Thurl Bailey PF
Height: 6-11 (211cm)
Weight: 215 lbs (98kg)
Born: Apr 7, 1961 (65 years old)
Hometown: Washington, District of Columbia
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1983 Round 1, Pick 7, Utah Jazz
Pre-Draft Team: NC State (Sr)
High School: Bladensburg (Bladensburg, Maryland)
Citizenship Award, All-Rookie 1st
Thurl Bailey Opponents
Opponents Statistics & Data Below
| Player | Team(s) | League(s) | Season(s) | GP | PTS | REB | AST | W's | L's | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Harper | Mavericks, Lakers, Knicks | NBA | 12: 1983-84 to 1998-99 | 63 | 13.7 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 31 | 32 | 49.2% | Compare |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Rockets | NBA | 11: 1984-85 to 1998-99 | 57 | 24.3 | 13.2 | 2.2 | 29 | 28 | 50.9% | Compare |
| Tom Chambers | Suns, SuperSonics, Jazz | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 56 | 19.0 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 31 | 25 | 55.4% | Compare |
| Eddie Johnson | Suns, Kings, SuperSonics, Hornets (1988), Kings | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 55 | 18.9 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 28 | 27 | 50.9% | Compare |
| Clyde Drexler | Trail Blazers | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 54 | 18.4 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 28 | 26 | 51.9% | Compare |
| James Worthy | Lakers | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 54 | 17.3 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 36 | 18 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Sleepy Floyd | Warriors, Rockets, Spurs | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 54 | 13.0 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 25 | 29 | 46.3% | Compare |
| Rolando Blackman | Mavericks, Knicks | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 53 | 18.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 28 | 25 | 52.8% | Compare |
| Kurt Rambis | Lakers, Suns, Kings, Hornets (1988) | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 53 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 37 | 16 | 69.8% | Compare |
| Otis Thorpe | Rockets, Kings, Wizards, Kings | NBA | 11: 1984-85 to 1998-99 | 52 | 14.3 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 21 | 31 | 40.4% | Compare |
| Alex English | Mavericks, Nuggets | NBA | 8: 1983-84 to 1990-91 | 51 | 23.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 21 | 30 | 41.2% | Compare |
| Byron Scott | Pacers, Lakers | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 51 | 15.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 34 | 17 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Rodney McCray | Bulls, Mavericks, Rockets, Kings | NBA | 10: 1983-84 to 1992-93 | 51 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 20 | 31 | 39.2% | Compare |
| Dale Ellis | Mavericks, Bucks, Spurs, SuperSonics | NBA | 12: 1983-84 to 1998-99 | 50 | 15.2 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 27 | 23 | 54.0% | Compare |
| Sam Perkins | Mavericks, Lakers, SuperSonics | NBA | 10: 1984-85 to 1993-94 | 50 | 13.0 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 30 | 20 | 60.0% | Compare |
| Jerome Kersey | Trail Blazers, Spurs | NBA | 11: 1984-85 to 1998-99 | 50 | 13.0 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 28 | 22 | 56.0% | Compare |
| Walter Davis | Nuggets, Suns, Trail Blazers | NBA | 8: 1983-84 to 1991-92 | 48 | 18.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 21 | 27 | 43.8% | Compare |
| Terry Porter | Heat, Trail Blazers | NBA | 10: 1985-86 to 1998-99 | 48 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 26 | 22 | 54.2% | Compare |
| Fat Lever | Mavericks, Nuggets, Trail Blazers | NBA | 9: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 48 | 13.7 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 22 | 26 | 45.8% | Compare |
| Brad Davis | Mavericks | NBA | 9: 1983-84 to 1991-92 | 48 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 24 | 24 | 50.0% | Compare |
| A.C. Green | Mavericks, Lakers, Suns | NBA | 10: 1985-86 to 1998-99 | 47 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 30 | 17 | 63.8% | Compare |
| Bill Hanzlik | Nuggets | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 46 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 20 | 26 | 43.5% | Compare |
| Mark West | Cavaliers, Mavericks, Suns | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 46 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 27 | 19 | 58.7% | Compare |
