Career snapshot
8seasons
631games
11,885career pts
18.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Boston Celtics
· 242 games · 1967-68–1969-70
Position rank · 1969-70
#23PPG rank
#13PER rank
#16WS rank
Among 49 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
22.7
1962-63 · DET
RPG
11.5
1962-63 · DET
APG
2.9
1962-63 · DET
PER
21.6
1962-63 · DET
WS
14.0
1962-63 · DET
Draft
1959
Round 1 ·
Pick 2
from Mississippi State
Honors & awards
6×
All-Star Selection
1966, 1965, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960
1×
All-NBA Team
1962
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.