Thurl Bailey PF

Born: Apr 7, 1961 (63 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Washington, District of Columbia

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-11 (211cm)     Weight: 215 (98kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1983 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 7, Utah Jazz

Pre-Draft Team: NC State (Sr)

High School: Bladensburg [Bladensburg, Maryland]


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NBA

12 Years Of Service

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
1983-84 UTH 81 54 24.8 8.54 3.73 7.28 .512 0.00 0.00 .000 1.09 1.44 .752 1.42 4.31 5.73 1.59 0.47 1.51 1.30 2.38
1984-85 UTH 80 68 31.0 15.15 6.34 12.93 .490 0.01 0.01 1.000 2.46 2.92 .842 1.91 4.65 6.56 1.73 0.64 1.31 1.90 2.69
1985-86 UTH 82 13 28.8 14.59 5.89 13.13 .448 0.00 0.09 .000 2.80 3.38 .830 1.80 4.21 6.01 1.87 0.51 1.39 1.77 1.95
1986-87 UTH 81 2 26.6 13.78 5.72 12.79 .447 0.00 0.02 .000 2.35 2.91 .805 1.79 3.54 5.33 1.27 0.47 1.09 1.51 1.85
1987-88 UTH 82 10 34.2 19.56 7.72 15.68 .492 0.01 0.04 .333 4.11 4.98 .826 1.63 4.84 6.48 1.93 0.60 1.52 2.32 2.27
1988-89 UTH 82 3 33.9 19.45 7.50 15.51 .483 0.02 0.06 .400 4.43 5.37 .825 1.40 4.05 5.45 1.68 0.59 1.11 2.54 2.26
1989-90 UTH 82 33 31.5 14.17 5.73 11.91 .481 0.00 0.10 .000 2.71 3.48 .779 1.41 3.59 5.00 1.67 0.39 1.22 1.70 2.13
1990-91 UTH 82 22 30.3 12.40 4.87 10.63 .458 0.00 0.04 .000 2.67 3.30 .808 1.23 3.73 4.96 1.51 0.65 1.11 1.59 1.95
1991-92 * All Teams 84 18 25.0 11.32 4.38 9.95 .440 0.00 0.02 .000 2.56 3.21 .796 1.45 4.32 5.77 0.93 0.42 1.39 1.29 1.90
1991-92 * MIN 71 18 25.0 11.68 4.63 10.35 .448 0.00 0.01 .000 2.41 3.03 .795 1.39 4.34 5.73 0.83 0.42 1.44 1.23 1.82
1991-92 * UTH 13 0 25.2 9.38 3.00 7.77 .386 0.00 0.08 .000 3.38 4.23 .800 1.77 4.23 6.00 1.46 0.38 1.15 1.62 2.38
1992-93 MIN 70 3 18.2 7.50 2.90 6.37 .455 0.00 0.00 .000 1.70 2.03 .838 0.76 2.31 3.07 0.87 0.29 0.67 0.86 1.26
1993-94 MIN 79 3 16.4 7.38 2.94 5.76 .510 0.00 0.03 .000 1.51 1.89 .799 0.84 1.89 2.72 0.68 0.25 0.73 0.73 1.18
1998-99 UTH 43 0 12.6 4.21 1.81 4.07 .446 0.00 0.05 .000 0.58 0.79 .735 0.84 1.35 2.19 0.60 0.21 0.65 0.63 1.81
CAREER   928 229 26.8 12.75 5.12 10.84 .473 0.00 0.04 .114 2.50 3.09 .812 1.41 3.68 5.08 1.40 0.47 1.17 1.56 1.99

