Bailey Howell
PF · Philadelphia 76ers
Seasons 1959-60–1970-71 · 12 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1937
★ Hall of Fame6× All-StarAll-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | The Garbageman, Big B, Hurricane, Elwood |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #18 (also #15, #16) |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Born | 1937-01-20 |
| College | Mississippi State |
| Drafted | 1959 · Round 1, Pick 2 · Detroit Pistons |
| Seasons | 1959-60–1970-71 (12) |
Career averages
18.7 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 2.0 APG · 950 games · .480 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | DET | 23 | 75 | 31.3 | .456 | — | .739 | 10.5 | 0.8 | — | — | 17.8 | 18.2 | .510 |
| 1960-61 | DET | 24 | 77 | 38.3 | .469 | — | .753 | 14.4 | 2.5 | — | — | 23.6 | 21.2 | .552 |
| 1961-62 | DET | 25 | 79 | 36.2 | .464 | — | .768 | 12.6 | 2.4 | — | — | 19.9 | 19.2 | .539 |
| 1962-63 | DET | 26 | 79 | 37.6 | .516 | — | .798 | 11.5 | 2.9 | — | — | 22.7 | 21.6 | .589 |
| 1963-64 | DET | 27 | 77 | 35.1 | .472 | — | .809 | 10.1 | 2.7 | — | — | 21.6 | 21.1 | .547 |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 28 | 80 | 37.2 | .495 | — | .801 | 10.9 | 2.6 | — | — | 19.2 | 18.9 | .582 |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 29 | 78 | 29.8 | .488 | — | .730 | 9.9 | 2.0 | — | — | 17.5 | 19.0 | .555 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 30 | 81 | 30.9 | .512 | — | .741 | 8.4 | 1.3 | — | — | 20.0 | 19.5 | .559 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 31 | 82 | 34.2 | .481 | — | .727 | 9.8 | 1.6 | — | — | 19.8 | 18.1 | .527 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 32 | 78 | 32.4 | .487 | — | .735 | 8.8 | 1.8 | — | — | 19.7 | 19.4 | .532 |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 33 | 82 | 25.3 | .429 | — | .763 | 6.7 | 1.5 | — | — | 12.6 | 14.0 | .484 |
| 1970-71 | PHI | 34 | 82 | 19.4 | .472 | — | .730 | 5.4 | 1.4 | — | — | 10.7 | 17.0 | .532 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | DET | 75 | — | 2,346 | 510 | 1,119 | .456 | — | — | 312 | 422 | 790 | 63 | — | — | — | 1,332 |
| 1960-61 | DET | 77 | — | 2,952 | 607 | 1,293 | .469 | — | — | 601 | 798 | 1111 | 196 | — | — | — | 1,815 |
| 1961-62 | DET | 79 | — | 2,857 | 553 | 1,193 | .464 | — | — | 470 | 612 | 996 | 186 | — | — | — | 1,576 |
| 1962-63 | DET | 79 | — | 2,971 | 637 | 1,235 | .516 | — | — | 519 | 650 | 910 | 232 | — | — | — | 1,793 |
| 1963-64 | DET | 77 | — | 2,700 | 598 | 1,267 | .472 | — | — | 470 | 581 | 776 | 205 | — | — | — | 1,666 |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 80 | — | 2,975 | 515 | 1,040 | .495 | — | — | 504 | 629 | 869 | 208 | — | — | — | 1,534 |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 78 | — | 2,328 | 481 | 986 | .488 | — | — | 402 | 551 | 773 | 155 | — | — | — | 1,364 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 81 | — | 2,503 | 636 | 1,242 | .512 | — | — | 349 | 471 | 677 | 103 | — | — | — | 1,621 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 82 | — | 2,801 | 643 | 1,336 | .481 | — | — | 335 | 461 | 805 | 133 | — | — | — | 1,621 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 78 | — | 2,527 | 612 | 1,257 | .487 | — | — | 313 | 426 | 685 | 137 | — | — | — | 1,537 |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 82 | — | 2,078 | 399 | 931 | .429 | — | — | 235 | 308 | 550 | 120 | — | — | — | 1,033 |
| 1970-71 | PHI | 82 | 6 | 1,589 | 324 | 686 | .472 | — | — | 230 | 315 | 441 | 115 | — | — | — | 878 |
| Career | 950 | — | — | 6,515 | 13,585 | .480 | 0 | 0 | 4740 | 6224 | 9383 | 1853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,770 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | DET | 75 | 31.3 | 7.8 | 17.2 | .456 | — | — | 4.8 | 6.5 | 12.1 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 20.4 |
| 1960-61 | DET | 77 | 38.3 | 7.4 | 15.8 | .469 | — | — | 7.3 | 9.7 | 13.5 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 22.1 |
| 1961-62 | DET | 79 | 36.2 | 7.0 | 15.0 | .464 | — | — | 5.9 | 7.7 | 12.6 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 19.9 |
| 1962-63 | DET | 79 | 37.6 | 7.7 | 15.0 | .516 | — | — | 6.3 | 7.9 | 11.0 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 21.7 |
| 1963-64 | DET | 77 | 35.1 | 8.0 | 16.9 | .472 | — | — | 6.3 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 22.2 |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 80 | 37.2 | 6.2 | 12.6 | .495 | — | — | 6.1 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 18.6 |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 78 | 29.8 | 7.4 | 15.2 | .488 | — | — | 6.2 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 21.1 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 81 | 30.9 | 9.1 | 17.9 | .512 | — | — | 5.0 | 6.8 | 9.7 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 23.3 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 82 | 34.2 | 8.3 | 17.2 | .481 | — | — | 4.3 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 20.8 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 78 | 32.4 | 8.7 | 17.9 | .487 | — | — | 4.5 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 21.9 |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 82 | 25.3 | 6.9 | 16.1 | .429 | — | — | 4.1 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 17.9 |
