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Retired#16Forward1959–1970#90 all-time in points

Bailey Howell

Bailey Howell scored 17,770 points in 950 games, 90th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1960-61 at 23.6 points a game. He earned 5 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 7″ / 210 lb
Age89
PositionForward
BornJan 20, 1937
HometownMiddleton, Tennessee
Experience1959–1970
CollegeMississippi State University
Draft1959 · round 1, pick 2
High school—
TeamsDetroit Pistons 1959–1963Baltimore Bullets 1964–1965Boston Celtics 1966–1969PHL 1970–1970
Career points
17,770
950 games · 18.7 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#90
Also 529th in assists, 53rd in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1959–1970. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1970-71.

1970-71 season

PHL · 82 games
Points87810.7 per game
Rebounds5.4441 total
Assists1.4115 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

5 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
4Legend
  • Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1962-63
  • ×6LegendSeasonAll-Star1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1965-66 +1 more
  • ×3LegendSeason20-10 season1960-61, 1962-63, 1963-64
  • LegendCareer10,000 points17,770 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring2 rings · 1967-68, 1968-69

Bailey Howell career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1960-61 · 23.6 points per game

Bailey Howell milestones

Career · regular season
17,770 career points
Retired 90th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K25K
Career marks
Points17,770Past 15,000 · 90th all-time
Rebounds9,383Past 7,500 · 53rd all-time

Bailey Howell career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Bailey Howell stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1970-71PHL8287810.75.41.4.472—.730————
1969-70BOS821,03312.66.71.5.429—.763————
1968-69BOS781,53719.78.81.8.487—.735————
1967-68BOS821,62119.89.81.6.481—.727————
1966-67BOS811,62120.08.41.3.512—.741————
1965-66BLT781,36417.59.92.0.488—.730————
1964-65BLT801,53419.210.92.6.495—.801————
1963-64DET771,66621.610.12.7.472—.809————
1962-63DET791,79322.711.52.9.516—.798————
1961-62DET791,57619.912.62.4.464—.768————
1960-61DET771,81523.614.42.5.469—.753————
1959-60DET751,33217.810.50.8.456—.739————
Career12 seasons95017,77018.79.92.0.480—.7620——0

Bailey Howell splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
73%
Threes
0%
Free throws
27%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Bailey Howell facts
How many career points did Bailey Howell score?

Bailey Howell scored 17,770 career regular-season points in 950 games, 18.7 per game, which ranks 90th all-time.

What was Bailey Howell’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1960-61 with DET: 23.6 points, 14.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Where is Bailey Howell from?

Bailey Howell is from Middleton, Tennessee. He played college ball at Mississippi State University.

What teams did Bailey Howell play for?

Detroit Pistons (1959–1963); Baltimore Bullets (1964–1965); Boston Celtics (1966–1969); PHL (1970–1970).