Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dan Issel and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dan Issel 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:
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They faced each other a total of 10 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has an 8-2 winning record over Dan Issel. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dan Issel
vs.
Kevin McHale
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dan Issel:
1976-77 to 1984-85
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dan Issel
2
2
0
Kevin McHale
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Dan Issel 18.0 7.3 1.8 1.1
Kevin McHale 16.5 5.5 1.50.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Dan Issel 27 11 6 4
Kevin McHale 32 11 3 1
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Dan Issel 5

games		 6

games		 5

games		 6

games
Kevin McHale 5

games 		3

games		 4

games		 2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 2

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
%
Dec. 23, 1980
1. Nuggets 128   Dan Issel 23 10 6 1 0 1 4 32 8-15 .533 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Celtics 136   Kevin McHale 11 4 1 0 3 2 5 19 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 15, 1981
2. Nuggets 118   Dan Issel 27 10 1 2 0 2 35 9-18 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 4 4 0 0 4 12 0-4 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1981
3. Nuggets 128   Dan Issel 17 7 2 0 0 3 4 32 6-17 .353 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 16 6 2 1 2 0 3 23 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1982
4. Nuggets 144   Dan Issel 12 11 1 0 0 2 3 35 5-18 .278 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Celtics 145   Kevin McHale 8 3 0 1 1 0 3 14 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1982
5. Nuggets 112   Dan Issel 25 7 3 2 0 4 3 30 12-19 .632 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 17 11 2 0 4 4 4 38 6-16 .375 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 30, 1982
6. Nuggets 132   Dan Issel 20 6 4 1 0 4 3 32 6-13 .462 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Celtics 145   Kevin McHale 21 4 1 0 6 1 3 29 10-13 .769 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1983
7. Nuggets 124   Dan Issel 14 5 0 0 1 1 2 24 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 140   Kevin McHale 24 5 1 0 2 2 4 26 10-13 .769 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 09, 1983
8. Nuggets 90   Dan Issel 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6-7 .857 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 21 5 3 0 3 1 1 31 8-10 .800 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1984
9. Nuggets 107   Dan Issel 8 7 0 1 0 1 3 23 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 11 4 2 0 0 4 2 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Feb. 20, 1985
10. Nuggets 132   Dan Issel 22 8 1 4 0 1 2 24 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Celtics 129   Kevin McHale 32 9 3 1 7 1 2 45 13-23 .565 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
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