Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Bill Garnett and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Bill Garnett and Kevin McHale 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 11-1 winning record over Bill Garnett. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Bill Garnett
vs.
Kevin McHale
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Bill Garnett:
1982-83 to 1985-86
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Bill Garnett
1
1
0
Kevin McHale
11
11
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Garnett 4.2 2.7 1.7 0.90.1
Kevin McHale 17.2 7.5 2.60.32.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Garnett 10 11 5 51
Kevin McHale 28 13 6 17
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Garnett 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		 4

games		0

games
Kevin McHale 12

games 		11

games		 7

games		 3

games		12

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 5

games		0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1982
1. Mavericks 110   Bill Garnett 7 1 1 0 0 1 4 16 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 21 5 2 1 7 2 2 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 08, 1983
2. Mavericks 110   Bill Garnett 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 8 5 2 0 1 2 4 23 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1983
3. Mavericks 109   Bill Garnett 2 3 2 5 0 1 4 25 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 5 8 1 0 1 2 3 29 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 28, 1984
4. Mavericks 107   Bill Garnett 2 3 5 2 0 0 3 27 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 17 9 2 0 2 1 4 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1984
5. Pacers 115   Bill Garnett 10 11 3 1 0 1 3 25 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 132   Kevin McHale 16 7 1 0 3 0 3 29 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 25, 1985
6. Pacers 94   Bill Garnett 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 16 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 125   Kevin McHale 20 7 3 0 2 3 0 26 5-8 .625 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Feb. 24, 1985
7. Pacers 100   Bill Garnett 6 1 0 0 0 2 3 15 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 16 11 2 1 3 1 4 40 8-19 .421 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1985
8. Pacers 114   Bill Garnett 10 1 1 3 0 1 2 13 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 16 13 4 0 1 2 0 40 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 16, 1985
9. Pacers 111   Bill Garnett 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 18 6 2 0 1 0 2 39 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 02, 1986
10. Pacers 104   Bill Garnett 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 17 4 5 0 1 3 2 42 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 17, 1986
11. Pacers 105   Bill Garnett 4 3 2 0 1 0 4 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 28 7 6 1 2 3 1 34 9-16 .563 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Mar. 19, 1986
12. Pacers 108   Bill Garnett 5 3 1 0 0 0 2 16 1-2 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Celtics 127   Kevin McHale 24 8 1 0 2 1 4 29 8-11 .727 0-0 - 8-9 .889
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