Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Ed Pinckney

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Ed Pinckney 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 7 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 7-0 winning record over Ed Pinckney. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Ed Pinckney:
1985-86 to 1996-97
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
7
7
0
Ed Pinckney
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 25.6 8.7 3.1 0.61.6
Ed Pinckney 9.9 5.3 1.71.90.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 36 15 7 13
Ed Pinckney 19 12 3 62
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 7

games
5

games
4

games
0

games
4

games
Ed Pinckney 0

games
2

games
1

game
3

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
4

games
2

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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. 08, 1985
1. Celtics 125   Kevin McHale 14 5 2 0 2 2 2 28 5-13 .385 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Suns 101   Ed Pinckney 4 3 2 3 0 4 4 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1986
2. Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 32 15 7 1 2 7 3 36 15-18 .833 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 112   Ed Pinckney 19 8 3 2 0 2 3 35 5-9 .556 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Mar. 11, 1987
3. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 36 14 5 1 1 2 3 43 15-19 .789 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Suns 109   Ed Pinckney 12 12 2 6 2 1 5 38 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1987
4. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 25 7 2 1 2 2 2 35 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Kings 102   Ed Pinckney 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1988
5. Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 24 4 4 0 1 0 2 30 12-15 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 86   Ed Pinckney 11 5 1 0 1 1 1 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1989
6. Celtics 128   Kevin McHale 23 11 1 1 0 1 4 42 7-16 .438 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Kings 116   Ed Pinckney 18 3 2 1 0 0 4 22 5-10 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Feb. 22, 1989
7. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 25 5 1 0 3 3 2 38 11-15 .733 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 91   Ed Pinckney 5 6 1 0 0 0 2 17 2-9 .222 0-0 - 1-3 .333