Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Ralph Sampson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Ralph Sampson 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 19 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 15-4 winning record over Ralph Sampson, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Ralph Sampson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Ralph Sampson:
1983-84 to 1991-92
19 Games played
13 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
15
11
4
Ralph Sampson
4
2
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 22.2 7.5 2.1 0.41.9
Ralph Sampson 14.7 9.1 2.41.11.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 33 11 6 34
Ralph Sampson 32 22 9 53
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 14

games		 7

games		 7

games		 3

games		13

games
Ralph Sampson 4

games 		10

games		 8

games		 10

games		5

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 4

games		 6

games		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1983
1. Celtics 94   Kevin McHale 7 4 0 0 1 2 1 31 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 107   Ralph Sampson 27 19 4 1 3 3 4 45 13-18 .722 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Feb. 10, 1984
2. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 30 8 0 0 4 2 4 30 11-18 .611 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Rockets 101   Ralph Sampson 12 16 0 1 1 11 2 39 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1984
3. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 17 8 2 0 3 3 2 29 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 100   Ralph Sampson 26 12 1 2 0 5 3 44 8-19 .421 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Mar. 17, 1985
4. Celtics 134   Kevin McHale 14 9 2 0 4 0 2 36 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 120   Ralph Sampson 32 12 4 1 2 5 5 46 14-29 .483 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1986
5. Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 25 5 3 0 2 1 2 33 11-20 .550 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Rockets 104   Ralph Sampson 23 12 3 5 1 3 3 42 10-18 .556 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 24, 1986
6. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 17 8 0 0 3 4 4 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Rockets 107   Ralph Sampson 17 5 1 0 0 1 1 22 7-13 .538 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1986 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1986
7. Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 21 6 3 0 2 3 3 40 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Rockets 100   Ralph Sampson 2 7 2 2 1 4 3 27 1-13 .077 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 29, 1986
8. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 25 7 4 0 2 2 3 35 9-14 .643 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Rockets 95   Ralph Sampson 18 8 4 2 1 1 2 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jun. 01, 1986
9. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 28 11 1 2 2 5 4 44 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 106   Ralph Sampson 24 22 3 1 1 4 3 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Jun. 03, 1986
10. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 19 9 0 3 3 5 4 39 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 103   Ralph Sampson 25 7 9 0 1 2 2 43 9-20 .450 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jun. 05, 1986
11. Celtics 96   Kevin McHale 33 8 1 0 2 2 3 44 12-23 .522 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Rockets 111   Ralph Sampson 12 3 0 1 0 1 2 14 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 08, 1986
12. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 29 10 1 0 4 3 3 39 10-22 .455 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Rockets 97   Ralph Sampson 8 10 2 0 1 1 5 38 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
13. Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 19 9 1 2 0 0 3 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 99   Ralph Sampson 6 6 3 0 1 3 4 29 1-8 .125 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1988
14. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 26 9 4 0 0 4 5 42 8-12 .667 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Warriors 110   Ralph Sampson 18 12 3 0 1 2 5 40 9-24 .375 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 18, 1988
15. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 19 7 2 0 1 1 1 30 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Warriors 101   Ralph Sampson 5 5 2 0 0 2 4 24 1-11 .091 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1988
16. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 25 5 2 0 1 2 2 43 7-12 .583 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Warriors 104   Ralph Sampson 12 7 3 2 3 1 3 24 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1989
17. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 26 9 4 0 1 4 4 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Warriors 132   Ralph Sampson 10 9 2 1 2 2 5 31 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 1990
18. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 21 5 6 0 0 3 3 23 7-10 .700 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Kings 89   Ralph Sampson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1990
19. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 21 6 4 1 2 1 4 32 9-16 .563 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Kings 105   Ralph Sampson 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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