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 | 79 | 3 | 1297 | 232 | 455 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 149 | 66 | 215 | 54 | 20 | 58 | 58 | 93 | 583 | .510 | .000 | .799 | 16.4 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 3 | 649 | 126 | 241 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 82 | 38 | 106 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 32 | 47 | 320 | .523 | .000 | .829 | 16.2 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
| Road | 39 | 0 | 648 | 106 | 214 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 67 | 28 | 109 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 46 | 263 | .495 | .000 | .761 | 16.6 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 43 | 3 | 723 | 123 | 249 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 83 | 41 | 123 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 47 | 316 | .494 | .000 | .843 | 16.8 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 0.7 |
| Post | 36 | 0 | 574 | 109 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 66 | 25 | 92 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 46 | 267 | .529 | .742 | 15.9 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 19 | 1 | 333 | 69 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 42 | 19 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 32 | 175 | .627 | .000 | .881 | 17.5 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Loss | 60 | 2 | 964 | 163 | 345 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 107 | 47 | 152 | 43 | 15 | 36 | 39 | 61 | 408 | .472 | .000 | .766 | 16.1 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Month | November | 8 | 0 | 124 | 27 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 66 | .529 | .857 | 15.5 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 0.6 | |
| December | 17 | 3 | 346 | 53 | 114 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 39 | 18 | 63 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 139 | .465 | .000 | .846 | 20.4 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 0.9 | |
| January | 13 | 0 | 185 | 31 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 83 | .508 | .808 | 14.2 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 | ||
| February | 12 | 0 | 133 | 26 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 65 | .542 | .929 | 11.1 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | ||
| March | 16 | 0 | 306 | 53 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 122 | .510 | .800 | 19.1 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 1.1 | ||
| April | 13 | 0 | 203 | 42 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 108 | .545 | .667 | 15.6 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 0 | 148 | 23 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 58 | .479 | .750 | 16.4 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 0.6 | |
| Monday | 5 | 0 | 75 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 35 | .556 | .556 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Tuesday | 13 | 0 | 201 | 36 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 92 | .429 | .000 | .870 | 15.5 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 0.9 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 1 | 294 | 48 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 16 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 123 | .500 | .818 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 0.9 | ||
| Thursday | 8 | 0 | 109 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 52 | .476 | 1.000 | 13.6 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||
| Friday | 17 | 1 | 277 | 54 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 124 | .607 | .000 | .667 | 16.3 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | |
| Saturday | 12 | 1 | 193 | 36 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 99 | .522 | .844 | 16.1 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 3 | 3 | 91 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 40 | .412 | .000 | .800 | 30.3 | 13.3 | 4.3 | 2.3 |
| Reserve | 76 | 0 | 1206 | 218 | 421 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 134 | 61 | 202 | 47 | 20 | 55 | 51 | 89 | 543 | .518 | .000 | .799 | 15.9 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 3 | 2 | 104 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 46 | .474 | .000 | .769 | 34.7 | 15.3 | 6.0 | 2.7 |
| 20-29 | 15 | 0 | 351 | 59 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 38 | 22 | 71 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 147 | .504 | .000 | .763 | 23.4 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 0.9 | |
| 10-19 | 51 | 1 | 783 | 147 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 96 | 36 | 120 | 31 | 15 | 43 | 34 | 56 | 372 | .525 | .813 | 15.4 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | ||
| 0-9 | 10 | 0 | 59 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | .400 | 1.000 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 24 | 1 | 407 | 64 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 60 | 23 | 67 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 179 | .435 | .850 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 | |
| 1 Day | 34 | 1 | 565 | 101 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 56 | 21 | 89 | 26 | 12 | 22 | 27 | 46 | 242 | .552 | .000 | .714 | 16.6 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 1 | 200 | 40 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 96 | .465 | .000 | .842 | 16.7 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 0 | 120 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 66 | .692 | .857 | 15.0 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 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 | 27 | 1 | 435 | 70 | 137 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 47 | 29 | 77 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 174 | .511 | .000 | .723 | 16.1 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
| Western | 52 | 2 | 862 | 162 | 318 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 102 | 37 | 138 | 29 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 71 | 409 | .509 | .000 | .833 | 16.6 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 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 | 231 | 40 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 101 | .588 | .750 | 16.5 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | |
| Central | 13 | 1 | 204 | 30 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 73 | .435 | .000 | .684 | 15.7 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | |
| Midwest | 24 | 0 | 378 | 72 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 55 | 20 | 64 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 188 | .474 | .800 | 15.8 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | ||
| Pacific | 28 | 2 | 484 | 90 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 47 | 17 | 74 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 46 | 221 | .542 | .000 | .872 | 17.3 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .357 | .500 | 22.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .714 | .778 | 15.0 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .316 | .000 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .750 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .400 | .750 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Dallas | 5 | 0 | 70 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 28 | .440 | .750 | 14.0 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Denver | 5 | 0 | 85 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 48 | .559 | .833 | 17.0 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 1.000 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 0 | 53 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36 | .538 | 1.000 | 13.3 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .368 | 1.000 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25 | .647 | .600 | 21.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 1 | 87 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 43 | .655 | .000 | .625 | 21.8 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 0 | 62 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | .421 | 1.000 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .300 | .900 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | .600 | .333 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .500 | .000 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .455 | .800 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26 | .813 | 23.5 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | .533 | 1.000 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 1 | 89 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 43 | .467 | .938 | 22.3 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 4 | 0 | 91 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 39 | .640 | .778 | 22.8 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 0.8 | ||
| San Antonio | 5 | 0 | 77 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 40 | .485 | .889 | 15.4 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 0 | 61 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | .500 | 15.3 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Utah | 5 | 0 | 95 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 53 | .463 | .714 | 19.0 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .667 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |||