Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 36 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 20-16 winning record over Kevin McHale, including an 11-8 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Kevin McHale
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
36 Games played
17 in Regular Season
19 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
20
9
11
Kevin McHale
16
8
8

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.7 7.4 3.2
Kevin McHale 17.5 7.9 1.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 36 17 8
Kevin McHale 32 16 5
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24

games		 15

games		 23

games
Kevin McHale 11

games 		17

games		 8

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 4

games		 5

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
%
Jan. 18, 1981
1. Lakers 96   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 12 2 2 1 3 1 41 13-25 .520 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 7 2 3 1 0 1 2 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 11, 1981
2. Lakers 91   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 9 3 2 3 2 2 42 12-23 .522 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 2 8 1 0 1 1 3 26 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1982
3. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 7 1 4 40 16-20 .800 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 15 2 0 3 22 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 14, 1982
4. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 9 5 5 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 6 4 1 4 21 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1983
5. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 6 2 2 2 3 2 35 12-22 .545 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 16 11 1 0 1 2 4 35 8-19 .421 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1983
6. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 3 2 1 1 2 5 30 7-18 .389 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 6 4 0 0 2 1 4 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1984
7. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 3 7 1 0 2 2 39 12-19 .632 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 21 8 1 0 1 3 2 26 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 24, 1984
8. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 7 5 1 3 4 3 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 26 6 0 0 1 2 4 37 11-19 .579 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1984 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1984
9. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 8 5 2 2 5 4 35 12-17 .706 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 25 8 1 1 3 2 3 39 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
May. 31, 1984
10. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 9 7 2 3 3 4 45 9-22 .409 0-0 - 2-4 .500
OT Celtics 124   Kevin McHale 13 4 2 0 1 1 2 37 3-8 .375 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Jun. 03, 1984
11. Lakers 137   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 9 3 3 4 4 3 35 9-19 .474 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 12 4 2 0 1 1 1 29 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jun. 06, 1984
12. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 8 6 4 2 3 6 37 12-25 .480 0-0 - 8-11 .727
OT Celtics 129   Kevin McHale 9 8 2 0 1 2 4 34 3-13 .231 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 08, 1984
13. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 7 1 1 1 2 2 35 7-25 .280 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 19 10 1 0 0 3 6 21 5-8 .625 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jun. 10, 1984
14. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 10 5 0 1 2 5 42 14-26 .538 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 6 3 0 0 2 2 5 28 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 12, 1984
15. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 6 4 0 2 2 3 43 12-22 .545 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 10 4 0 1 0 2 3 26 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1985
16. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 7 4 0 0 3 3 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 10 4 1 0 0 2 1 25 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Feb. 17, 1985
17. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 4 5 1 1 5 4 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 15 7 0 0 0 5 6 34 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1985
18. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 3 1 0 1 2 3 22 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 148   Kevin McHale 26 9 0 0 3 1 1 32 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-9 .667
May. 30, 1985
19. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 17 8 1 3 3 4 42 15-26 .577 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 15 7 2 0 1 4 5 36 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Jun. 02, 1985
20. Lakers 136   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 14 7 2 2 3 5 35 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 31 10 2 0 1 3 4 36 10-13 .769 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Jun. 05, 1985
21. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 6 4 1 0 3 5 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 28 12 1 0 1 2 2 48 11-19 .579 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jun. 07, 1985
22. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 36 7 7 1 3 4 4 42 16-28 .571 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 24 10 2 0 3 3 2 46 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jun. 09, 1985
23. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 7 4 1 0 2 6 35 13-21 .619 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 100   Kevin McHale 32 16 1 2 2 3 6 42 11-18 .611 0-0 - 10-13 .769
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1986
24. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 8 1 0 2 3 2 31 6-20 .300 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 12 7 2 1 2 3 4 32 3-14 .214 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1986
25. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 4 5 0 1 0 4 26 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 22 11 2 0 1 3 3 41 10-17 .588 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 15, 1987
26. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 3 1 1 4 3 37 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 23 10 3 0 1 3 4 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1987 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1987
27. Lakers 126   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 10 0 0 4 4 3 34 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 15 5 0 0 1 4 3 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 04, 1987
28. Lakers 141   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 3 3 0 1 1 2 31 10-14 .714 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 20 2 3 0 0 3 3 34 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 07, 1987
29. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 7 0 1 1 2 5 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 21 10 5 0 1 2 2 43 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jun. 09, 1987
30. Lakers 107   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 11 1 1 1 3 0 36 5-17 .294 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 25 13 0 0 2 1 5 45 10-14 .714 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jun. 11, 1987
31. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 7 0 1 4 0 4 35 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 22 14 2 1 0 2 1 40 8-15 .533 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jun. 14, 1987
32. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 6 1 0 4 0 5 29 13-18 .722 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Celtics 93   Kevin McHale 20 10 2 0 2 3 4 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1987
33. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 8 1 0 0 4 4 34 10-14 .714 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 10 8 4 2 1 3 3 37 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 14, 1988
34. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 9 0 1 3 0 3 34 8-19 .421 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 24 9 0 1 1 3 2 41 11-14 .786 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1988
35. Lakers 96   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 0 0 0 0 2 27 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 16 13 3 0 1 1 4 44 8-10 .800 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Feb. 19, 1989
36. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 5 1 0 2 2 4 27 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 26 12 2 0 2 3 4 42 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-7 .857
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