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
1983-84 UTH 81 54 2,009 692 302 590 .512 0 0 .000 88 117 .752 115 349 464 129 38 122 105 193
1984-85 UTH 80 68 2,481 1,212 507 1,034 .490 1 1 1.000 197 234 .842 153 372 525 138 51 105 152 215
1985-86 UTH 82 13 2,358 1,196 483 1,077 .448 0 7 .000 230 277 .830 148 345 493 153 42 114 145 160
1986-87 UTH 81 2 2,155 1,116 463 1,036 .447 0 2 .000 190 236 .805 145 287 432 103 38 88 122 150
1987-88 UTH 82 10 2,804 1,604 633 1,286 .492 1 3 .333 337 408 .826 134 397 531 158 49 125 190 186
1988-89 UTH 82 3 2,777 1,595 615 1,272 .483 2 5 .400 363 440 .825 115 332 447 138 48 91 208 185
1989-90 UTH 82 33 2,583 1,162 470 977 .481 0 8 .000 222 285 .779 116 294 410 137 32 100 139 175
1990-91 UTH 82 22 2,486 1,017 399 872 .458 0 3 .000 219 271 .808 101 306 407 124 53 91 130 160
1991-92 * All Teams 84 18 2,104 951 368 836 .440 0 2 .000 215 270 .796 122 363 485 78 35 117 108 160
1991-92 * MIN 71 18 1,777 829 329 735 .448 0 1 .000 171 215 .795 99 308 407 59 30 102 87 129
1991-92 * UTH 13 0 327 122 39 101 .386 0 1 .000 44 55 .800 23 55 78 19 5 15 21 31
1992-93 MIN 70 3 1,276 525 203 446 .455 0 0 .000 119 142 .838 53 162 215 61 20 47 60 88
1993-94 MIN 79 3 1,297 583 232 455 .510 0 2 .000 119 149 .799 66 149 215 54 20 58 58 93
1998-99 UTH 43 0 543 181 78 175 .446 0 2 .000 25 34 .735 36 58 94 26 9 28 27 78
CAREER   928 229 24,873 11,834 4,753 10,056 .473 4 35 .114 2,324 2,863 .812 1,304 3,414 4,718 1,299 435 1,086 1,444 1,843

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
1983-84 UTH 81 54 5 0 0 0 0 0 .120 1.23 0.36 0.20 45 36 .556 1.30 2.30 3.60
1984-85 UTH 80 68 5 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0.91 0.34 0.23 40 40 .500 1.60 3.80 5.40
1985-86 UTH 82 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 .184 1.06 0.29 0.26 42 40 .512 0.85 3.01 3.87
1986-87 UTH 81 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .164 0.84 0.31 0.23 44 37 .543 0.21 2.97 3.18
1987-88 UTH 82 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 .227 0.83 0.26 0.32 47 35 .573 2.56 4.01 6.57
1988-89 UTH 82 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .237 0.66 0.23 0.35 51 31 .622 2.27 3.91 6.18
1989-90 UTH 82 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0.99 0.23 0.29 55 27 .671 1.59 2.70 4.30
1990-91 UTH 82 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 .163 0.95 0.41 0.31 54 28 .659 0.46 3.04 3.50
1991-92 * All Teams 84 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 .129 0.72 0.32 0.32 20 64 .238 0.62 1.66 2.28
1991-92 * MIN 71 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 .131 0.68 0.34 0.29 13 58 .183 0.55 1.20 1.75
1991-92 * UTH 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .112 0.90 0.24 0.54 7 6 .538 0.06 0.46 0.52
1992-93 MIN 70 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .102 1.02 0.33 0.32 16 54 .229 0.55 0.64 1.19
1993-94 MIN 79 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .099 0.93 0.34 0.33 19 60 .241 1.81 0.76 2.57
1998-99 UTH 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0.96 0.33 0.19 32 11 .744 0.19 0.63 0.82
CAREER   928 229 49 0 1 0 0 0 .161 0.90 0.30 0.28 465 463 .501 14.03 29.41 43.44

