Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Billy Paultz

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Billy Paultz 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 16 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 13-3 winning record over Billy Paultz, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Billy Paultz:
1976-77 to 1984-85
16 Games played
10 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
13
9
4
Billy Paultz
3
1
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 12.2 6.1 1.2 0.21.4
Billy Paultz 6.3 3.8 0.80.40.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 29 16 4 25
Billy Paultz 19 8 4 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 9

games
9

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9

games
2

games
10

games
Billy Paultz 7

games
5

games
4

games
5

games
5

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
3

games
9

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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. 19, 1980
1. Celtics 133   Kevin McHale 12 4 1 0 1 2 27 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 119   Billy Paultz 6 4 1 0 2 3 27 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 04, 1981
2. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 10 4 0 0 0 1 21 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 101   Billy Paultz 19 7 2 0 3 3 44 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1981 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1981
3. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 95   Billy Paultz 14 7 4 3 1 3 2 37 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 07, 1981
4. Celtics 90   Kevin McHale 12 5 2 0 3 3 5 26 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 92   Billy Paultz 13 4 1 1 1 0 2 31 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 09, 1981
5. Celtics 94   Kevin McHale 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Rockets 71   Billy Paultz 6 8 0 1 1 5 1 34 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 10, 1981
6. Celtics 86   Kevin McHale 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 91   Billy Paultz 10 6 1 1 1 0 4 33 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 12, 1981
7. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 15 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Rockets 80   Billy Paultz 10 5 1 1 0 1 4 31 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 14, 1981
8. Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 91   Billy Paultz 14 6 1 0 0 0 3 30 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
9. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 11 6 0 0 2 0 21 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 106   Billy Paultz 2 2 0 0 0 1 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1982
10. Celtics 100   Kevin McHale 16 10 4 2 2 2 4 39 7-18 .389 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 98   Billy Paultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1982
11. Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 13 4 2 0 5 3 2 31 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 94   Billy Paultz 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1983
12. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 13 7 1 1 1 0 0 27 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Hawks 102   Billy Paultz 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 10, 1983
13. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 13 9 0 0 1 5 3 39 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Hawks 87   Billy Paultz 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 22 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 1983
14. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 25 6 2 0 2 1 2 31 9-16 .563 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Hawks 96   Billy Paultz 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 16 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1984
15. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 25 16 1 0 1 2 3 28 9-15 .600 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jazz 106   Billy Paultz 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1985
16. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 29 11 3 0 3 2 3 38 11-17 .647 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jazz 94   Billy Paultz 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -