Bio
- Height
- 6' 11"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- NC State
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 12.8
- REB
- 5.1
- AST
- 1.4
- STL
- 0.5
- BLK
- 1.2
- TS%
- 52.3
- MIN
- 26.8
- GP
- 928
Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 |  UTAH | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 53.9 | 24.8 | 81 |
| 1984-85 | UTAH | 15.2 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 53.3 | 31 | 80 |
| 1985-86 | UTAH | 14.6 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 49.9 | 28.8 | 82 |
| 1986-87 | UTAH | 13.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 49.0 | 26.6 | 81 |
| 1987-88 | UTAH | 19.6 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 54.7 | 34.2 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | UTAH | 19.5 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 54.4 | 33.9 | 82 |
| 1989-90 | UTAH | 14.2 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 52.7 | 31.5 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | UTAH | 12.4 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 51.3 | 30.3 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | MIN/UTAH | 11.3 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 49.8 | 25 | 84 |
| 1992-93 | MIN | 7.5 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 51.6 | 18.2 | 70 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 7.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 56.0 | 16.4 | 79 |
| 1998-99 | UTAH | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 47.6 | 12.6 | 43 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 13.5
- REB
- 5.5
- AST
- 1.4
- STL
- 0.4
- BLK
- 1.2
- TS%
- 50.7
- MIN
- 30.7
- GP
- 69
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 11,834
- REB
- 4,718
- AST
- 1,298
- STL
- 435
- BLK
- 1,086
- TO
- 1,444
- FGM
- 4,753
- 3PTM
- 4
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | UTAH | 692 | 464 | 129 | 38 | 122 | 105 | 302 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | UTAH | 1,212 | 525 | 138 | 51 | 105 | 152 | 507 | 1 |
| 1985-86 | UTAH | 1,196 | 493 | 153 | 42 | 114 | 144 | 483 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | UTAH | 1,116 | 432 | 102 | 38 | 88 | 123 | 463 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | UTAH | 1,604 | 531 | 158 | 49 | 125 | 190 | 633 | 1 |
| 1988-89 | UTAH | 1,595 | 447 | 138 | 48 | 91 | 208 | 615 | 2 |
| 1989-90 | UTAH | 1,162 | 410 | 137 | 32 | 100 | 139 | 470 | 0 |
| 1990-91 | UTAH | 1,017 | 407 | 124 | 53 | 91 | 130 | 399 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | MIN/UTAH | 951 | 485 | 78 | 35 | 117 | 108 | 368 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | MIN | 525 | 215 | 61 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 203 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 583 | 215 | 54 | 20 | 58 | 58 | 232 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | UTAH | 181 | 94 | 26 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 78 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 17.2
- REB
- 6.9
- AST
- 1.9
- STL
- 0.7
- BLK
- 1.6
- TS%
- 52.3
- MIN
- 26.8
- GP
- 928
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | UTAH | 12.3 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 53.9 | 24.8 | 81 |
| 1984-85 | UTAH | 17.7 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 53.3 | 31 | 80 |
| 1985-86 | UTAH | 18.3 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 49.9 | 28.8 | 82 |
| 1986-87 | UTAH | 18.7 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 49.0 | 26.6 | 81 |
| 1987-88 | UTAH | 20.6 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 54.7 | 34.2 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | UTAH | 20.7 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 54.4 | 33.9 | 82 |
| 1989-90 | UTAH | 16.2 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 52.7 | 31.5 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | UTAH | 14.7 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 51.3 | 30.3 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | MIN/UTAH | 16.3 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 49.8 | 25 | 84 |
| 1992-93 | MIN | 14.8 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 51.6 | 18.2 | 70 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 16.2 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 56.0 | 16.4 | 79 |
| 1998-99 | UTAH | 12.0 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 47.6 | 12.6 | 43 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Thurl Bailey's career stats?
Thurl Bailey played 12 seasons for the Jazz and the Timberwolves. He scored 11,834 points with 4,718 rebounds and 1,298 assists in 928 games — 12.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. His best season was 1987-88: 1,604 points, 531 rebounds and 158 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 9 postseasons, 1983-84 to 1998-99
All-time career rank
- 242nd in points (11,834)
- 215th in rebounds (4,718)
- 80th in blocks (1,086)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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