Bailey Howell vs. Chris Mullin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Mullin and Bailey Howell, 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.

Bailey Howell played 12 years in the NBA, 4 less than Chris Mullin, who played 16. Bailey Howell had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Chris Mullin had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Bailey Howell 12 10 1959-60 to 1970-71
Chris Mullin 16 8 1985-86 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season 1959-601985-86
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Bailey Howell 75 31.3 17.8 - - 10.5 0.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 14.9 .456 - - - 4.2 5.6 .739
Chris Mullin 55 25.3 14.0 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.9 1.3 0.4 1.4 2.4 5.2 11.3 .463 0.1 0.5 .185 3.4 3.8 .896
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell 2 36.0 17.0 - - 8.5 1.5 - - - 4.0 7.0 20.5 .341 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season 1960-611986-87
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisWarriors Lost West 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 %
Bailey Howell 77 38.3 23.6 - - 14.4 2.5 - - - 3.9 7.9 16.8 .469 - - - 7.8 10.4 .753
Chris Mullin 82 29.0 15.1 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.2 1.2 0.4 1.9 2.6 5.8 11.3 .514 0.2 0.8 .302 3.3 4.0 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell 5 30.8 11.2 - - 9.2 4.4 - - - 4.4 4.0 11.4 .351 - - - 3.2 4.6 .696
Chris Mullin 10 26.2 11.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 3.1 4.9 9.8 .500 0.3 0.4 .750 1.2 1.6 .750

Season 3

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season 1961-621987-88
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bailey Howell 79 36.2 19.9 - - 12.6 2.4 - - - 4.0 7.0 15.1 .464 - - - 5.9 7.7 .768
Chris Mullin 60 33.9 20.2 1.0 2.5 3.4 4.8 1.9 0.5 2.6 2.3 7.8 15.4 .508 0.6 1.6 .351 4.0 4.5 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell 10 37.8 20.0 - - 9.6 2.3 - - - 4.8 6.9 16.3 .423 - - - 6.2 7.5 .827
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season 1962-631988-89
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisWarriors Lost West 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 %
Bailey Howell 79 37.6 22.7 - - 11.5 2.9 - - - 3.8 8.1 15.6 .516 - - - 6.6 8.2 .798
Chris Mullin 82 37.7 26.5 1.9 4.0 5.9 5.1 2.1 0.5 3.6 2.2 10.1 19.9 .509 0.3 1.2 .230 6.0 6.7 .892
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell 4 40.8 17.8 - - 10.5 2.8 - - - 4.8 6.0 16.0 .375 - - - 5.8 6.8 .852
Chris Mullin 8 42.6 29.4 1.4 4.5 5.9 4.5 1.8 1.4 4.0 2.4 11.0 20.4 .540 0.1 1.0 .125 7.3 8.4 .866

Season 5

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season 1963-641989-90
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
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 %
Bailey Howell 77 35.1 21.6 - - 10.1 2.7 - - - 3.8 7.8 16.5 .472 - - - 6.1 7.5 .809
Chris Mullin 78 36.3 25.1 1.7 4.3 5.9 4.1 1.6 0.6 3.1 1.8 8.7 16.3 .536 1.1 3.0 .372 6.5 7.3 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season 1964-651990-91
Team Baltimore BulletsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsWarriors Lost West 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 %
Bailey Howell 80 37.2 19.2 - - 10.9 2.6 - - - 4.3 6.4 13.0 .495 - - - 6.3 7.9 .801
Chris Mullin 82 40.4 25.7 1.7 3.7 5.4 4.0 2.1 0.8 3.0 2.1 9.5 17.7 .536 0.5 1.6 .301 6.3 7.1 .884
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell 9 38.9 20.8 - - 11.7 2.1 - - - 4.2 7.4 14.4 .515 - - - 5.9 7.8 .757
Chris Mullin 8 45.8 23.8 1.1 6.1 7.3 2.9 1.9 1.5 3.1 2.9 8.6 16.4 .527 1.1 1.6 .692 5.4 6.3 .860

Season 7

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season 1965-661991-92
Team Baltimore BulletsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div SemisWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell 79 29.5 17.3 - - 9.8 2.0 - - - 3.9 6.1 12.5 .488 - - - 5.1 7.0 .730
Chris Mullin 81 41.3 25.6 1.6 4.0 5.6 3.5 2.1 0.8 2.5 2.1 10.2 19.6 .524 0.8 2.2 .366 4.3 5.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell 3 31.3 18.0 - - 10.0 0.7 - - - 4.3 7.7 16.7 .460 - - - 2.7 3.7 .727
Chris Mullin 4 42.0 17.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 3.0 1.3 0.5 2.0 2.0 6.8 15.8 .429 1.0 3.0 .333 3.3 3.5 .929

