Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ernie Grunfeld and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ernie Grunfeld 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 30 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 20-10 winning record over Ernie Grunfeld, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Ernie Grunfeld
vs.
Kevin McHale
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Ernie Grunfeld:
1977-78 to 1985-86
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
30 Games played
24 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Ernie Grunfeld
10
8
2
Kevin McHale
20
16
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Ernie Grunfeld 4.8 2.2 1.5
Kevin McHale 19.0 7.6 1.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Ernie Grunfeld 13 7 6
Kevin McHale 42 14 5
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Ernie Grunfeld 2

games		 4

games		 11

games
Kevin McHale 28

games 		25

games		 12

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 7

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
%
Oct. 31, 1980
1. Kings 110   Ernie Grunfeld 2 0 0 2 0 1 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 6 7 0 1 0 0 12 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1981
2. Kings 114   Ernie Grunfeld 6 5 1 1 0 2 15 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 16 2 1 0 3 3 22 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1981
3. Kings 100   Ernie Grunfeld 10 7 6 1 0 3 34 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 15 4 1 0 5 4 23 5-6 .833 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Dec. 26, 1981
4. Kings 119   Ernie Grunfeld 13 6 4 0 0 3 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
OT Celtics 124   Kevin McHale 22 6 0 0 1 6 33 10-17 .588 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1982
5. Knicks 83   Ernie Grunfeld 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 19 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 97   Kevin McHale 20 7 1 0 4 2 3 28 7-9 .778 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Dec. 16, 1982
6. Knicks 113   Ernie Grunfeld 10 3 2 0 0 1 5 33 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 19 13 1 2 0 2 2 36 8-17 .471 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 09, 1983
7. Knicks 96   Ernie Grunfeld 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 25 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 9 4 4 0 3 1 2 25 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 05, 1983
8. Knicks 105   Ernie Grunfeld 4 4 2 3 17 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 25 7 1 3 2 29 11-15 .733 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 13, 1983
9. Knicks 122   Ernie Grunfeld 6 1 3 1 1 1 4 19 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 13 6 0 0 3 2 2 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Apr. 06, 1983
10. Knicks 98   Ernie Grunfeld 8 2 1 0 0 0 6 16 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 7 7 0 2 2 1 3 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1983
11. Knicks 110   Ernie Grunfeld 12 3 3 4 0 2 3 26 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 16 13 0 0 2 2 3 31 4-13 .308 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Nov. 22, 1983
12. Knicks 117   Ernie Grunfeld 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 14 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
2OT Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 25 13 3 0 2 4 4 41 10-19 .526 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Dec. 13, 1983
13. Knicks 100   Ernie Grunfeld 0 0 3 1 0 2 4 23 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 15 9 1 0 2 5 6 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 29, 1984
14. Knicks 102   Ernie Grunfeld 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 12 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 24 4 4 1 2 2 5 36 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 22, 1984
15. Knicks 100   Ernie Grunfeld 0 2 1 1 0 1 3 16 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 23 6 1 2 1 1 4 39 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Apr. 11, 1984
16. Knicks 96   Ernie Grunfeld 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 06 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 30 5 2 0 2 3 4 36 13-17 .765 0-0 - 4-8 .500
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1984
17. Knicks 92   Ernie Grunfeld 8 4 1 0 0 0 2 16 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 25 8 5 0 4 2 3 36 11-14 .786 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 02, 1984
18. Knicks 102   Ernie Grunfeld 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 24 4 0 0 2 2 3 34 12-14 .857 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 04, 1984
19. Knicks 100   Ernie Grunfeld 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 92   Kevin McHale 12 6 2 0 4 2 4 30 1-8 .125 0-0 - 10-14 .714
May. 09, 1984
20. Knicks 99   Ernie Grunfeld 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 22 8 0 0 1 4 5 29 9-12 .750 0-0 - 4-6 .667
May. 11, 1984
21. Knicks 106   Ernie Grunfeld 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 16 10 1 0 0 1 4 34 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
May. 13, 1984
22. Knicks 104   Ernie Grunfeld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 9 7 0 0 0 1 3 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1984
23. Knicks 99   Ernie Grunfeld 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 25 11 3 1 4 0 2 33 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Mar. 05, 1985
24. Knicks 102   Ernie Grunfeld 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 13 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 42 9 2 0 1 4 5 44 15-21 .714 0-0 - 12-16 .750
Apr. 07, 1985
25. Knicks 102   Ernie Grunfeld 8 4 1 1 0 0 3 20 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 17 13 1 1 1 2 4 43 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1985
26. Knicks 88   Ernie Grunfeld 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 18 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 94   Kevin McHale 18 8 3 1 6 1 4 38 4-8 .500 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Dec. 25, 1985
27. Knicks 113   Ernie Grunfeld 6 0 0 2 1 0 4 28 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
2OT Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 29 14 2 1 3 3 5 50 7-21 .333 0-0 - 15-19 .789
Feb. 25, 1986
28. Knicks 74   Ernie Grunfeld 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 91   Kevin McHale 0 1 1 0 1 5 2 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1986
29. Knicks 108   Ernie Grunfeld 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 17 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 20 5 1 0 6 1 2 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Apr. 04, 1986
30. Knicks 98   Ernie Grunfeld 8 6 5 1 0 1 4 28 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 25 11 1 0 4 2 3 36 8-11 .727 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
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