Bailey Howell SF

Current Team: N/A

Born: Jan 20, 1937 (87 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Middleton, Tennessee

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-7 (201cm)     Weight: 210 (95kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1959 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 2, Detroit Pistons

Pre-Draft Team: Mississippi State (Sr)

High School: Middleton High School [Middleton, Tennessee]

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NBA Career

12 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, 2x NBA Champion, 6x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1959-60 DET 75 - 31.3 17.76 6.80 14.92 .456 - - - 4.16 5.63 .739 - - 10.53 0.84 - - - 3.76
1960-61 ☆ DET 77 - 38.3 23.57 7.88 16.79 .469 - - - 7.81 10.36 .753 - - 14.43 2.55 - - - 3.86
1961-62 ☆ DET 79 - 36.2 19.95 7.00 15.10 .464 - - - 5.95 7.75 .768 - - 12.61 2.35 - - - 4.01
1962-63 ☆ DET 79 - 37.6 22.70 8.06 15.63 .516 - - - 6.57 8.23 .798 - - 11.52 2.94 - - - 3.80
1963-64 ☆ DET 77 - 35.1 21.64 7.77 16.45 .472 - - - 6.10 7.55 .809 - - 10.08 2.66 - - - 3.77
1964-65 WAS 80 - 37.2 19.18 6.44 13.00 .495 - - - 6.30 7.86 .801 - - 10.86 2.60 - - - 4.31
1965-66 ☆ WAS 78 - 29.8 17.49 6.17 12.64 .488 - - - 5.15 7.06 .730 - - 9.91 1.99 - - - 3.92
1966-67 ☆ BOS 81 - 30.9 20.01 7.85 15.33 .512 - - - 4.31 5.81 .741 - - 8.36 1.27 - - - 3.65
1967-68 BOS 82 - 34.2 19.77 7.84 16.29 .481 - - - 4.09 5.62 .727 - - 9.82 1.62 - - - 3.48
1968-69 BOS 78 - 32.4 19.71 7.85 16.12 .487 - - - 4.01 5.46 .735 - - 8.78 1.76 - - - 3.65
1969-70 BOS 82 - 25.3 12.60 4.87 11.35 .429 - - - 2.87 3.76 .763 - - 6.71 1.46 - - - 3.18
1970-71 PHL 82 - 19.4 10.71 3.95 8.37 .472 - - - 2.80 3.84 .730 - - 5.38 1.40 - - - 2.85
CAREER   950 - 32.2 18.71 6.86 14.30 .480 - - - 4.99 6.55 .762 - - 9.88 1.95 - - - 3.68

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1959-60 DET 75 - 2,346 1,332 510 1,119 .456 - - - 312 422 .739 - - 790 63 - - - 282
1960-61 ☆ DET 77 - 2,952 1,815 607 1,293 .469 - - - 601 798 .753 - - 1,111 196 - - - 297
1961-62 ☆ DET 79 - 2,857 1,576 553 1,193 .464 - - - 470 612 .768 - - 996 186 - - - 317
1962-63 ☆ DET 79 - 2,971 1,793 637 1,235 .516 - - - 519 650 .798 - - 910 232 - - - 300
1963-64 ☆ DET 77 - 2,700 1,666 598 1,267 .472 - - - 470 581 .809 - - 776 205 - - - 290
1964-65 WAS 80 - 2,975 1,534 515 1,040 .495 - - - 504 629 .801 - - 869 208 - - - 345
1965-66 ☆ WAS 78 - 2,328 1,364 481 986 .488 - - - 402 551 .730 - - 773 155 - - - 306
1966-67 ☆ BOS 81 - 2,503 1,621 636 1,242 .512 - - - 349 471 .741 - - 677 103 - - - 296
1967-68 BOS 82 - 2,801 1,621 643 1,336 .481 - - - 335 461 .727 - - 805 133 - - - 285
1968-69 BOS 78 - 2,527 1,537 612 1,257 .487 - - - 313 426 .735 - - 685 137 - - - 285
1969-70 BOS 82 - 2,078 1,033 399 931 .429 - - - 235 308 .763 - - 550 120 - - - 261
1970-71 PHL 82 - 1,589 878 324 686 .472 - - - 230 315 .730 - - 441 115 - - - 234
CAREER   950 - 30,627 17,770 6,515 13,585 .480 - - - 4,740 6,224 .762 - - 9,383 1,853 - - - 3,498