Season 8

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season 1966-671992-93
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bailey Howell 81 30.9 20.0 - - 8.4 1.3 - - - 3.7 7.9 15.3 .512 - - - 4.3 5.8 .741
Chris Mullin 46 41.3 25.9 0.9 4.1 5.0 3.6 1.5 0.9 3.0 1.7 10.3 20.2 .510 1.3 2.9 .451 4.0 4.9 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell 9 26.8 15.3 - - 7.3 0.6 - - - 3.9 6.6 13.6 .484 - - - 2.2 3.3 .667
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season 1967-681993-94
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell 82 34.2 19.8 - - 9.8 1.6 - - - 3.5 7.8 16.3 .481 - - - 4.1 5.6 .727
Chris Mullin 62 37.5 16.8 1.0 4.5 5.6 5.1 1.7 0.9 2.9 1.8 6.6 14.0 .472 0.9 2.4 .364 2.7 3.5 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell 19 31.4 18.1 - - 7.7 1.2 - - - 4.4 7.1 13.9 .511 - - - 3.9 5.6 .692
Chris Mullin 3 45.0 25.3 1.3 3.3 4.7 3.7 0.0 1.7 2.3 1.3 10.0 17.0 .588 2.0 4.0 .500 3.3 3.7 .909

Season 10

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season 1968-691994-95
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bailey Howell 78 32.4 19.7 - - 8.8 1.8 - - - 3.7 7.8 16.1 .487 - - - 4.0 5.5 .735
Chris Mullin 25 35.6 19.0 1.0 3.6 4.6 5.0 1.5 0.8 3.7 2.1 6.8 13.9 .489 1.7 3.7 .452 3.8 4.3 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell 18 30.6 15.0 - - 6.6 1.1 - - - 4.7 6.2 12.7 .489 - - - 2.6 3.6 .719
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season 1969-701995-96
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
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 %
Bailey Howell 82 25.3 12.6 - - 6.7 1.5 - - - 3.2 4.9 11.4 .429 - - - 2.9 3.8 .763
Chris Mullin 55 29.4 13.3 0.8 2.1 2.9 3.5 1.4 0.6 2.2 2.3 4.9 9.8 .499 1.1 2.7 .393 2.5 2.9 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season 1970-711996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Bailey Howell 82 19.4 10.7 - - 5.4 1.4 - - - 2.9 4.0 8.4 .472 - - - 2.8 3.8 .730
Chris Mullin 79 34.6 14.5 0.9 3.1 4.0 4.1 1.6 0.4 2.4 2.0 5.5 10.0 .553 1.1 2.6 .411 2.3 2.7 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell 7 17.4 6.7 - - 4.4 0.6 - - - 3.6 2.7 6.4 .422 - - - 1.3 2.6 .500
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season -1997-98
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost East Conf 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 %
Bailey Howell ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 82 26.5 11.3 0.5 2.6 3.0 2.3 1.2 0.5 1.4 2.3 4.1 8.4 .481 1.3 3.0 .440 1.9 2.0 .939
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 16 25.8 8.9 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.5 2.0 3.3 7.1 .460 1.3 3.3 .385 1.1 1.3 .857

Season 14

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season -1998-99
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost East Conf 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 %
Bailey Howell ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 50 23.6 10.1 0.5 2.7 3.2 1.6 0.9 0.3 1.2 2.0 3.5 7.4 .477 1.5 3.1 .465 1.6 1.8 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 13 21.8 9.5 0.2 1.4 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.6 3.2 7.7 .410 1.7 4.2 .400 1.5 1.8 .870

Season 15

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season -1999-00
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 47 12.4 5.1 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.3 1.7 4.0 .428 1.0 2.3 .409 0.8 0.9 .902
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 9 10.1 3.4 0.2 1.3 1.6 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.3 .476 0.2 0.9 .250 1.0 1.2 .818

Season 16

Bailey Howell Chris Mullin
Season -2000-01
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Bailey Howell ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 20 18.7 5.8 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.0 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.4 1.8 5.3 .340 1.0 2.6 .365 1.2 1.4 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bailey Howell ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------