| Larry Smith | Warriors, Rockets, Spurs | NBA | 10: 1983-84 to 1992-93 | 46 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 24 | 22 | 52.2% | Compare |
| Mark Aguirre | Mavericks, Pistons, Clippers | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 45 | 20.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 27 | 18 | 60.0% | Compare |
| James Donaldson | Mavericks, Clippers, Knicks, Clippers | NBA | 9: 1983-84 to 1991-92 | 45 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 23 | 22 | 51.1% | Compare |
| Mychal Thompson | Lakers, Trail Blazers, Spurs | NBA | 8: 1983-84 to 1990-91 | 43 | 10.5 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 23 | 20 | 53.5% | Compare |
| Michael Cage | Clippers, SuperSonics | NBA | 10: 1984-85 to 1993-94 | 43 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 25 | 18 | 58.1% | Compare |
| T.R. Dunn | Nuggets, Suns | NBA | 8: 1983-84 to 1990-91 | 43 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 19 | 24 | 44.2% | Compare |
| Wayne Cooper | Nuggets, Trail Blazers | NBA | 9: 1983-84 to 1991-92 | 42 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 21 | 21 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Danny Schayes | Nuggets, Bucks | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 42 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 18 | 24 | 42.9% | Compare |
| Magic Johnson | Lakers | NBA | 8: 1983-84 to 1990-91 | 41 | 20.7 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 28 | 13 | 68.3% | Compare |
| Terry Teagle | Warriors, Rockets, Lakers | NBA | 9: 1983-84 to 1991-92 | 41 | 15.2 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 19 | 22 | 46.3% | Compare |
| LaSalle Thompson | Pacers, Kings, Kings | NBA | 10: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 41 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 17 | 24 | 41.5% | Compare |
| Detlef Schrempf | Mavericks, Pacers, SuperSonics | NBA | 10: 1985-86 to 1998-99 | 39 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 27 | 12 | 69.2% | Compare |
| Chris Mullin | Warriors | NBA | 9: 1985-86 to 1993-94 | 38 | 20.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 22 | 16 | 57.9% | Compare |
| Robert Reid | Rockets, Hornets (1988) | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 38 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 15 | 23 | 39.5% | Compare |
| Mike Woodson | Rockets, Clippers, Kings, Kings | NBA | 8: 1983-84 to 1990-91 | 37 | 14.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 14 | 23 | 37.8% | Compare |
| Michael Cooper | Lakers | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 37 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 25 | 12 | 67.6% | Compare |
| Kevin Duckworth | Trail Blazers, Wizards | NBA | 8: 1986-87 to 1993-94 | 36 | 16.3 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 19 | 17 | 52.8% | Compare |
| Jeff Hornacek | Sixers, Suns, Jazz | NBA | 8: 1986-87 to 1993-94 | 36 | 13.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 23 | 13 | 63.9% | Compare |
| Mike Evans | Nuggets | NBA | 5: 1983-84 to 1987-88 | 36 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 18 | 18 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Ralph Sampson | Warriors, Rockets, Kings | NBA | 8: 1983-84 to 1990-91 | 35 | 16.8 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 13 | 22 | 37.1% | Compare |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Lakers | NBA | 6: 1983-84 to 1988-89 | 35 | 16.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 24 | 11 | 68.6% | Compare |
| Xavier McDaniel | Celtics, Knicks, Suns, SuperSonics | NBA | 9: 1985-86 to 1993-94 | 35 | 16.3 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 17 | 18 | 48.6% | Compare |
| Danny Ainge | Celtics, Suns, Trail Blazers, Kings | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 35 | 13.4 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 27 | 8 | 77.1% | Compare |
| Jay Humphries | Bucks, Suns, Jazz | NBA | 10: 1984-85 to 1993-94 | 35 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 22 | 13 | 62.9% | Compare |
| Tyrone Corbin | Cavaliers, Timberwolves, Suns, Spurs, Jazz | NBA | 9: 1985-86 to 1993-94 | 35 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 15 | 20 | 42.9% | Compare |
| Rod Higgins | Bulls, Cavaliers, Warriors, Kings, Spurs | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 35 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 20 | 15 | 57.1% | Compare |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | Nuggets, Knicks, Trail Blazers | NBA | 8: 1983-84 to 1991-92 | 34 | 20.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 16 | 18 | 47.1% | Compare |
| Kevin Johnson | Cavaliers, Suns | NBA | 7: 1987-88 to 1993-94 | 34 | 19.2 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 22 | 12 | 64.7% | Compare |
| Terry Cummings | Warriors, Bucks, Spurs, Clippers | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1998-99 | 34 | 17.1 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 20 | 14 | 58.8% | Compare |
| Alvin Robertson | Bucks, Spurs | NBA | 8: 1984-85 to 1991-92 | 34 | 13.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 12 | 22 | 35.3% | Compare |
| Jon Sundvold | Heat, Spurs, SuperSonics | NBA | 8: 1983-84 to 1990-91 | 34 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 10 | 24 | 29.4% | Compare |
| David Greenwood | Bulls, Nuggets, Pistons, Spurs | NBA | 8: 1983-84 to 1990-91 | 34 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 11 | 23 | 32.4% | Compare |
| Jim Petersen | Warriors, Rockets, Kings | NBA | 8: 1984-85 to 1991-92 | 34 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 16 | 18 | 47.1% | Compare |
| Buck Williams | Nets, Trail Blazers | NBA | 10: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 33 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 1.0 | 23 | 10 | 69.7% | Compare |
| James Edwards | Pistons, Clippers, Lakers, Suns | NBA | 10: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 33 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 20 | 13 | 60.6% | Compare |
| Jerome Whitehead | Warriors, Spurs, Clippers | NBA | 6: 1983-84 to 1988-89 | 33 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 12 | 21 | 36.4% | Compare |
| Caldwell Jones | Rockets, Trail Blazers, Spurs | NBA | 6: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 33 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 11 | 22 | 33.3% | Compare |
| Nate McMillan | SuperSonics | NBA | 8: 1986-87 to 1993-94 | 33 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 20 | 13 | 60.6% | Compare |
| Danny Young | Pistons, Clippers, Trail Blazers, SuperSonics | NBA | 9: 1984-85 to 1992-93 | 33 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 17 | 16 | 51.5% | Compare |
| Reggie Theus | Hawks, Bulls, Nets, Magic, Kings, Kings | NBA | 8: 1983-84 to 1990-91 | 32 | 20.0 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 10 | 22 | 31.3% | Compare |
| Larry Nance | Cavaliers, Suns | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 32 | 17.4 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 19 | 13 | 59.4% | Compare |
| Purvis Short | Warriors, Rockets, Nets | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 32 | 17.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 11 | 21 | 34.4% | Compare |
| Vernon Maxwell | Rockets, Kings, Spurs | NBA | 7: 1988-89 to 1998-99 | 32 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 17 | 15 | 53.1% | Compare |
| Dan Majerle | Heat, Suns | NBA | 7: 1988-89 to 1998-99 | 32 | 11.1 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 21 | 11 | 65.6% | Compare |
| Antoine Carr | Hawks, Rockets, Kings, Spurs | NBA | 10: 1984-85 to 1998-99 | 32 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 21 | 11 | 65.6% | Compare |
| Joe Kleine | Celtics, Suns, Kings | NBA | 10: 1985-86 to 1998-99 | 32 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 12 | 20 | 37.5% | Compare |
| Mike Sanders | Cavaliers, Pacers, Suns | NBA | 10: 1983-84 to 1992-93 | 32 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 18 | 14 | 56.3% | Compare |
| Allen Leavell | Rockets | NBA | 6: 1983-84 to 1988-89 | 32 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 13 | 19 | 40.6% | Compare |
| Joe Barry Carroll | Nuggets, Warriors, Rockets, Nets, Suns | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1990-91 | 31 | 17.5 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 9 | 22 | 29.0% | Compare |
| Benoit Benjamin | Clippers, Lakers, Nets, SuperSonics | NBA | 9: 1985-86 to 1993-94 | 31 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 14 | 17 | 45.2% | Compare |
| Sedale Threatt | Bulls, Lakers, Sixers, SuperSonics | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 31 | 11.3 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 17 | 14 | 54.8% | Compare |
| Larry Drew | Clippers, Lakers, Kings, Kings | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1990-91 | 31 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 13 | 18 | 41.9% | Compare |