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
1983-84 UTH 81 54 .539 .512 6.37 17.27 12.12 8.44 14.07 0.86 3.13 14.78 126.40 -0.91 1.17 106.3 106.8 12.91
1984-85 UTH 80 68 .533 .491 6.54 15.14 10.94 8.23 11.79 0.94 2.28 20.63 233.22 -2.35 1.17 104.8 103.8 14.63
1985-86 UTH 82 13 .499 .448 6.94 15.69 11.38 9.72 10.79 0.83 2.70 23.09 127.88 -1.80 1.11 101.7 105.6 14.84
1986-87 UTH 81 2 .490 .447 6.93 13.97 10.42 7.15 9.67 0.83 2.34 23.25 125.20 -2.42 1.08 100.7 105.8 13.93
1987-88 UTH 82 10 .547 .493 5.37 14.56 10.17 8.56 11.48 0.83 2.58 24.21 165.15 -2.96 1.25 106.5 105.1 16.30
1988-89 UTH 82 3 .544 .484 4.98 12.31 8.93 8.50 12.43 0.85 1.97 25.58 170.85 -4.30 1.25 105.2 105.0 15.62
1989-90 UTH 82 33 .527 .481 5.63 12.54 9.31 8.06 11.20 0.62 2.40 21.03 126.00 -1.89 1.19 105.2 108.5 13.30
1990-91 UTH 82 22 .513 .458 5.11 13.62 9.64 7.65 11.59 1.08 2.28 20.06 126.57 -1.96 1.17 101.3 106.8 12.47
1991-92 * All Teams 84 18 .498 .440 6.29 19.30 12.70 5.45 10.16 0.85 3.31 21.59 123.65 -2.69 1.14 102.4 110.7 14.37
1991-92 * MIN 71 18 .500 .448 6.00 19.54 12.62 4.91 9.49 0.86 3.39 22.07 124.30 -2.72 1.13 102.5 111.7 14.86
1991-92 * UTH 13 0 .487 .386 7.94 18.05 13.13 8.25 14.36 0.76 2.83 18.98 118.61 -2.53 1.21 101.6 105.6 11.81
1992-93 MIN 70 3 .516 .455 5.08 15.09 10.16 7.87 10.55 0.81 2.33 19.95 129.32 -1.56 1.18 103.7 113.1 12.92
1993-94 MIN 79 3 .560 .510 6.08 13.09 9.67 7.21 10.02 0.79 2.87 19.59 130.85 -1.70 1.28 110.9 110.6 15.23
1998-99 UTH 43 0 .476 .446 8.73 12.20 10.59 8.71 12.44 0.92 3.89 19.13 118.10 -1.82 1.03 97.0 101.2 11.45
CAREER   928 229 .523 .473 6.03 14.75 10.54 8.09 11.32 0.85 2.58 21.65 139.87 -2.27 1.18 104.0 107.0 14.25

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NBA Transactions

Jun 28, 1983 - The Utah Jazz selected Thurl Bailey in Round 1 with Pick 7 in the 1983 NBA Draft.
Aug 1, 1983 - Thurl Bailey signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz.
Jul 1, 1990 - Thurl Bailey, previously with the Utah Jazz, became a free agent.
Aug 1, 1990 - Thurl Bailey signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz.
Nov 25, 1991 - Thurl Bailey was acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Utah Jazz in a trade.
Jul 1, 1994 - Thurl Bailey, previously with the Minnesota Timberwolves, became a free agent.
Jul 19, 1996 - The Minnesota Timberwolves renounced their free-agent exception rights to Thurl Bailey.
Jan 21, 1999 - Thurl Bailey signed a contract with the Utah Jazz.
Jun 20, 1999 - Thurl Bailey retired from professional basketball.
Jul 1, 1999 - Thurl Bailey, previously with the Utah Jazz, became a free agent.
Aug 5, 2003 - The Utah Jazz renounced their free-agent exception rights to Thurl Bailey.

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NBA Awards & Honors

All-Rookie First Team - 1984
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award - 1989

* 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
1983-84 UTH 11 0 30.9 10.64 4.55 8.82 .515 0.00 0.18 .000 1.55 1.91 .810 1.36 4.18 5.55 0.91 0.18 1.00 1.45 3.00
1984-85 UTH 10 10 37.5 16.90 6.20 15.20 .408 0.00 0.00 .000 4.50 5.50 .818 2.10 7.10 9.20 2.70 0.50 1.80 2.10 3.00
1985-86 UTH 4 4 36.8 16.00 7.00 19.25 .364 0.00 0.25 .000 2.00 2.75 .727 2.75 5.25 8.00 3.25 0.50 0.50 1.25 3.25
1986-87 UTH 5 0 30.2 15.60 6.00 12.60 .476 0.00 0.00 .000 3.60 3.60 1.000 2.80 3.20 6.00 1.80 0.60 1.20 2.40 2.40
1987-88 UTH 11 0 40.8 23.18 9.00 18.45 .488 0.00 0.09 .000 5.18 6.18 .838 1.91 3.82 5.73 1.64 0.55 2.09 1.91 2.91
1988-89 UTH 3 2 40.7 12.00 4.00 11.33 .353 0.00 0.00 .000 4.00 5.00 .800 3.33 5.00 8.33 1.00 0.33 1.33 3.00 3.67
1989-90 UTH 5 5 38.0 21.00 8.60 17.60 .489 0.00 0.00 .000 3.80 4.80 .792 1.60 4.80 6.40 1.40 1.00 1.20 1.00 3.80
1990-91 UTH 9 0 25.3 7.56 2.56 7.11 .359 0.00 0.00 .000 2.44 2.78 .880 1.22 2.33 3.56 1.00 0.33 0.67 1.33 3.00
1998-99 UTH 11 0 10.5 3.36 1.55 3.00 .515 0.00 0.00 .000 0.27 0.36 .750 0.45 0.91 1.36 0.18 0.27 0.55 0.73 1.73
CAREER   69 21 30.7 13.46 5.28 11.75 .449 0.00 0.06 .000 2.91 3.49 .834 1.68 3.86 5.54 1.42 0.43 1.19 1.58 2.84

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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
1983-84 UTH 11 0 340 117 50 97 .515 0 2 .000 17 21 .810 15 46 61 10 2 11 16 33
1984-85 UTH 10 10 375 169 62 152 .408 0 0 .000 45 55 .818 21 71 92 27 5 18 21 30
1985-86 UTH 4 4 147 64 28 77 .364 0 1 .000 8 11 .727 11 21 32 13 2 2 5 13
1986-87 UTH 5 0 151 78 30 63 .476 0 0 .000 18 18 1.000 14 16 30 9 3 6 12 12
1987-88 UTH 11 0 449 255 99 203 .488 0 1 .000 57 68 .838 21 42 63 18 6 23 21 32
1988-89 UTH 3 2 122 36 12 34 .353 0 0 .000 12 15 .800 10 15 25 3 1 4 9 11
1989-90 UTH 5 5 190 105 43 88 .489 0 0 .000 19 24 .792 8 24 32 7 5 6 5 19
1990-91 UTH 9 0 228 68 23 64 .359 0 0 .000 22 25 .880 11 21 32 9 3 6 12 27
1998-99 UTH 11 0 115 37 17 33 .515 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 5 10 15 2 3 6 8 19
CAREER   69 21 2,117 929 364 811 .449 0 4 .000 201 241 .834 116 266 382 98 30 82 109 196

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
1983-84 UTH 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .132 0.62 0.12 0.22 5 6 .455 0.20 0.20 0.40
1984-85 UTH 10 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 1.29 0.24 0.36 4 6 .400 -0.10 0.60 0.50
1985-86 UTH 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 2.60 0.40 0.14 1 3 .250 -0.18 0.09 -0.09
1986-87 UTH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0.75 0.25 0.29 2 3 .400 0.13 0.22 0.35
1987-88 UTH 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 0.86 0.29 0.33 6 5 .545 0.51 0.49 1.00
1988-89 UTH 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0.33 0.11 0.44 0 3 .000 -0.13 0.04 -0.08
1989-90 UTH 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 1.40 1.00 0.27 2 3 .400 0.27 0.19 0.46
1990-91 UTH 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .092 0.75 0.25 0.39 4 5 .444 -0.21 0.27 0.06
1998-99 UTH 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0.25 0.38 0.12 5 6 .455 -0.05 0.15 0.10
CAREER   69 21 8 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0.90 0.28 0.30 29 40 .420 0.46 2.24 2.70

