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Bailey Howell
Bailey Howell stats, teams and career impact
#74 all-timeCareer averages · 18.7 PPG · 9.9 RPG · 2.0 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Final NBA team
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
- Born
- January 20, 1937 (89 yrs old)
- College
- Mississippi State
- NBA seasons
- 12 seasons · 1959–60 to 1970–71
Career summaryBailey Howell was a power forward who played 12 NBA seasons, from 1959–60 through 1970–71.
- Career PPG
- 18.7
- Career RPG
- 9.9
- Career APG
- 2.0
- #6 in 1962–63
- #74 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Bailey Howell ranks #74 all time
Bailey Howell ranks #74 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #8.3. His full-career value ranks #117, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
950 games · Career Value Rank #117
NBA honors6× All-Star · All-NBAContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia 76ers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 48.0%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 76.2%FT%
950 career games · 30,627 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Bailey Howell stats by season
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| 1970–71 | 10.7 | 5.4 | 1.4 | -0.22 | PHI | 82 | 6 | 19.4 | 47.2% | — | 73.0% | #70 | 68.1 |
| 1969–70 | 12.6 | 6.7 | 1.5 | -1.52 | BOS | 82 | 0 | 25.3 | 42.9% | — | 76.3% | #98 | 24.4 |
| 1968–69 | 19.7 | 8.8 | 1.8 | +1.88 | BOS | 78 | 0 | 32.4 | 48.7% | — | 73.5% | #17 | 240.0 |
| 1967–68 | 19.8 | 9.8 | 1.6 | +1.12 | BOS | 82 | 0 | 34.2 | 48.1% | — | 72.7% | #24 | 220.3 |
| 1966–67 | 20.0 | 8.4 | 1.3 | +1.40 | BOS | 81 | 0 | 30.9 | 51.2% | — | 74.1% | #16 | 215.1 |
| 1965–66 | 17.5 | 9.9 | 2.0 | +0.99 | BAL | 78 | 0 | 29.8 | 48.8% | — | 73.0% | #18 | 178.6 |
| 1964–65 | 19.2 | 10.9 | 2.6 | +1.42 | BAL | 80 | 0 | 37.2 | 49.5% | — | 80.1% | #14 | 246.5 |
| 1963–64 | 21.6 | 10.1 | 2.7 | +3.17 | DET | 77 | 0 | 35.1 | 47.2% | — | 80.9% | #6 | 336.9 |
| 1962–63 | 22.7 | 11.5 | 2.9 | +3.81 | DET | 79 | 0 | 37.6 | 51.6% | — | 79.8% | #6 | 432.7 |
| 1961–62 | 19.9 | 12.6 | 2.4 | +1.90 | DET | 79 | 0 | 36.2 | 46.4% | — | 76.8% | #13 | 287.9 |
| 1960–61 | 23.6 | 14.4 | 2.5 | +1.58 | DET | 77 | 0 | 38.3 | 46.9% | — | 75.3% | #13 | 277.4 |
| 1959–60 | 17.8 | 10.5 | 0.8 | -0.01 | DET | 75 | 0 | 31.3 | 45.6% | — | 73.9% | #29 | 119.6 |
| Career | 18.7 | 9.9 | 2.0 | — | BAL/BOS/DET/PHI | 950 | — | 32.2 | 48.0% | — | 76.2% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
11.4 composite · lower is better
10.4 average league finish
2,648 total value
Career standing
How Bailey Howell ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score11.4
Equal average of Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 11.4
- Qualified seasons
- 12
- All-time rank
- #74
Strongest seasons
Every season
Bailey Howell advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 34 | 82 | 1,589 | -0.22 | 58.7 | #70 | 68.1 | 54th | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 33 | 82 | 2,078 | -1.52 | 31.2 | #98 | 24.4 | 34th | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 32 | 78 | 2,527 | +1.88 | 88.0 | #17 | 240.0 | 85th | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 31 | 82 | 2,801 | +1.12 | 80.8 | #24 | 220.3 | 83rd | Modeled |
| 1966–67Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 30 | 81 | 2,503 | +1.40 | 85.0 | #16 | 215.1 | 82nd | Modeled |
| 1965–66Historical Defense Estimate | BAL | 29 | 78 | 2,328 | +0.99 | 81.7 | #18 | 178.6 | 82nd | Modeled |
| 1964–65Historical Defense Estimate | BAL | 28 | 80 | 2,975 | +1.42 | 85.4 | #14 | 246.5 | 88th | Modeled |
| 1963–64Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 27 | 77 | 2,700 | +3.17 | 94.6 | #6 | 336.9 | 93rd | Modeled |
| 1962–63Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 26 | 79 | 2,971 | +3.81 | 94.5 | #6 | 432.7 | 95th | Modeled |
| 1961–62Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 25 | 79 | 2,857 | +1.90 | 86.0 | #13 | 287.9 | 86th | Modeled |
| 1960–61Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 24 | 77 | 2,952 | +1.58 | 84.8 | #13 | 277.4 | 87th | Modeled |
| 1959–60Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 23 | 75 | 2,346 | -0.01 | 64.1 | #29 | 119.6 | 68th | Modeled |
Career movement
Bailey Howell's career impact by season
Peak +3.81 in 1962–63 · 12 seasons · 30,627 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutesModeled estimate
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Bailey HowellHot Rod Williams
| NBA season | Bailey Howell | Hot Rod Williams |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| 3 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 5 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| 6 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| 7 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| 8 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 9 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 10 | 1.9 | -1.6 |
| 11 | -1.5 | 0.0 |
| 12 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| 13 | Did not play | -2.3 |
NBA season number
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