| Bill Wennington | Bulls, Mavericks, Kings | NBA | 8: 1985-86 to 1998-99 | 31 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 16 | 15 | 51.6% | Compare |
| Tony Campbell | Mavericks, Pistons, Lakers, Timberwolves, Knicks | NBA | 10: 1984-85 to 1993-94 | 30 | 12.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 12 | 18 | 40.0% | Compare |
| Blair Rasmussen | Hawks, Nuggets | NBA | 7: 1985-86 to 1991-92 | 30 | 12.3 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 11 | 19 | 36.7% | Compare |
| Alvan Adams | Suns | NBA | 5: 1983-84 to 1987-88 | 30 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 14 | 16 | 46.7% | Compare |
| Maurice Lucas | Lakers, Suns, Trail Blazers, SuperSonics | NBA | 5: 1983-84 to 1987-88 | 30 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 17 | 13 | 56.7% | Compare |
| Frank Brickowski | Bucks, Spurs, SuperSonics, Hornets (1988) | NBA | 9: 1984-85 to 1993-94 | 29 | 10.2 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 16 | 13 | 55.2% | Compare |
| Lester Conner | Warriors, Rockets, Pacers, Clippers, Bucks, Nets | NBA | 10: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 29 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 11 | 18 | 37.9% | Compare |
| Richard Anderson | Nuggets, Rockets, Trail Blazers, Hornets (1988) | NBA | 5: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 29 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 7 | 22 | 24.1% | Compare |
| Jeff Malone | Sixers, Jazz, Wizards | NBA | 10: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 28 | 19.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 13 | 15 | 46.4% | Compare |
| Michael Adams | Nuggets, Kings, Wizards | NBA | 9: 1985-86 to 1993-94 | 28 | 15.6 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 11 | 17 | 39.3% | Compare |
| Cliff Robinson | Suns, Trail Blazers | NBA | 6: 1989-90 to 1998-99 | 28 | 13.9 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 21 | 7 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Winston Garland | Nuggets, Warriors, Rockets, Clippers | NBA | 6: 1987-88 to 1992-93 | 28 | 11.8 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 11 | 17 | 39.3% | Compare |
| Olden Polynice | Pistons, Clippers, Kings, SuperSonics | NBA | 8: 1987-88 to 1998-99 | 28 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 15 | 13 | 53.6% | Compare |
| Ed Pinckney | Celtics, Suns, Kings | NBA | 9: 1985-86 to 1993-94 | 28 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 10 | 18 | 35.7% | Compare |
| Ed Nealy | Bulls, Suns, Spurs, Kings | NBA | 8: 1983-84 to 1991-92 | 28 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 13 | 15 | 46.4% | Compare |
| David Robinson | Spurs | NBA | 6: 1989-90 to 1998-99 | 27 | 27.1 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 20 | 7 | 74.1% | Compare |
| Mike Mitchell | Spurs | NBA | 5: 1983-84 to 1987-88 | 27 | 20.5 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 11 | 16 | 40.7% | Compare |
| Danny Manning | Hawks, Clippers, Suns | NBA | 7: 1988-89 to 1998-99 | 27 | 15.6 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 13 | 14 | 48.1% | Compare |
| John Lucas | Rockets, Bucks, Spurs, SuperSonics | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 27 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 13 | 14 | 48.1% | Compare |
| Darnell Valentine | Cavaliers, Clippers, Trail Blazers | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1990-91 | 27 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 9 | 18 | 33.3% | Compare |
| Buck Johnson | Rockets, Wizards | NBA | 7: 1986-87 to 1992-93 | 27 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 13 | 14 | 48.1% | Compare |
| Ricky Pierce | Bucks, SuperSonics, Clippers | NBA | 11: 1983-84 to 1993-94 | 26 | 18.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 17 | 9 | 65.4% | Compare |
| Calvin Natt | Nuggets, Pacers, Trail Blazers, Spurs | NBA | 6: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 26 | 16.6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 14 | 12 | 53.8% | Compare |
| Jay Vincent | Mavericks, Nuggets, Lakers, Spurs, Wizards | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 26 | 13.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 15 | 11 | 57.7% | Compare |
| Kenny Smith | Rockets, Kings | NBA | 7: 1987-88 to 1993-94 | 26 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 12 | 14 | 46.2% | Compare |
* Limited to the top 100 opponents. All stats represent what the opponents of Thurl Bailey averaged when they played against him in the selected games.









