Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dale Ellis and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dale Ellis 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 18 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 12-6 winning record over Dale Ellis. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dale Ellis:
1983-84 to 1999-00
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dale Ellis
6
6
0
Kevin McHale
12
12
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dale Ellis 17.3 3.8 1.3 0.60.1
Kevin McHale 17.7 7.1 1.50.62.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dale Ellis 32 9 4 21
Kevin McHale 31 12 4 25
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dale Ellis 7

games
3

games
5

games
6

games
1

game
Kevin McHale 10

games
14

games
7

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6

games
15

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
6

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6

games
2

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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
%
Mar. 28, 1984
1. Mavericks 107   Dale Ellis 16 6 3 1 0 1 4 22 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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. 27, 1984
2. Mavericks 99   Dale Ellis 10 3 0 1 0 1 4 20 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 13 12 3 0 0 2 3 32 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 08, 1985
3. Mavericks 122   Dale Ellis 9 3 2 0 0 0 2 13 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000
Celtics 133   Kevin McHale 28 6 3 1 1 1 5 40 11-17 .647 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1985
4. Mavericks 117   Dale Ellis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 137   Kevin McHale 28 10 4 0 4 2 2 39 13-17 .765 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 10, 1986
5. Mavericks 116   Dale Ellis 7 1 1 1 0 0 3 18 2-8 .250 2-6 .333 1-2 .500
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 9 7 1 2 1 3 2 37 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1986
6. Supersonics 102   Dale Ellis 17 3 2 0 1 1 3 36 7-22 .318 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 17 11 3 0 1 6 2 37 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 20, 1987
7. Supersonics 108   Dale Ellis 31 4 2 1 0 5 1 42 12-19 .632 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 16 6 2 0 1 1 4 39 8-19 .421 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1987
8. Supersonics 111   Dale Ellis 26 6 1 0 0 2 1 37 12-23 .522 1-2 .500 1-4 .250
Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 22 5 3 1 3 1 5 42 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 1989
9. Supersonics 89   Dale Ellis 30 5 4 2 0 5 1 42 12-21 .571 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Celtics 87   Kevin McHale 31 5 0 0 2 1 2 43 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Feb. 21, 1989
10. Supersonics 96   Dale Ellis 30 5 2 0 0 0 1 43 12-30 .400 2-8 .250 4-4 1.000
Celtics 91   Kevin McHale 22 8 0 1 4 2 3 43 9-18 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1989
11. Supersonics 97   Dale Ellis 32 9 1 0 0 0 3 43 14-33 .424 2-8 .250 2-3 .667
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 16 11 2 1 1 7 2 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Dec. 29, 1989
12. Supersonics 89   Dale Ellis 17 7 2 0 0 0 1 41 7-15 .467 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
Celtics 96   Kevin McHale 22 9 2 0 2 3 2 36 11-15 .733 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 1991
13. Supersonics 111   Dale Ellis 12 4 0 1 0 2 2 25 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 13 3 0 1 5 0 2 23 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1991
14. Bucks 117   Dale Ellis 16 2 3 1 0 3 0 22 5-10 .500 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Celtics 131   Kevin McHale 20 5 1 0 1 0 0 20 10-12 .833 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1992
15. Bucks 127   Dale Ellis 22 2 1 1 0 1 0 23 9-14 .643 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 6 6 0 1 3 1 1 19 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 10, 1992
16. Bucks 100   Dale Ellis 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 1-9 .111 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 26 8 1 0 4 2 0 35 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 13, 1993
17. Spurs 90   Dale Ellis 18 3 0 0 0 3 1 38 6-14 .429 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Celtics 85   Kevin McHale 8 5 0 2 1 3 2 23 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 1993
18. Spurs 91   Dale Ellis 16 3 0 1 1 2 1 31 7-10 .700 2-3 .667 0-1 .000
Celtics 132   Kevin McHale 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 18 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000