detroit | 3 | 0 | 59 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | .368 | .875 | 19.7 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 1 | 80 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | .361 | .000 | .800 | 20.0 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| Houston | 3 | 1 | 79 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 54 | .525 | .857 | 26.3 | 18.0 | 5.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Indiana | 3 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 32 | .440 | .769 | 21.7 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 5 | 3 | 146 | 19 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 51 | .373 | .813 | 29.2 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 1.4 | ||
| LA Lakers | 3 | 0 | 74 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 42 | .500 | .667 | 24.7 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Miami | 3 | 0 | 66 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 35 | .600 | .846 | 22.0 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 55 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 30 | .481 | .667 | 27.5 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .333 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 3 | 0 | 60 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 25 | .435 | .625 | 20.0 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 0.7 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 56 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 26 | .450 | .889 | 28.0 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Orlando | 3 | 0 | 80 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 39 | .412 | .733 | 26.7 | 13.0 | 5.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | .316 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 81 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 45 | .457 | .813 | 20.3 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Portland | 3 | 1 | 78 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 32 | .400 | .889 | 26.0 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Sacramento | 4 | 2 | 106 | 23 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 52 | .451 | .750 | 26.5 | 13.0 | 6.3 | 0.8 | ||
| San Antonio | 5 | 0 | 111 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 47 | .413 | .643 | 22.2 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 2 | 93 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 34 | .333 | .833 | 23.3 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 2 | 114 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 42 | .432 | .833 | 28.5 | 10.5 | 5.8 | 1.5 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 63 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 30 | .556 | .714 | 31.5 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | ||