Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Paul Westphal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Paul Westphal played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has an 8-4 winning record over Paul Westphal. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Paul Westphal
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Paul Westphal:
1972-73 to 1983-84
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
8
8
0
Paul Westphal
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 13.4 5.6 1.1
Paul Westphal 13.3 1.3 5.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 25 13 4
Paul Westphal 24 3 8
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 6

games		 11

games		 0

games
Paul Westphal 6

games 		0

games		 12

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1981
1. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 0 1 1 3 08 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 106   Paul Westphal 18 1 3 2 32 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 10, 1981
2. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 8 4 0 0 4 24 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-2 .000
OT Supersonics 108   Paul Westphal 24 2 4 2 2 27 8-12 .667 0-0 - 8-9 .889
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 08, 1982
3. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 19 6 0 3 4 35 6-12 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Knicks 106   Paul Westphal 16 2 5 6 34 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 18, 1982
4. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 9 2 0 3 20 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Knicks 99   Paul Westphal 13 0 5 2 19 5-7 .714 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1982
5. Celtics 97   Kevin McHale 20 7 1 0 4 2 3 28 7-9 .778 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Knicks 83   Paul Westphal 14 0 6 2 0 0 2 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 16, 1982
6. Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 19 13 1 2 0 2 2 36 8-17 .471 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
OT Knicks 113   Paul Westphal 2 0 6 0 0 2 3 17 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 09, 1983
7. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 9 4 4 0 3 1 2 25 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Knicks 96   Paul Westphal 10 2 8 3 0 1 0 39 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 05, 1983
8. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 25 7 1 3 2 29 11-15 .733 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Knicks 105   Paul Westphal 17 3 8 4 25 5-13 .385 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Mar. 13, 1983
9. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 13 6 0 0 3 2 2 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Knicks 122   Paul Westphal 21 1 6 0 0 1 4 28 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Apr. 06, 1983
10. Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 7 7 0 2 2 1 3 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Knicks 98   Paul Westphal 14 3 7 2 0 3 2 28 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1984
11. Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 18 7 3 1 2 3 5 32 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 109   Paul Westphal 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 11, 1984
12. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 14 3 2 1 0 2 3 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Suns 109   Paul Westphal 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 12 0-4 .000 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
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