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1959-60 DET 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 - - 0.38 30 45 .400 5.70 1.90 7.60
1960-61 ☆ DET 77 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231 - - 0.62 34 43 .442 10.10 1.60 11.70
1961-62 ☆ DET 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 - - 0.51 37 42 .468 7.60 3.10 10.70
1962-63 ☆ DET 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 - - 0.53 34 45 .430 11.10 2.90 14.00
1963-64 ☆ DET 77 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .240 - - 0.46 21 56 .273 8.50 1.40 9.80
1964-65 WAS 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 - - 0.60 37 43 .463 10.10 0.70 10.90
1965-66 ☆ WAS 78 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .177 - - 0.56 38 40 .487 6.80 1.90 8.70
1966-67 ☆ BOS 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 - - 0.38 60 21 .741 8.00 3.80 11.80
1967-68 BOS 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 - - 0.35 54 28 .659 5.60 4.50 10.10
1968-69 BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 - - 0.34 46 32 .590 6.40 4.90 11.30
1969-70 BOS 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .142 - - 0.33 34 48 .415 0.70 2.40 3.10
1970-71 PHL 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 - - 0.46 47 35 .573 3.20 1.80 5.00
CAREER   950 - 0 0 3 0 0 0 .198 - - 0.46 472 478 .497 83.80 30.90 114.70

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1959-60 DET 75 - .510 .456 - - - - - - - - 119.51 - 1.19 - - 18.07
1960-61 ☆ DET 77 - .552 .469 - - - - - - - - 122.26 - 1.40 - - 21.12
1961-62 ☆ DET 79 - .539 .464 - - - - - - - - 123.15 - 1.32 - - 18.43
1962-63 ☆ DET 79 - .589 .516 - - - - - - - - 131.43 - 1.45 - - 20.89
1963-64 ☆ DET 77 - .547 .472 - - - - - - - - 128.09 - 1.31 - - 21.29
1964-65 WAS 80 - .582 .495 - - - 9.85 - - - - 129.65 - 1.48 - - 19.69
1965-66 ☆ WAS 78 - .555 .488 - - - 9.14 - - - - 121.74 - 1.38 - - 19.41
1966-67 ☆ BOS 81 - .559 .512 - - - 5.92 - - - - 125.31 - 1.31 - - 19.22
1967-68 BOS 82 - .527 .481 - - - 6.73 - - - - 120.80 - 1.21 - - 17.33
1968-69 BOS 78 - .532 .487 - - - 8.20 - - - - 122.16 - 1.22 - - 18.53
1969-70 BOS 82 - .484 .429 - - - 7.92 - - - - 119.16 - 1.11 - - 13.76
1970-71 PHL 82 - .532 .472 - - - 10.20 - - - - 120.25 - 1.28 - - 17.17
CAREER   950 - .544 .480 - - - 8.20 - - - - 124.11 - 1.31 - - 18.94

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Mar 31, 1959 - The Detroit Pistons selected Bailey Howell in Round 1 with Pick 2 in the 1959 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1959 - Bailey Howell signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Jun 9, 1964 - Bailey Howell was acquired by the Baltimore Bullets from the Detroit Pistons in a trade.
Sep 1, 1966 - Bailey Howell was acquired by the Boston Celtics from the Baltimore Bullets in a trade.
Jul 1, 1968 - Bailey Howell, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Aug 28, 1968 - Bailey Howell signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
May 11, 1970 - Bailey Howell was selected by the Buffalo Braves in the Expansion Draft from the Boston Celtics.
May 12, 1970 - Bailey Howell was acquired by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Buffalo Braves in a trade.
Jul 1, 1971 - Bailey Howell, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1968, 1969
All-NBA Second Team - 1963

