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 | 70 | 3 | 1276 | 203 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 142 | 53 | 215 | 61 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 88 | 525 | .455 | .838 | 18.2 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 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 | 36 | 0 | 662 | 102 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 75 | 33 | 115 | 32 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 269 | .440 | .867 | 18.4 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 0.9 | |
| Road | 34 | 3 | 614 | 101 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 67 | 20 | 100 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 50 | 256 | .472 | .806 | 18.1 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 0 | 888 | 139 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 109 | 36 | 155 | 41 | 13 | 35 | 46 | 60 | 372 | .451 | .862 | 19.7 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | |
| Post | 25 | 3 | 388 | 64 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 17 | 60 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 153 | .464 | .758 | 15.5 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 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 | 16 | 0 | 302 | 46 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 58 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 119 | .465 | .871 | 18.9 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 1.1 | |
| Loss | 54 | 3 | 974 | 157 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 111 | 46 | 157 | 43 | 16 | 37 | 43 | 61 | 406 | .452 | .829 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 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 |
| Month | November | 11 | 0 | 258 | 36 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 6 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 104 | .409 | .970 | 23.5 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 | |
| December | 11 | 0 | 199 | 33 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 82 | .465 | .762 | 18.1 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | ||
| January | 14 | 0 | 287 | 53 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 18 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 140 | .486 | .810 | 20.5 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 0.9 | ||
| February | 13 | 0 | 235 | 34 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 55 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 93 | .486 | .833 | 18.1 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 | ||
| March | 12 | 0 | 184 | 29 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 65 | .500 | .778 | 15.3 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | ||
| April | 9 | 3 | 113 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 41 | .360 | .714 | 12.6 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | ||
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 1 | 94 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 38 | .421 | .667 | 13.4 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | |
| Monday | 5 | 0 | 86 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 46 | .567 | .857 | 17.2 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 11 | 1 | 183 | 23 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 55 | .434 | 1.000 | 16.6 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | ||
| Wednesday | 12 | 1 | 199 | 32 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 84 | .395 | .714 | 16.6 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | ||
| Thursday | 6 | 0 | 117 | 21 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 51 | .500 | .818 | 19.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Friday | 15 | 0 | 311 | 52 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 37 | 7 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 137 | .520 | .892 | 20.7 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 0.9 | ||
| Saturday | 14 | 0 | 286 | 42 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 114 | .412 | .882 | 20.4 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 3 | 3 | 42 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .389 | .500 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | |
| Reserve | 67 | 0 | 1234 | 196 | 428 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 140 | 50 | 205 | 59 | 19 | 44 | 60 | 87 | 510 | .458 | .843 | 18.4 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 6 | 0 | 196 | 35 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 97 | .500 | .871 | 32.7 | 16.2 | 5.8 | 2.0 | |
| 20-29 | 22 | 0 | 515 | 95 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 68 | 17 | 91 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 35 | 249 | .525 | .868 | 23.4 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 1.1 | ||
| 10-19 | 34 | 3 | 504 | 68 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 43 | 27 | 82 | 24 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 38 | 169 | .393 | .767 | 14.8 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | ||
| 0-9 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .227 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 14 | 1 | 270 | 38 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 99 | .384 | .852 | 19.3 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| 1 Day | 35 | 2 | 606 | 109 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 64 | 26 | 89 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 273 | .500 | .859 | 17.3 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | ||
| 2 Days | 12 | 0 | 238 | 30 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 5 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 85 | .417 | .781 | 19.8 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 1.1 | ||
| 3+ Days | 8 | 0 | 136 | 22 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 58 | .449 | .824 | 17.0 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 23 | 0 | 478 | 83 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 19 | 79 | 31 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 206 | .503 | .889 | 20.8 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | |
| Western | 47 | 3 | 798 | 120 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 97 | 34 | 136 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 55 | 319 | .427 | .814 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 0 | 271 | 44 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 116 | .454 | .903 | 19.4 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | |
| Central | 9 | 0 | 207 | 39 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 90 | .574 | .857 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | ||
| Midwest | 22 | 0 | 381 | 64 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 55 | 12 | 63 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 177 | .464 | .891 | 17.3 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | ||
| Pacific | 25 | 3 | 417 | 56 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 42 | 22 | 73 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 142 | .392 | .714 | 16.7 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .500 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .400 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .833 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 57 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30 | .650 | 1.000 | 28.5 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 0 | 86 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 41 | .452 | .929 | 21.5 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Denver | 4 | 0 | 66 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 47 | .519 | .950 | 16.5 | 11.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | .500 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |||
| Houston | 5 | 0 | 74 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | .318 | 1.000 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.0 | ||
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .625 | .667 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 80 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 | .400 | .636 | 20.0 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .350 | .000 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 45 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .556 | .778 | 22.5 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | .615 | .667 | 24.5 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 45 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .500 | .800 | 22.5 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .429 | 1.000 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | .500 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .400 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |||
| Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 90 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 42 | .394 | 1.000 | 22.5 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 1 | 57 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | .368 | .250 | 14.3 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 3 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .364 | .500 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | ||
| San Antonio | 5 | 0 | 86 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 39 | .516 | .700 | 17.2 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | .353 | .667 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 0 | 69 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 33 | .481 | .875 | 17.3 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | .250 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | ||