Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Gary Payton 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.

They faced each other a total of 6 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 4-2 winning record over Gary Payton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
4
4
0
Gary Payton
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 13.7 4.3 0.8 0.31.3
Gary Payton 8.8 1.3 7.21.00.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 21 7 2 15
Gary Payton 23 2 13 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 4

games
5

games
0

games
1

game
2

games
Gary Payton 2

games
0

games
6

games
3

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
2

games
3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1990
1. Celtics 135   Kevin McHale 18 7 0 1 0 2 1 26 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 102   Gary Payton 4 1 4 1 0 2 2 33 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 12, 1991
2. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 13 3 0 1 5 0 2 23 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 4 1 13 0 0 0 5 24 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1991
3. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 11 1 1 0 0 1 0 10 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 0 1 7 0 1 2 2 25 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 27, 1991
4. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 21 3 1 0 2 1 4 31 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 87   Gary Payton 4 1 4 3 1 2 1 34 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1992
5. Celtics 90   Kevin McHale 12 5 2 0 0 3 5 28 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 23 2 6 1 0 1 5 34 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 29, 1992
6. Celtics 87   Kevin McHale 7 7 1 0 1 2 1 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 18 2 9 1 1 2 3 22 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 4-6 .667