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1959-60 DET 2 - 36.0 17.00 7.00 20.50 .341 - - - 3.00 4.00 .750 - - 8.50 1.50 - - - 4.00
1960-61 DET 5 - 30.8 11.20 4.00 11.40 .351 - - - 3.20 4.60 .696 - - 9.20 4.40 - - - 4.40
1961-62 DET 10 - 37.8 20.00 6.90 16.30 .423 - - - 6.20 7.50 .827 - - 9.60 2.30 - - - 4.80
1962-63 DET 4 - 40.8 17.75 6.00 16.00 .375 - - - 5.75 6.75 .852 - - 10.50 2.75 - - - 4.75
1964-65 WAS 9 - 38.9 20.78 7.44 14.44 .515 - - - 5.89 7.78 .757 - - 11.67 2.11 - - - 4.22
1965-66 WAS 3 - 31.3 18.00 7.67 16.67 .460 - - - 2.67 3.67 .727 - - 10.00 0.67 - - - 4.33
1966-67 BOS 9 - 26.8 15.33 6.56 13.56 .484 - - - 2.22 3.33 .667 - - 7.33 0.56 - - - 3.89
1967-68 BOS 19 - 31.4 18.11 7.11 13.89 .511 - - - 3.89 5.63 .692 - - 7.68 1.16 - - - 4.42
1968-69 BOS 18 - 30.6 15.00 6.22 12.72 .489 - - - 2.56 3.56 .719 - - 6.56 1.06 - - - 4.67
1970-71 PHL 7 - 17.4 6.71 2.71 6.43 .422 - - - 1.29 2.57 .500 - - 4.43 0.57 - - - 3.57
CAREER   86 - 31.7 16.29 6.30 13.55 .465 - - - 3.69 5.03 .732 - - 8.10 1.51 - - - 4.37

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1959-60 DET 2 - 72 34 14 41 .341 - - - 6 8 .750 - - 17 3 - - - 8
1960-61 DET 5 - 154 56 20 57 .351 - - - 16 23 .696 - - 46 22 - - - 22
1961-62 DET 10 - 378 200 69 163 .423 - - - 62 75 .827 - - 96 23 - - - 48
1962-63 DET 4 - 163 71 24 64 .375 - - - 23 27 .852 - - 42 11 - - - 19
1964-65 WAS 9 - 350 187 67 130 .515 - - - 53 70 .757 - - 105 19 - - - 38
1965-66 WAS 3 - 94 54 23 50 .460 - - - 8 11 .727 - - 30 2 - - - 13
1966-67 BOS 9 - 241 138 59 122 .484 - - - 20 30 .667 - - 66 5 - - - 35
1967-68 BOS 19 - 597 344 135 264 .511 - - - 74 107 .692 - - 146 22 - - - 84
1968-69 BOS 18 - 551 270 112 229 .489 - - - 46 64 .719 - - 118 19 - - - 84
1970-71 PHL 7 - 122 47 19 45 .422 - - - 9 18 .500 - - 31 4 - - - 25
CAREER   86 - 2,722 1,401 542 1,165 .465 - - - 317 433 .732 - - 697 130 - - - 376

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1959-60 DET 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 - - 0.20 0 2 .000 -0.10 0.10 -0.10
1960-61 DET 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 - - 0.40 2 3 .400 - 0.10 -
1961-62 DET 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 - - 0.46 5 5 .500 0.80 0.10 0.80
1962-63 DET 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 - - 0.42 1 3 .250 - 0.20 0.30
1964-65 WAS 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 - - 0.54 5 4 .556 1.20 0.30 1.40
1965-66 WAS 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 - - 0.22 0 3 .000 0.10 0.10 0.10
1966-67 BOS 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 - - 0.25 4 5 .444 0.50 0.20 0.70
1967-68 BOS 19 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 - - 0.41 12 7 .632 1.60 0.60 2.20
1968-69 BOS 18 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 - - 0.28 12 6 .667 1.20 0.40 1.60
1970-71 PHL 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .078 - - 0.40 3 4 .429 - - -
CAREER   86 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 - - 0.37 44 42 .512 5.30 2.10 7.00

