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Bailey Howell
Forward ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA ·#16

Bailey Howell

Age89 BornJan 20, 1937 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight95 kg CollegeMississippi State Draft1959 · #2
Career averages
18.8PPG
9.8RPG
2.0APG
631 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
8Seasons
631Games
11,885Career points
18.7PER average
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 242 games · 1967-68 to 1969-70
Honors and awards7 total
6×
All-Star Selection1966, 1965, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960
1×
All-NBA Team1962
All awards
Career highsSingle season
22.7PPG · 1962-63 · DET
11.5RPG · 1962-63 · DET
2.9APG · 1962-63 · DET
21.6PER · 1962-63 · DET
14.0Win shares · 1962-63 · DET
Draft1959
1Round
2Overall pick
From Mississippi State
Position rank1969-70
#23PPG rank
#13PER rank
#16Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 49 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1967-68 - 1969-70 · 3 seasons
17.3 PPG 8.4 RPG 1.6 APG
242 games
Washington Wizards
1964-65 - 1965-66 · 2 seasons
18.4 PPG 10.4 RPG 2.3 APG
158 games
Detroit Pistons
1959-60 - 1963-64 · 3 seasons
20.7 PPG 10.7 RPG 2.2 APG
231 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1959-60 DET 75 0 31.3 17.8 10.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 45.6 0.0 73.9 18.2 7.6
1962-63 DET 79 0 37.6 22.7 11.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 51.6 0.0 79.8 21.6 14.0
1963-64 DET 77 0 35.1 21.6 10.1 2.7 0.0 0.0 47.2 0.0 80.9 21.1 9.8
1964-65 WAS 80 0 37.2 19.2 10.9 2.6 0.0 0.0 49.5 0.0 80.1 - -
1965-66 WAS 78 0 29.8 17.5 9.9 2.0 0.0 0.0 48.8 0.0 73.0 - -
1967-68 BOS 82 0 34.2 19.8 9.8 1.6 0.0 0.0 48.1 0.0 72.7 18.1 10.1
1968-69 BOS 78 0 32.4 19.7 8.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 48.7 0.0 73.5 19.4 11.3
1969-70 BOS 82 0 25.3 12.6 6.7 1.5 0.0 0.0 42.9 0.0 76.3 14.0 3.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1967 Washington Wizards Boston Celtics offseason From 1965-66 to 1967-68
Jul 1964 Detroit Pistons Washington Wizards season change

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Born on January 20

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About Bailey Howell

Bailey E. Howell is an American former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at Mississippi State, Howell played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A six-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA champion, Howell was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997. Known as "Buckshot" because of his lethal ability to score in the paint area, he thrived on second-effort plays close to the basket.