Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kenny Higgs and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kenny Higgs 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 4 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 3-1 winning record over Kenny Higgs. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kenny Higgs:
1978-79 to 1981-82
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
4 Games played
4 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kenny Higgs
1
1
0
Kevin McHale
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Kenny Higgs 9.0 1.8 5.8 1.3
Kevin McHale 9.8 4.3 0.80.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Kenny Higgs 12 3 10 3
Kevin McHale 16 6 2 1
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Kenny Higgs 1

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0

games
3

games
2

games
Kevin McHale 2

games
4

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0

games
1

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Both had same stat 1

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0

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1

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1

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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
%
Dec. 23, 1980
1. Nuggets 128   Kenny Higgs 9 3 3 3 0 3 4 31 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
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   Kenny Higgs 4 0 8 1 0 4 27 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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   Kenny Higgs 11 2 2 0 1 4 5 26 3-8 .375 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   Kenny Higgs 12 2 10 1 0 5 5 29 2-6 .333 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Celtics 145   Kevin McHale 8 3 0 1 1 0 3 14 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000