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1959-60 DET 2 - .382 .341 - - - 6.74 - - - - 109.15 - 0.83 - - 8.39
1960-61 DET 5 - .417 .351 - - - 18.35 - - - - 104.65 - 0.98 - - 10.57
1961-62 DET 10 - .510 .423 - - - 8.15 - - - - 125.00 - 1.23 - - 13.33
1962-63 DET 4 - .468 .375 - - - 10.31 - - - - 122.69 - 1.11 - - 11.15
1964-65 WAS 9 - .581 .515 - - - 7.66 - - - - 127.25 - 1.44 - - 20.08
1965-66 WAS 3 - .492 .460 - - - 3.10 - - - - 118.73 - 1.08 - - 16.32
1966-67 BOS 9 - .510 .484 - - - 2.96 - - - - 115.03 - 1.13 - - 15.07
1967-68 BOS 19 - .553 .511 - - - 5.38 - - - - 120.30 - 1.30 - - 16.38
1968-69 BOS 18 - .525 .489 - - - 5.14 - - - - 120.78 - 1.18 - - 13.89
1970-71 PHL 7 - .444 .422 - - - 4.56 - - - - 92.22 - 1.04 - - 9.04
CAREER   86 - .517 .465 - - - 5.27 - - - - 119.73 - 1.20 - - 14.63

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1967
Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1966
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1961 West 1 - 16 13 5 10 .500 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 3 3 - - - 4
1962 West 1 - 8 2 1 2 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 0 1 - - - 1
1963 West 1 - 11 4 2 3 .667 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 1 1 - - - 2
1964 West 1 - 6 2 1 3 .333 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 2 0 - - - 0
1966 West 1 - 26 7 3 11 .273 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 2 2 - - - 4
1967 East 1 - 14 4 1 4 .250 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 2 1 - - - 1
TOTAL   6 - 81 32 13 33 .394 - - - 6 8 .750 - - 10 8 - - - 12
AVERAGES   6 - 13.5 5.33 2.17 5.50 .394 - - - 1.00 1.33 .750 - - 1.67 1.33 - - - 2.00

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NCAA Career

College: Mississippi State (1959)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1955-56 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1956-57 Mississippi State So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1957-58 Mississippi State Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1958-59 Mississippi State Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American First Team - 1959
Consensus All-American Second Team - 1958
NABC All-American First Team - 1959
NABC All-American Third Team - 1958
AP All-American First Team - 1959
AP All-American Second Team - 1958
USBWA All-American First Team - 1958, 1959
UPI All-American First Team - 1959
UPI All-American Third Team - 1958
NEA All-American First Team - 1959


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Bailey Howell?

Bailey Howell is 87 years old.

What is the height of Bailey Howell?

Bailey Howell is 6-7 (201cm) tall.

What is the weight of Bailey Howell?

Bailey Howell is 210 lbs (95kg).

What is the birthday of Bailey Howell?

Bailey Howell was born on Jan 20, 1937.

What position does Bailey Howell play?

Bailey Howell plays the SF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Bailey Howell?

Bailey Howell was drafted out of Mississippi State.

What high school did Bailey Howell attend?

Bailey Howell attended Middleton High School in Middleton, Tennessee.

What nationality is Bailey Howell?

Bailey Howell has a United States nationality.

Where was Bailey Howell born?

Bailey Howell was born in Middleton, Tennessee.

How many NBA seasons has Bailey Howell played?

Bailey Howell played 12 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Bailey Howell?

Bailey Howell had career averages 18.7 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists in 950 games.

What are the career totals of Bailey Howell?

Bailey Howell had career totals of 17,770 points, 9,383 rebounds, 1,853 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 950 games.

How many teams has Bailey Howell been on?

Bailey Howell played for 4 NBA teams in his career - Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia Sixers, Washington Wizards.

When was Bailey Howell drafted?

Bailey Howell was drafted in the 1st round (#4 overall) of the 1959 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.

What is Bailey Howell's career high in points?

Bailey Howell averaged a career high 23.6 points per game in 1960-1961.

What is Bailey Howell's career high in rebounds?

Bailey Howell averaged a career high 14.4 rebounds per game in 1960-1961.

What is Bailey Howell's career high in assists?

Bailey Howell averaged a career high 2.9 assists per game in 1962-1963.

What is the career PER of Bailey Howell's?

Bailey Howell had a career PER of 18.9.

Is Bailey Howell in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Bailey Howell was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.

How many championships has Bailey Howell won?

Bailey Howell has won 2 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Bailey Howell been on?

Bailey Howell is a 6x All-Star.