Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Ben Poquette

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Ben Poquette 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.

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They faced each other a total of 30 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 26-4 winning record over Ben Poquette, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Ben Poquette:
1977-78 to 1986-87
30 Games played
26 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
26
23
3
Ben Poquette
4
3
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Kevin McHale 18.8 8.1 1.9 1.6
Ben Poquette 5.3 3.9 1.00.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Kevin McHale 38 15 4 5
Ben Poquette 16 11 4 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Kevin McHale 27

games
24

games
18

games
22

games
Ben Poquette 3

games
4

games
7

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
5

games
5

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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
%
Jan. 21, 1981
1. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 13 1 1 3 1 24 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 87   Ben Poquette 14 8 2 0 4 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 13, 1981
2. Celtics 89   Kevin McHale 2 0 0 2 5 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 104   Ben Poquette 7 5 2 1 4 26 1-2 .500 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1981
3. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 16 4 1 3 2 24 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 110   Ben Poquette 9 4 3 0 4 15 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 24, 1982
4. Celtics 132   Kevin McHale 14 5 1 0 1 27 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 90   Ben Poquette 2 2 0 1 0 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1982
5. Celtics 137   Kevin McHale 14 6 4 0 1 2 1 26 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 103   Ben Poquette 11 11 4 3 1 0 4 40 4-14 .286 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jan. 01, 1983
6. Celtics 127   Kevin McHale 10 9 1 2 4 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 112   Ben Poquette 16 9 0 3 4 33 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1983
7. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 22 8 2 1 2 0 1 29 8-11 .727 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Cavaliers 89   Ben Poquette 2 6 2 0 0 0 3 15 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 14, 1983
8. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 18 6 1 0 1 0 3 39 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Cavaliers 108   Ben Poquette 8 8 2 1 1 0 5 29 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 06, 1984
9. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 14 6 0 0 1 1 0 26 3-5 .600 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 97   Ben Poquette 3 4 2 2 0 0 2 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 24, 1984
10. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 8 4 2 0 0 1 2 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Cavaliers 97   Ben Poquette 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1984
11. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 12 7 1 0 1 4 2 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 104   Ben Poquette 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 11 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 02, 1984
12. Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 30 7 2 0 2 0 2 31 13-22 .591 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 99   Ben Poquette 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 18 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1985
13. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 16 7 4 2 1 2 0 44 6-18 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 108   Ben Poquette 8 4 1 0 0 0 1 16 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Mar. 15, 1985
14. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 19 14 3 0 1 5 6 37 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 96   Ben Poquette 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 16 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1985
15. Celtics 129   Kevin McHale 18 7 3 0 0 3 2 38 6-9 .667 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 117   Ben Poquette 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 24 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1985
16. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 25 11 2 1 1 0 0 34 9-14 .643 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Cavaliers 115   Ben Poquette 4 4 0 1 1 1 5 19 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
17. Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 26 12 1 2 2 3 4 40 9-14 .643 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Cavaliers 123   Ben Poquette 10 5 0 0 1 0 6 23 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 20, 1985
18. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 19 7 1 3 5 4 3 47 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 106   Ben Poquette 10 5 1 1 4 1 1 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1985
19. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 21 11 1 0 2 2 3 42 5-10 .500 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Cavaliers 105   Ben Poquette 4 4 0 1 1 2 3 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 1985
20. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 11 6 1 0 1 4 6 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 115   Ben Poquette 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1985
21. Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 21 15 3 0 1 0 4 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Cavaliers 100   Ben Poquette 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 14, 1985
22. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 13 12 3 0 0 5 4 39 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Ben Poquette 8 4 3 0 0 0 1 19 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 1986
23. Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 24 13 4 0 1 3 2 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Cavaliers 95   Ben Poquette 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 16 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 18, 1986
24. Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 13 6 0 0 1 4 2 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Cavaliers 96   Ben Poquette 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 01, 1986
25. Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 19 10 2 2 1 2 2 33 4-13 .308 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
Cavaliers 105   Ben Poquette 8 8 1 0 0 0 2 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1986
26. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 30 7 0 0 1 3 4 35 12-14 .857 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 104   Ben Poquette 6 2 1 0 0 0 2 12 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1986
27. Celtics 86   Kevin McHale 31 12 4 0 4 0 4 42 11-22 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Cavaliers 88   Ben Poquette 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 13 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 16, 1987
28. Celtics 133   Kevin McHale 38 10 3 1 5 4 3 49 15-25 .600 0-0 - 8-9 .889
OT Cavaliers 128   Ben Poquette 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1987
29. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 27 12 1 0 1 4 3 43 11-17 .647 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Cavaliers 102   Ben Poquette 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 1987
30. Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 21 7 4 0 2 5 3 44 10-15 .667 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Bulls 106   Ben Poquette 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -