Thurl Bailey vs. Victor Oladipo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Oladipo and Thurl Bailey, 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.

Thurl Bailey played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Victor Oladipo, who played 10. Thurl Bailey had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, while Victor Oladipo had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Thurl Bailey 12 9 1983-84 to 1998-99
Victor Oladipo 10 5 2013-14 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Thurl Bailey Victor Oladipo
Season 1983-842013-14
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Thurl Bailey 81 24.8 8.5 1.4 4.3 5.7 1.6 0.5 1.5 1.3 2.4 3.7 7.3 .512 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.4 .752
Victor Oladipo 80 31.1 13.8 0.5 3.6 4.1 4.1 1.6 0.5 3.2 2.6 4.9 11.7 .419 0.9 2.8 .327 3.1 4.0 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey 11 30.9 10.6 1.4 4.2 5.5 0.9 0.2 1.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 8.8 .515 0.0 0.2 .000 1.5 1.9 .810
Victor Oladipo ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Thurl Bailey Victor Oladipo
Season 1984-852014-15
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Thurl Bailey 80 31.0 15.2 1.9 4.7 6.6 1.7 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.7 6.3 12.9 .490 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.5 2.9 .842
Victor Oladipo 72 35.7 17.9 0.7 3.5 4.2 4.1 1.7 0.3 2.8 2.6 6.6 15.1 .436 1.2 3.4 .339 3.6 4.4 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey 10 37.5 16.9 2.1 7.1 9.2 2.7 0.5 1.8 2.1 3.0 6.2 15.2 .408 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 5.5 .818
Victor Oladipo ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Thurl Bailey Victor Oladipo
Season 1985-862015-16
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Thurl Bailey 82 28.8 14.6 1.8 4.2 6.0 1.9 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.0 5.9 13.1 .448 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.4 .830
Victor Oladipo 72 33.0 16.0 0.7 4.1 4.8 3.9 1.6 0.8 2.1 2.4 5.9 13.5 .438 1.4 3.9 .348 2.8 3.4 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey 4 36.8 16.0 2.8 5.3 8.0 3.3 0.5 0.5 1.3 3.3 7.0 19.3 .364 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.8 .727
Victor Oladipo ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Thurl Bailey Victor Oladipo
Season 1986-872016-17
Team Utah JazzOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder 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 %
Thurl Bailey 81 26.6 13.8 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.3 0.5 1.1 1.5 1.9 5.7 12.8 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 2.9 .805
Victor Oladipo 67 33.2 15.9 0.6 3.8 4.3 2.6 1.2 0.3 1.8 2.3 6.1 13.9 .442 1.9 5.3 .361 1.7 2.3 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey 5 30.2 15.6 2.8 3.2 6.0 1.8 0.6 1.2 2.4 2.4 6.0 12.6 .476 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 3.6 1.000
Victor Oladipo 5 36.2 10.8 0.4 5.2 5.6 2.0 1.4 0.6 1.2 3.4 4.2 12.2 .344 1.2 5.0 .240 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 5

Thurl Bailey Victor Oladipo
Season 1987-882017-18
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East 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 %
Thurl Bailey 82 34.2 19.6 1.6 4.8 6.5 1.9 0.6 1.5 2.3 2.3 7.7 15.7 .492 0.0 0.0 .333 4.1 5.0 .826
Victor Oladipo 75 34.0 23.1 0.6 4.6 5.2 4.3 2.4 0.8 2.9 2.3 8.5 17.9 .477 2.1 5.8 .371 3.9 4.9 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey 11 40.8 23.2 1.9 3.8 5.7 1.6 0.5 2.1 1.9 2.9 9.0 18.5 .488 0.0 0.1 .000 5.2 6.2 .838
Victor Oladipo 7 37.3 22.7 0.4 7.9 8.3 6.0 2.4 0.4 3.4 1.6 7.6 18.1 .417 3.3 8.1 .404 4.3 5.9 .732

Season 6

Thurl Bailey Victor Oladipo
Season 1988-892018-19
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Thurl Bailey 82 33.9 19.5 1.4 4.0 5.5 1.7 0.6 1.1 2.5 2.3 7.5 15.5 .483 0.0 0.1 .400 4.4 5.4 .825
Victor Oladipo 36 31.9 18.8 0.6 5.0 5.6 5.2 1.7 0.3 2.3 2.0 6.9 16.3 .423 2.1 6.0 .343 2.9 3.9 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey 3 40.7 12.0 3.3 5.0 8.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 11.3 .353 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.0 .800
Victor Oladipo ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Thurl Bailey Victor Oladipo
Season 1989-902019-20
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East 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 %
Thurl Bailey 82 31.5 14.2 1.4 3.6 5.0 1.7 0.4 1.2 1.7 2.1 5.7 11.9 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.5 .779
Victor Oladipo 19 27.8 14.5 0.5 3.5 3.9 2.9 0.9 0.2 2.5 1.9 5.1 12.9 .394 1.7 5.5 .317 2.5 3.1 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey 5 38.0 21.0 1.6 4.8 6.4 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.0 3.8 8.6 17.6 .489 0.0 0.0 - 3.8 4.8 .792
Victor Oladipo 4 30.8 17.8 0.0 3.3 3.3 2.5 2.3 0.0 3.5 3.5 5.5 14.0 .393 3.0 8.3 .364 3.8 4.0 .938

Season 8

Thurl Bailey Victor Oladipo
Season 1990-912020-21
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers, Houston Rockets, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Thurl Bailey 82 30.3 12.4 1.2 3.7 5.0 1.5 0.6 1.1 1.6 2.0 4.9 10.6 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.3 .808
Victor Oladipo 33 32.7 19.8 0.4 4.5 4.8 4.6 1.4 0.4 2.5 2.5 7.1 17.5 .408 2.4 7.2 .326 3.2 4.2 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey 9 25.3 7.6 1.2 2.3 3.6 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.3 3.0 2.6 7.1 .359 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 2.8 .880
Victor Oladipo ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Thurl Bailey Victor Oladipo
Season 1991-922021-22
Team Utah Jazz, Minnesota TimberwolvesMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey 84 25.0 11.3 1.5 4.3 5.8 0.9 0.4 1.4 1.3 1.9 4.4 10.0 .440 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.2 .796
Victor Oladipo 8 21.6 12.4 0.4 2.5 2.9 3.5 0.6 0.1 2.0 1.6 4.4 9.1 .479 1.9 4.5 .417 1.8 2.4 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey ------- --- ----------
Victor Oladipo 15 24.5 10.6 0.3 3.1 3.4 2.1 1.3 0.3 1.7 1.9 3.3 9.1 .368 1.1 4.1 .274 2.8 3.5 .792

Season 10

Thurl Bailey Victor Oladipo
Season 1992-932022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA 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 %
Thurl Bailey 70 18.2 7.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.3 2.9 6.4 .455 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .838
Victor Oladipo 42 26.3 10.7 0.4 2.7 3.0 3.5 1.4 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.8 9.6 .397 1.7 5.0 .330 1.4 1.9 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey ------- --- ----------
Victor Oladipo 2 22.5 11.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 2.5 5.0 9.5 .526 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 1.5 .333

Season 11

Thurl Bailey Victor Oladipo
Season 1993-94-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey 79 16.4 7.4 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.9 5.8 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .799
Victor Oladipo ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey ------- --- ----------
Victor Oladipo ------- --- ----------

Note: Thurl Bailey didn't play in 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98.

Season 12

Thurl Bailey Victor Oladipo
Season 1998-99-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Thurl Bailey 43 12.6 4.2 0.8 1.3 2.2 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.6 1.8 1.8 4.1 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.8 .735
Victor Oladipo ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thurl Bailey 11 10.5 3.4 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.7 1.5 3.0 .515 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
Victor Oladipo ------- --- ----------