Bailey Howell
1959–60 to 1970–71 · 12 seasons
NBA player comparison
Bailey Howell vs. Bob Pettit: Career comparison
Regular-season verdict
Bob Pettit ranks higher in career impact
Bob Pettit
1954–55 to 1964–65 · 11 seasons
Impact comparison
#69Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#10Leads
+3.8Peak era-centered impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average+4.6Leads
+2.5Best 5 average impact+4.3Leads
8.3Best 3 average finishAverage league place; closer to No. 1 is better1.0Leads
0Seasons ranked No. 13Leads
+2,648 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+4,307 ptsLeads
Career Impact Rank places Bob Pettit #10 and Bailey Howell #69. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three.
Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedBailey Howell10.407 · No. 69Bob Pettit1.860 · No. 10
Only the three league-finish windows below determine Career Impact Rank. Career Value and peak impact are separate measures; neither adds points to this calculation. Lower composite scores rank higher.
Bailey Howell
10.407 composite · No. 69 all-time
| Window and finishes used | Average finish | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best 3No. 61962–63Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 61963–64Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 131960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate | 8.333 | 50% | 4.167 |
| Best 5No. 61962–63Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 61963–64Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 131960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 131961–62Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 141964–65Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate | 10.400 | 30% | 3.120 |
| Best 10No. 61962–63Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 61963–64Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 131960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 131961–62Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 141964–65Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 161966–67Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 171968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 181965–66Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 241967–68Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 291959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate | 15.600 | 20% | 3.120 |
4.167 + 3.120 + 3.120= 10.407
Bob Pettit
1.860 composite · No. 10 all-time
| Window and finishes used | Average finish | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best 3No. 11954–55Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 11956–57Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 11958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate | 1.000 | 50% | 0.500 |
| Best 5No. 11954–55Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 11956–57Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 11958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 31955–56Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 41960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate | 2.000 | 30% | 0.600 |
| Best 10No. 11954–55Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 11956–57Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 11958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 31955–56Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 41960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 51962–63Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 51963–64Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 61959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 61961–62Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 61964–65Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate | 3.800 | 20% | 0.760 |
0.500 + 0.600 + 0.760= 1.860
Averages, contributions, and totals are displayed to three decimal places. The ranking calculation keeps full source precision. Read the full method →
Full comparison · Career comparison
Understand the numbers
Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.
1 · Ranking evidence
Impact: who ranks higher, and why?
Career Impact Rank compares entire regular-season careers across NBA history. It combines average league places across the best three, five, and ten seasons, weighted 50%, 30%, and 20%. A lower rank or average place is better.
| Metric | Bailey Howell | Bob Pettit |
|---|---|---|
| Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank | #69 | #10Better result for this metric. |
| Best 3 average finish | 8.3 | 1.0Better result for this metric. |
| Best 5 average finish | 10.4 | 2.0Better result for this metric. |
| Best 10 average finish | 15.6 | 3.8Better result for this metric. |
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| Metric | Bailey Howell | Bob Pettit |
|---|---|---|
| Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement | #117 | #40Better result for this metric. |
| Peak era-centered impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average | +3.8 | +4.6Better result for this metric. |
| Best 3 average impact | +3.0 | +4.5Better result for this metric. |
| Best 5 average impact | +2.5 | +4.3Better result for this metric. |
| Best 10 average impact | +1.7 | +3.9Better result for this metric. |
| Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better | +2,648 pts | +4,307 ptsBetter result for this metric. |
| Seasons ranked No. 1 | 0 | 3Better result for this metric. |
| Top-five impact seasons | 0 | 7Better result for this metric. |
| Top-ten impact seasons | 2 | 11Better result for this metric. |
2 · Playing time and responsibility
How much did each player take on?
Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.
| Metric | Bailey Howell | Bob Pettit |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 950 | 792 |
| Minutes | 30,627 | 30,690 |
3 · Individual skills
Where does each player have an advantage?
These are each player's averages across up to ten best seasons. Career Impact Rank gives the Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights, giving the most weight to the highest peak. The model accounts for position, role, pace, playing time, and team results. Statistics that were not recorded in earlier eras are left out. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.
Shooting
True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.
| Metric | Bailey Howell | Bob Pettit |
|---|---|---|
| True shooting percentage | 54.4%Better result for this metric. | 51.1% |
| True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 54.9%Better result for this metric. | 52.1% |
Show more stats: Shooting
| Metric | Bailey Howell | Bob Pettit |
|---|---|---|
| Field-goal percentage | 48.0%Better result for this metric. | 43.6% |
| Three-point percentage | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Free-throw percentage | 76.2%Better result for this metric. | 76.1% |
Passing
Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.
| Metric | Bailey Howell | Bob Pettit |
|---|---|---|
| Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 8.0% | Unavailable |
| Assists per game | 2.0 | 3.0Better result for this metric. |
Rebounding
Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.
| Metric | Bailey Howell | Bob Pettit |
|---|---|---|
| Rebounds per game | 9.9 | 16.2Better result for this metric. |
Scoring
Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.
| Metric | Bailey Howell | Bob Pettit |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 18.7 | 26.4Better result for this metric. |
4 · Team context, not ranking inputs
What happened with and without them?
A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.
Four separate questions
Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards
These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.
Regular Season Impact
Bob Pettit ranks higher in career impact.
Bailey HowellMetricBob Pettit
#69Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#10Leads
+3.8Peak era-centered impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average+4.6Leads
+2.5Best 5 average impact+4.3Leads
+2,648 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+4,307 ptsLeads
This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.
Team Success
The advantages are split across the available measures.
Bailey HowellMetricBob Pettit
727LeadsListed-team regular-season wins483
0.5%Listed-team winning percentage2.4%Leads
7Leads50-win team seasons2
7Leads60-win team seasons1
10LeadsPlayoff team seasons9
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.
Playoff Résumé
The advantages are split across the available measures.
Bailey HowellMetricBob Pettit
10LeadsPlayoff appearances9
86Playoff games88Leads
44Team playoff wins47Leads
2Finals appearances4Leads
2LeadsChampionships1
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.
Awards
Bob Pettit leads every available measure below.
Bailey HowellMetricBob Pettit
6All-Star11Leads
0MVP2Leads
1All-NBA11Leads
0All-Defense0
0DPOY0
0Rookie of the Year1Leads
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.
How each context field is counted
- Listed-team regular-season wins
- The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
- Listed-team winning percentage
- Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
- 50- and 60-win team seasons
- Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
- Team seasons reaching playoffs
- Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
- Playoff appearances and games
- Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
- Team playoff wins
- Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
- Finals appearances and championships
- Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
- Awards
- Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.
Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09.
Career Shape Explorer
How the careers developed
Follow every regular season by NBA experience or age. This view describes the path; it does not create another verdict.
Bailey HowellBob PettitPeak seasonHistorical source qualification
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average
Season-by-season evidenceRead both careers at the same stage
Every observed season keeps its age, era-centered impact estimate, league rank when qualified, career-stage label, and exact evidence link. A missing career point stays missing.
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Observed values come from the accepted season comparison record. Historical source qualifications stay attached to affected seasons. Missing means no NBA season exists at that aligned point; it is never interpolated. Missing is not the same as estimated.