Artis Gilmore vs. Bailey Howell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bailey Howell and Artis Gilmore, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Artis Gilmore and Bailey Howell both played 12 years in the NBA. Artis Gilmore had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Bailey Howell had his rookie season in 1959-60. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Artis Gilmore 12 6 1976-77 to 1987-88
Bailey Howell 12 10 1959-60 to 1970-71

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Artis Gilmore Bailey Howell
Season 1976-771959-60
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 35.1 18.6 3.8 9.2 13.0 2.4 0.5 2.5 - 3.2 7.0 13.3 .522 - - - 4.7 7.1 .660
Bailey Howell 75 31.3 17.8 - - 10.5 0.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 14.9 .456 - - - 4.2 5.6 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 3 42.0 18.7 5.0 8.0 13.0 2.0 1.0 2.7 - 3.0 6.3 13.3 .475 - - - 6.0 7.7 .783
Bailey Howell 2 36.0 17.0 - - 8.5 1.5 - - - 4.0 7.0 20.5 .341 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 2

Artis Gilmore Bailey Howell
Season 1977-781960-61
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 37.4 22.9 3.9 9.2 13.1 3.2 0.5 2.2 4.5 3.2 8.6 15.4 .559 - - - 5.7 8.2 .704
Bailey Howell 77 38.3 23.6 - - 14.4 2.5 - - - 3.9 7.9 16.8 .469 - - - 7.8 10.4 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Bailey Howell 5 30.8 11.2 - - 9.2 4.4 - - - 4.4 4.0 11.4 .351 - - - 3.2 4.6 .696

Season 3

Artis Gilmore Bailey Howell
Season 1978-791961-62
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 39.8 23.7 3.6 9.1 12.7 3.3 0.6 1.9 3.8 3.4 9.2 16.0 .575 - - - 5.3 7.2 .739
Bailey Howell 79 36.2 19.9 - - 12.6 2.4 - - - 4.0 7.0 15.1 .464 - - - 5.9 7.7 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Bailey Howell 10 37.8 20.0 - - 9.6 2.3 - - - 4.8 6.9 16.3 .423 - - - 6.2 7.5 .827

Season 4

Artis Gilmore Bailey Howell
Season 1979-801962-63
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 48 32.7 17.8 2.3 6.8 9.0 2.8 0.6 1.2 2.8 3.5 6.4 10.7 .595 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 7.2 .712
Bailey Howell 79 37.6 22.7 - - 11.5 2.9 - - - 3.8 8.1 15.6 .516 - - - 6.6 8.2 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Bailey Howell 4 40.8 17.8 - - 10.5 2.8 - - - 4.8 6.0 16.0 .375 - - - 5.8 6.8 .852

Season 5

Artis Gilmore Bailey Howell
Season 1980-811963-64
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 34.5 17.9 2.7 7.4 10.1 2.1 0.6 2.4 2.9 3.6 6.7 10.0 .670 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 6.5 .705
Bailey Howell 77 35.1 21.6 - - 10.1 2.7 - - - 3.8 7.8 16.5 .472 - - - 6.1 7.5 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 6 41.2 18.0 4.0 7.2 11.2 2.0 1.0 2.8 2.8 2.5 5.8 10.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 6.3 9.2 .691
Bailey Howell ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Artis Gilmore Bailey Howell
Season 1981-821964-65
Team Chicago BullsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 34.1 18.5 2.7 7.5 10.2 1.7 0.6 2.7 2.8 3.5 6.7 10.2 .652 0.0 0.0 1.000 5.2 6.7 .768
Bailey Howell 80 37.2 19.2 - - 10.9 2.6 - - - 4.3 6.4 13.0 .495 - - - 6.3 7.9 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Bailey Howell 9 38.9 20.8 - - 11.7 2.1 - - - 4.2 7.4 14.4 .515 - - - 5.9 7.8 .757

Season 7

Artis Gilmore Bailey Howell
Season 1982-831965-66
Team San Antonio SpursBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsBullets Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 34.1 18.0 3.6 8.4 12.0 1.5 0.5 2.3 3.1 3.3 6.8 10.8 .626 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 6.0 .740
Bailey Howell 79 29.5 17.3 - - 9.8 2.0 - - - 3.9 6.1 12.5 .488 - - - 5.1 7.0 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 11 36.5 16.7 3.4 9.5 12.9 1.6 0.8 3.1 2.5 4.2 6.9 12.0 .576 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.2 .696
Bailey Howell 3 31.3 18.0 - - 10.0 0.7 - - - 4.3 7.7 16.7 .460 - - - 2.7 3.7 .727

Season 8

Artis Gilmore Bailey Howell
Season 1983-841966-67
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 64 31.8 15.3 3.3 7.0 10.3 1.1 0.6 2.1 2.3 3.6 5.5 8.7 .631 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 6.1 .718
Bailey Howell 81 30.9 20.0 - - 8.4 1.3 - - - 3.7 7.9 15.3 .512 - - - 4.3 5.8 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Bailey Howell 9 26.8 15.3 - - 7.3 0.6 - - - 3.9 6.6 13.6 .484 - - - 2.2 3.3 .667

Season 9

Artis Gilmore Bailey Howell
Season 1984-851967-68
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 81 34.0 19.1 2.9 7.6 10.4 1.6 0.5 2.1 3.0 3.8 6.6 10.5 .623 0.0 0.0 .000 6.0 8.0 .749
Bailey Howell 82 34.2 19.8 - - 9.8 1.6 - - - 3.5 7.8 16.3 .481 - - - 4.1 5.6 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 5 37.0 17.8 2.0 8.0 10.0 1.4 0.4 1.4 4.6 3.6 5.8 10.4 .558 0.0 0.0 - 6.2 9.0 .689
Bailey Howell 19 31.4 18.1 - - 7.7 1.2 - - - 4.4 7.1 13.9 .511 - - - 3.9 5.6 .692

Season 10

Artis Gilmore Bailey Howell
Season 1985-861968-69
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 71 33.7 16.7 2.3 6.1 8.5 1.4 0.5 1.5 2.6 3.4 6.0 9.6 .618 0.0 0.0 .000 4.8 6.8 .701
Bailey Howell 78 32.4 19.7 - - 8.8 1.8 - - - 3.7 7.8 16.1 .487 - - - 4.0 5.5 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 3 35.7 13.3 2.3 3.7 6.0 1.0 2.3 0.3 3.3 3.7 5.3 8.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.7 .571
Bailey Howell 18 30.6 15.0 - - 6.6 1.1 - - - 4.7 6.2 12.7 .489 - - - 2.6 3.6 .719

Season 11

Artis Gilmore Bailey Howell
Season 1986-871969-70
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 29.3 11.4 2.3 4.8 7.1 1.8 0.5 1.2 2.2 2.9 4.2 7.1 .597 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.3 .680
Bailey Howell 82 25.3 12.6 - - 6.7 1.5 - - - 3.2 4.9 11.4 .429 - - - 2.9 3.8 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Bailey Howell ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Artis Gilmore Bailey Howell
Season 1987-881970-71
Team Chicago Bulls, Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 71 12.6 3.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.1 1.4 2.5 .547 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .523
Bailey Howell 82 19.4 10.7 - - 5.4 1.4 - - - 2.9 4.0 8.4 .472 - - - 2.8 3.8 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 14 6.1 1.1 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Bailey Howell 7 17.4 6.7 - - 4.4 0.6 - - - 3.6 2.7 6.4 .422 - - - 1.3 2.6 .500