Kevin McHale vs. Willie Norwood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willie Norwood and Kevin McHale that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kevin McHale

vs.

Willie Norwood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Willie Norwood: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Willie Norwood 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Willie Norwood 7

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Willie Norwood 3

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Willie Norwood 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Willie Norwood 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Willie Norwood 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Willie Norwood 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Willie Norwood 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Willie Norwood 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Willie Norwood 3.7

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Willie Norwood 0.8

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Willie Norwood 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Willie Norwood 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Willie Norwood 3,209

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Willie Norwood 1,597

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Willie Norwood 364

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Willie Norwood 218 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Willie Norwood 22 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Willie Norwood 430

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Willie Norwood .488

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Willie Norwood - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Willie Norwood .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Willie Norwood 8.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Willie Norwood 4.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Willie Norwood 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Willie Norwood 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Willie Norwood 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Willie Norwood 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Willie Norwood 3.2

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Willie Norwood 0.9

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Willie Norwood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Willie Norwood 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Willie Norwood 92

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Willie Norwood 45

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Willie Norwood 13

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Willie Norwood 8 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Willie Norwood 3 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Willie Norwood 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Willie Norwood .469

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Willie Norwood - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Willie Norwood .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Willie Norwood 9.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Willie Norwood 6.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Willie Norwood 1.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Willie Norwood 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Willie Norwood 0.3 (1978) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.