Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Elvin Hayes and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Elvin Hayes 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 12 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 9-3 winning record over Elvin Hayes. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Elvin Hayes:
1968-69 to 1983-84
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
Elvin Hayes
3
3
0
Kevin McHale
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Elvin Hayes 13.8 6.8 0.8
Kevin McHale 12.0 5.6 1.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Elvin Hayes 28 12 2
Kevin McHale 30 10 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Elvin Hayes 7

games
7

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4

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Kevin McHale 5

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5

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5

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Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
3

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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
%
Oct. 25, 1980
1. Bullets 87   Elvin Hayes 6 4 0 2 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 8 5 2 5 21 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 12, 1980
2. Bullets 86   Elvin Hayes 14 12 2 5 42 4-14 .286 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Celtics 93   Kevin McHale 6 3 1 5 14 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 07, 1980
3. Bullets 113   Elvin Hayes 27 9 2 4 40 13-22 .591 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 6 5 1 4 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 10, 1980
4. Bullets 99   Elvin Hayes 28 7 1 4 40 10-21 .476 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Celtics 101   Kevin McHale 10 3 1 1 22 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 17, 1981
5. Bullets 91   Elvin Hayes 19 10 0 5 37 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 13 5 0 3 12 6-8 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 20, 1981
6. Bullets 116   Elvin Hayes 8 8 0 4 32 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Celtics 128   Kevin McHale 6 6 1 0 21 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
7. Rockets 106   Elvin Hayes 18 9 1 2 1 4 37 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 11 6 0 0 2 0 21 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 05, 1982
8. Rockets 98   Elvin Hayes 19 8 2 0 2 2 6 44 7-17 .412 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Celtics 100   Kevin McHale 16 10 4 2 2 2 4 39 7-18 .389 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1982
9. Rockets 94   Elvin Hayes 12 7 1 0 2 0 2 31 3-8 .375 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 13 4 2 0 5 3 2 31 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 04, 1983
10. Rockets 87   Elvin Hayes 6 4 0 0 0 2 3 22 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 88   Kevin McHale 18 8 1 2 5 1 3 37 9-16 .563 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1983
11. Rockets 107   Elvin Hayes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 94   Kevin McHale 7 4 0 0 1 2 1 31 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 10, 1984
12. Rockets 101   Elvin Hayes 9 3 1 0 0 0 6 12 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 30 8 0 0 4 2 4 30 11-18 .611 0-0 - 8-10 .800