| 1970-71 | PHI | 82 | 19.4 | 7.3 | 15.5 | .472 | — | — | 5.2 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 19.9 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | DET | 75 | 2,346 | 18.2 | .510 | — | 5.7 | 1.9 | 7.6 | .156 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | DET | 77 | 2,952 | 21.2 | .552 | — | 10.1 | 1.6 | 11.7 | .190 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | DET | 79 | 2,857 | 19.2 | .539 | — | 7.6 | 3.1 | 10.7 | .180 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | DET | 79 | 2,971 | 21.6 | .589 | — | 11.1 | 2.9 | 14.0 | .226 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | DET | 77 | 2,700 | 21.1 | .547 | — | 8.5 | 1.4 | 9.8 | .175 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 80 | 2,975 | 18.9 | .582 | — | 10.1 | 0.7 | 10.9 | .175 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 78 | 2,328 | 19.0 | .555 | — | 6.8 | 1.9 | 8.7 | .179 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 81 | 2,503 | 19.5 | .559 | — | 8.0 | 3.8 | 11.8 | .226 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 82 | 2,801 | 18.1 | .527 | — | 5.6 | 4.5 | 10.1 | .174 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 78 | 2,527 | 19.4 | .532 | — | 6.4 | 4.9 | 11.3 | .215 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 82 | 2,078 | 14.0 | .484 | — | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .072 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | PHI | 82 | 1,589 | 17.0 | .532 | — | 3.2 | 1.8 | 5.0 | .152 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114.7 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | 2 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 4.830 |
| 1960-61 | 5 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .588 | — | .635 |
| 1961-62 | 10 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .454 | — | .541 |
| 1962-63 | 4 | 40.8 | 17.8 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .375 | — | .468 |
| 1964-65 | 9 | 17.1 | 20.8 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .515 | — | .581 |
| 1965-66 | 3 | 31.3 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .460 | — | .492 |
| 1966-67 | 9 | 26.8 | 15.3 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .484 | — | .510 |
| 1967-68 | 19 | 31.4 | 18.2 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .515 | — | .555 |
| 1968-69 | 18 | 30.6 | 15.0 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .489 | — | .525 |
| 1970-71 | 7 | 17.4 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .422 | — | .444 |
| Career | 86 | 22.3 | 16.3 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .498 | — | .547 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 475 | 19.8 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 315–160 |
| Away | 475 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 157–318 |
| In wins | 472 | 20.0 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 472–0 |
| In losses | 478 | 17.5 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0–478 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 114 | 18.3 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 47–67 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 67 | 16.9 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 14–53 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 33 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 22–11 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 3–1 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 55 | 17.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 35–20 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 103 | 20.0 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 47–56 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 23 | 18.6 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 17–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 113 | 18.8 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 43–70 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 18 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 7–11 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 103 | 19.6 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 59–44 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 55 | 20.1 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 26–29 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 17 | 15.2 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 11–6 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 4–0 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Bailey Howell play for?
Bailey Howell plays PF for the Philadelphia 76ers.
What are Bailey Howell's career stats?
Bailey Howell has averaged 18.7 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 2.0 APG over 12 seasons (1959-60–1970-71).
How tall is Bailey Howell?
Bailey Howell is 6-7 (210 lb).
When was Bailey Howell drafted?
Bailey Howell was drafted in 1959, round 1, pick 2, by the Detroit Pistons.