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
1983-84 UTH 11 0 .551 .515 5.05 14.63 9.97 4.18 13.09 0.28 1.80 14.86 132.50 -2.78 1.21 106.3 112.3 10.51
1984-85 UTH 10 10 .480 .408 5.63 17.59 11.85 10.92 10.65 0.60 2.45 20.85 122.61 -0.77 1.11 99.7 105.8 13.36
1985-86 UTH 4 4 .391 .364 7.60 16.52 11.77 12.45 5.76 0.70 0.84 25.74 109.09 2.72 0.83 93.7 114.7 11.51
1986-87 UTH 5 0 .550 .476 10.80 12.41 11.60 10.19 14.47 0.99 2.43 23.31 147.62 -4.18 1.24 110.0 109.4 17.30
1987-88 UTH 11 0 .547 .488 5.78 10.06 8.07 6.93 8.27 0.69 3.02 24.95 132.59 -2.10 1.26 109.9 110.9 17.26
1988-89 UTH 3 2 .443 .353 8.14 13.11 10.54 3.51 18.15 0.40 2.03 16.12 115.29 -5.79 1.06 91.5 116.7 7.49
1989-90 UTH 5 5 .533 .489 4.53 15.39 9.62 5.99 4.83 1.35 2.19 23.49 128.03 -0.18 1.19 111.9 110.3 17.63
1990-91 UTH 9 0 .453 .359 5.85 10.00 8.04 5.64 13.79 0.66 1.72 16.87 123.94 -2.70 1.06 93.3 110.6 6.61
1998-99 UTH 11 0 .532 .515 5.32 9.93 7.70 3.38 18.71 1.45 4.48 17.83 126.52 -5.97 1.12 89.8 100.3 10.05
CAREER   69 21 .507 .449 6.22 13.60 10.00 7.41 10.62 0.71 2.40 20.88 128.29 -2.06 1.15 103.2 109.0 13.11

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NBA Training Camp Experience

1998 NBA Training Camp - Utah Jazz

NCAA

College: NC State (1983)

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
1979-80 NC State Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1980-81 NC State So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1981-82 NC State Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1982-83 NC State Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP) - 1983


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Thurl Bailey?

Thurl Bailey is 63 years old.

What is the height of Thurl Bailey?

Thurl Bailey is 6-11 (211cm) tall.

What is the weight of Thurl Bailey?

Thurl Bailey is 215 lbs (98kg).

What is the birthday of Thurl Bailey?

Thurl Bailey was born on Apr 7, 1961.

What position does Thurl Bailey play?

Thurl Bailey plays the PF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Thurl Bailey?

Thurl Bailey was drafted out of NC State.

What high school did Thurl Bailey attend?

Thurl Bailey attended Bladensburg in Bladensburg, Maryland.

What nationality is Thurl Bailey?

Thurl Bailey has a United States nationality.

Where was Thurl Bailey born?

Thurl Bailey was born in Washington, District of Columbia.

How many NBA seasons has Thurl Bailey played?

Thurl Bailey played 12 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Thurl Bailey?

Thurl Bailey had career averages 12.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.2 blocks, 0.5 steals in 928 games.

What are the career totals of Thurl Bailey?

Thurl Bailey had career totals of 11,834 points, 4,718 rebounds, 1,299 assists, 1,086 blocks, 435 steals in 928 games.

How many teams has Thurl Bailey been on?

Thurl Bailey played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz.

When was Thurl Bailey drafted?

Thurl Bailey was drafted in the 1st round (#7 overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz.

What is Thurl Bailey's career high in points?

Thurl Bailey averaged a career high 19.6 points per game in 1987-1988.

What is Thurl Bailey's career high in rebounds?

Thurl Bailey averaged a career high 6.6 rebounds per game in 1984-1985.

What is Thurl Bailey's career high in assists?

Thurl Bailey averaged a career high 1.9 assists per game in 1987-1988.

What is the career PER of Thurl Bailey's?

Thurl Bailey had a career PER of 14.2.