Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Bob Thornton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Bob Thornton 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 11-5 winning record over Bob Thornton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Bob Thornton:
1985-86 to 1995-96
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
11
11
0
Bob Thornton
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 18.6 7.2 3.1 0.41.9
Bob Thornton 4.3 4.1 0.60.20.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 27 13 9 26
Bob Thornton 11 11 2 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 15

games
10

games
12

games
4

games
13

games
Bob Thornton 1

game
4

games
2

games
3

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
2

games
9

games
3

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1985
1. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 25 7 4 0 3 0 3 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Knicks 104   Bob Thornton 2 2 0 1 0 0 4 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nov. 29, 1985
2. Celtics 94   Kevin McHale 18 8 3 1 6 1 4 38 4-8 .500 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Knicks 88   Bob Thornton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 25, 1986
3. Celtics 91   Kevin McHale 0 1 1 0 1 5 2 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 74   Bob Thornton 8 10 0 0 0 0 2 26 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1986
4. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 20 5 1 0 6 1 2 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Knicks 108   Bob Thornton 6 2 1 0 0 1 4 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 04, 1986
5. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 25 11 1 0 4 2 3 36 8-11 .727 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Knicks 98   Bob Thornton 5 5 2 0 0 1 3 24 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-6 .167
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1987
6. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 24 11 4 2 2 5 4 43 7-16 .438 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Knicks 111   Bob Thornton 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1987
7. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 18 9 3 0 1 3 3 38 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Knicks 104   Bob Thornton 11 11 1 0 0 2 2 27 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1987
8. Celtics 124   Kevin McHale 12 7 3 0 1 1 4 18 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-4 .500
76ers 87   Bob Thornton 8 4 2 1 0 0 1 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 31, 1988
9. Celtics 100   Kevin McHale 26 8 1 0 1 2 2 42 9-15 .600 0-0 - 8-9 .889
76ers 85   Bob Thornton 7 8 0 1 0 1 4 35 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 25, 1988
10. Celtics 93   Kevin McHale 20 11 9 2 1 3 3 44 6-11 .545 0-0 - 8-9 .889
76ers 97   Bob Thornton 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 10, 1988
11. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 24 6 3 0 1 3 4 37 10-12 .833 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
76ers 108   Bob Thornton 10 8 0 0 0 1 4 26 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1988
12. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 19 4 1 0 0 3 3 30 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-4 .750
76ers 129   Bob Thornton 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 08 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 09, 1988
13. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 16 13 4 0 1 2 2 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 107   Bob Thornton 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1989
14. Celtics 88   Kevin McHale 14 3 1 1 2 1 4 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
76ers 89   Bob Thornton 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 1990
15. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 27 10 7 0 0 1 5 42 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
76ers 105   Bob Thornton 2 4 0 0 0 1 5 12 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1990
16. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 9 1 3 0 1 1 3 29 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
76ers 122   Bob Thornton 2 4 1 0 1 1 2 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -