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Bailey Howell
Bailey E. Howell
Position: Forward
Height: 6-7 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: January 20, 1937 in Middleton, Tennessee
High School: Middleton in Middleton, Tennessee
College: Mississippi State University
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1997
Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall) of the 1959 NBA draft.
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Game Logs and Splits
| Game Logs | 1969-70 |
| Splits | 1969-70 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | 23 | DET | NBA | 75 | 2346 | 510 | 1119 | .456 | 312 | 422 | .739 | 790 | 63 | 282 | 1332 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 24 | DET | NBA | 77 | 2952 | 607 | 1293 | .469 | 601 | 798 | .753 | 1111 | 196 | 297 | 1815 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 25 | DET | NBA | 79 | 2857 | 553 | 1193 | .464 | 470 | 612 | .768 | 996 | 186 | 317 | 1576 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 26 | DET | NBA | 79 | 2971 | 637 | 1235 | .516 | 519 | 650 | .798 | 910 | 232 | 300 | 1793 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 27 | DET | NBA | 77 | 2700 | 598 | 1267 | .472 | 470 | 581 | .809 | 776 | 205 | 290 | 1666 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 28 | BAL | NBA | 80 | 2975 | 515 | 1040 | .495 | 504 | 629 | .801 | 869 | 208 | 345 | 1534 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 29 | BAL | NBA | 79 | 2328 | 481 | 986 | .488 | 402 | 551 | .730 | 773 | 155 | 306 | 1364 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 81 | 2503 | 636 | 1242 | .512 | 349 | 471 | .741 | 677 | 103 | 296 | 1621 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 2801 | 643 | 1336 | .481 | 335 | 461 | .727 | 805 | 133 | 285 | 1621 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2527 | 612 | 1257 | .487 | 313 | 426 | .735 | 685 | 137 | 285 | 1537 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 2078 | 399 | 931 | .429 | 235 | 308 | .763 | 550 | 120 | 261 | 1033 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 34 | PHI | NBA | 82 | 1589 | 324 | 686 | .472 | 230 | 315 | .730 | 441 | 115 | 234 | 878 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 951 | 30627 | 6515 | 13585 | .480 | 4740 | 6224 | .762 | 9383 | 1853 | 3498 | 17770 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | 23 | DET | NBA | 75 | 31.3 | 6.8 | 14.9 | .456 | 4.2 | 5.6 | .739 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 17.8 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 24 | DET | NBA | 77 | 38.3 | 7.9 | 16.8 | .469 | 7.8 | 10.4 | .753 | 14.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 23.6 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 25 | DET | NBA | 79 | 36.2 | 7.0 | 15.1 | .464 | 5.9 | 7.7 | .768 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 19.9 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 26 | DET | NBA | 79 | 37.6 | 8.1 | 15.6 | .516 | 6.6 | 8.2 | .798 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 22.7 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 27 | DET | NBA | 77 | 35.1 | 7.8 | 16.5 | .472 | 6.1 | 7.5 | .809 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 21.6 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 28 | BAL | NBA | 80 | 37.2 | 6.4 | 13.0 | .495 | 6.3 | 7.9 | .801 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 19.2 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 29 | BAL | NBA | 79 | 29.5 | 6.1 | 12.5 | .488 | 5.1 | 7.0 | .730 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 17.3 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 81 | 30.9 | 7.9 | 15.3 | .512 | 4.3 | 5.8 | .741 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 20.0 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 34.2 | 7.8 | 16.3 | .481 | 4.1 | 5.6 | .727 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 19.8 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 32.4 | 7.8 | 16.1 | .487 | 4.0 | 5.5 | .735 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 19.7 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 25.3 | 4.9 | 11.4 | .429 | 2.9 | 3.8 | .763 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 12.6 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 34 | PHI | NBA | 82 | 19.4 | 4.0 | 8.4 | .472 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .730 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 10.7 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 951 | 32.2 | 6.9 | 14.3 | .480 | 5.0 | 6.5 | .762 | 9.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 18.7 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | 23 | DET | NBA | 75 | 2346 | 7.8 | 17.2 | .456 | 4.8 | 6.5 | .739 | 12.1 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 20.4 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 24 | DET | NBA | 77 | 2952 | 7.4 | 15.8 | .469 | 7.3 | 9.7 | .753 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 22.1 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 25 | DET | NBA | 79 | 2857 | 7.0 | 15.0 | .464 | 5.9 | 7.7 | .768 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 19.9 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 26 | DET | NBA | 79 | 2971 | 7.7 | 15.0 | .516 | 6.3 | 7.9 | .798 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 21.7 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 27 | DET | NBA | 77 | 2700 | 8.0 | 16.9 | .472 | 6.3 | 7.7 | .809 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 22.2 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 28 | BAL | NBA | 80 | 2975 | 6.2 | 12.6 | .495 | 6.1 | 7.6 | .801 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 18.6 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 29 | BAL | NBA | 79 | 2328 | 7.4 | 15.2 | .488 | 6.2 | 8.5 | .730 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 21.1 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 81 | 2503 | 9.1 | 17.9 | .512 | 5.0 | 6.8 | .741 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 23.3 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 2801 | 8.3 | 17.2 | .481 | 4.3 | 5.9 | .727 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 20.8 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2527 | 8.7 | 17.9 | .487 | 4.5 | 6.1 | .735 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 21.9 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 2078 | 6.9 | 16.1 | .429 | 4.1 | 5.3 | .763 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 17.9 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 34 | PHI | NBA | 82 | 1589 | 7.3 | 15.5 | .472 | 5.2 | 7.1 | .730 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 19.9 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 951 | 30627 | 7.7 | 16.0 | .480 | 5.6 | 7.3 | .762 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 20.9 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | 23 | DET | NBA | 75 | 2346 | 18.1 | .510 | .456 | |||||||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 24 | DET | NBA | 77 | 2952 | 21.2 | .552 | .469 | |||||||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 25 | DET | NBA | 79 | 2857 | 19.1 | .539 | .464 | |||||||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 26 | DET | NBA | 79 | 2971 | 21.6 | .589 | .516 | |||||||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 27 | DET | NBA | 77 | 2700 | 21.1 | .547 | .472 | |||||||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 28 | BAL | NBA | 80 | 2975 | 18.9 | .582 | .495 | 9.9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1965-66 | 29 | BAL | NBA | 79 | 2328 | 19.0 | .555 | .488 | 9.1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966-67 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 81 | 2503 | 19.5 | .559 | .512 | 5.9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 2801 | 18.1 | .527 | .481 | 6.7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2527 | 19.4 | .532 | .487 | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 2078 | 14.0 | .484 | .429 | 7.9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 34 | PHI | NBA | 82 | 1589 | 17.0 | .532 | .472 | 12.4 | 10.2 | |||||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 951 | 30627 | 19.1 | .544 | .480 | 12.4 | 8.2 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1959-60 | 23 | DET | NBA | 2 | 72 | 14 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 34 | .341 | .750 | 36.0 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 24 | DET | NBA | 5 | 154 | 20 | 57 | 16 | 23 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 56 | .351 | .696 | 30.8 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 4.4 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 25 | DET | NBA | 10 | 378 | 69 | 163 | 62 | 75 | 96 | 23 | 48 | 200 | .423 | .827 | 37.8 | 20.0 | 9.6 | 2.3 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 26 | DET | NBA | 4 | 163 | 24 | 64 | 23 | 27 | 42 | 11 | 19 | 71 | .375 | .852 | 40.8 | 17.8 | 10.5 | 2.8 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 28 | BAL | NBA | 9 | 350 | 67 | 130 | 53 | 70 | 105 | 19 | 38 | 187 | .515 | .757 | 38.9 | 20.8 | 11.7 | 2.1 | |||||||
| 1965-66 | 29 | BAL | NBA | 3 | 94 | 23 | 50 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 54 | .460 | .727 | 31.3 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 0.7 | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 9 | 241 | 59 | 122 | 20 | 30 | 66 | 5 | 35 | 138 | .484 | .667 | 26.8 | 15.3 | 7.3 | 0.6 | |||||||
| 1967-68 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 19 | 597 | 135 | 264 | 74 | 107 | 146 | 22 | 84 | 344 | .511 | .692 | 31.4 | 18.1 | 7.7 | 1.2 | |||||||
| 1968-69 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 18 | 551 | 112 | 229 | 46 | 64 | 118 | 19 | 84 | 270 | .489 | .719 | 30.6 | 15.0 | 6.6 | 1.1 | |||||||
| 1970-71 | 34 | PHI | NBA | 7 | 122 | 19 | 45 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 25 | 47 | .422 | .500 | 17.4 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 0.6 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 86 | 2722 | 542 | 1165 | 317 | 433 | 697 | 130 | 376 | 1401 | .465 | .732 | 31.7 | 16.3 | 8.1 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | 24 | DET | NBA | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||
| 1961-62 | 25 | DET | NBA | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 26 | DET | NBA | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 27 | DET | NBA | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 29 | BAL | NBA | 1 | 26 | 3 | 11 | .273 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1966-67 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 6 | 81 | 13 | 33 | .394 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1956-57 | 20 | missst | 25 | 217 | 382 | 213 | 285 | 492 | 647 | .568 | .747 | 25.9 | 19.7 | ||||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 21 | missst | 25 | 226 | 439 | 243 | 315 | 406 | 695 | .515 | .771 | 27.8 | 16.2 | ||||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 22 | missst | 25 | 231 | 464 | 226 | 292 | 379 | 688 | .498 | .774 | 27.5 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 75 | 674 | 1285 | 682 | 892 | 1277 | 2030 | .525 | .765 | 27.1 | 17.0 | ||||||||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
All-Star Games 1961 NBA1962 NBA 1963 NBA 1964 NBA 1966 NBA 1967 NBA |
Honors 1962-63 NBA All-NBA (2nd) |
MVP Voting |
Games 1959-60 NBA 75 (2)1964-65 NBA 80 (1) 1966-67 NBA 81 (1) 1967-68 NBA 82 (2) 1969-70 NBA 82 (1) 1970-71 NBA 82 (2) |
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Minutes Played 1960-61 NBA 2952 (10)1962-63 NBA 2971 (8) 1964-65 NBA 2975 (9) Career NBA 30627 (96) |
Field Goals 1962-63 NBA 637 (7)1966-67 NBA 636 (10) Career NBA 6515 (65) Career 6515 (69) |
Field Goal Attempts Career NBA 13585 (75)Career 13585 (81) |
Field Goal Pct 1959-60 NBA .456 (8)1960-61 NBA .469 (5) 1962-63 NBA .516 (4) 1963-64 NBA .472 (8) 1964-65 NBA .495 (5) 1965-66 NBA .488 (6) 1966-67 NBA .512 (3) |
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Free Throws 1960-61 NBA 601 (4)1961-62 NBA 470 (9) 1962-63 NBA 519 (6) 1963-64 NBA 470 (7) 1964-65 NBA 504 (4) Career NBA 4740 (30) Career 4740 (35) |
Free Throw Attempts 1960-61 NBA 798 (4)1961-62 NBA 612 (8) 1962-63 NBA 650 (6) 1963-64 NBA 581 (8) 1964-65 NBA 629 (5) 1965-66 NBA 551 (8) Career NBA 6224 (28) Career 6224 (34) |
Free Throw Pct 1963-64 NBA .809 (7) |
Total Rebounds 1960-61 NBA 1111 (5)1961-62 NBA 996 (7) 1962-63 NBA 910 (9) Career NBA 9383 (39) Career 9383 (45) |
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Personal Fouls 1959-60 NBA 282 (3)1960-61 NBA 297 (6) 1961-62 NBA 317 (4) 1962-63 NBA 300 (2) 1963-64 NBA 290 (9) 1964-65 NBA 345 (1) 1965-66 NBA 306 (6) 1966-67 NBA 296 (6) Career NBA 3498 (25) Career 3498 (27) |
Points 1960-61 NBA 1815 (9)1962-63 NBA 1793 (6) 1963-64 NBA 1666 (8) 1964-65 NBA 1534 (8) 1966-67 NBA 1621 (9) Career NBA 17770 (60) Career 17770 (62) |
Minutes Per Game 1960-61 NBA 38.3 (7)1962-63 NBA 37.6 (8) |
Points Per Game 1960-61 NBA 23.6 (7)1962-63 NBA 22.7 (6) 1963-64 NBA 21.6 (8) 1964-65 NBA 19.2 (10) Career NBA 18.7 (75) Career 18.7 (81) |
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Rebounds Per Game 1960-61 NBA 14.4 (5)1961-62 NBA 12.6 (8) 1962-63 NBA 11.5 (9) Career NBA 9.9 (45) Career 9.9 (49) |
Player Efficiency Rating 1960-61 NBA 21.2 (5)1962-63 NBA 21.6 (7) 1963-64 NBA 21.1 (7) 1964-65 NBA 18.9 (9) 1965-66 NBA 19.0 (7) 1966-67 NBA 19.5 (7) 1968-69 NBA 19.4 (9) Career NBA 19.1 (74) Career 19.1 (77) |
True Shooting Pct 1959-60 NBA .510 (7)1960-61 NBA .552 (2) 1961-62 NBA .539 (3) 1962-63 NBA .589 (1) 1963-64 NBA .547 (6) 1964-65 NBA .583 (1) 1965-66 NBA .555 (3) 1966-67 NBA .559 (5) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.879 (59) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | Boston Celtics | NBA | $42,500 |
| 1968-69 | Boston Celtics | NBA | $52,500 |
| 1969-70 | Boston Celtics | NBA | *$57,500 |
| 1970-71 | Philadelphia 76ers | NBA | $62,500 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $215,000 |