Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Jim Petersen

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Jim Petersen 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 19 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 14-5 winning record over Jim Petersen, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Jim Petersen
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Jim Petersen:
1984-85 to 1991-92
19 Games played
13 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
14
10
4
Jim Petersen
5
3
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 22.5 8.7 1.7 0.72.1
Jim Petersen 6.4 5.9 1.20.80.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 34 13 4 35
Jim Petersen 20 12 4 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 18

games		 14

games		 8

games		 5

games		14

games
Jim Petersen 1

game 		3

games		 5

games		 9

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 6

games		 5

games		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1984
1. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 17 8 2 0 3 3 2 29 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 100   Jim Petersen 2 6 1 0 0 2 4 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1986
2. Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 25 5 3 0 2 1 2 33 11-20 .550 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Rockets 104   Jim Petersen 9 12 2 2 3 1 5 39 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 24, 1986
3. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 17 8 0 0 3 4 4 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Rockets 107   Jim Petersen 4 1 0 2 1 1 3 25 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1986
4. Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 21 6 3 0 2 3 3 40 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Rockets 100   Jim Petersen 8 4 1 1 1 1 3 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 29, 1986
5. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 25 7 4 0 2 2 3 35 9-14 .643 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Rockets 95   Jim Petersen 8 8 3 1 0 1 3 28 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 01, 1986
6. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 28 11 1 2 2 5 4 44 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 106   Jim Petersen 0 3 3 0 0 1 4 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 03, 1986
7. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 19 9 0 3 3 5 4 39 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 103   Jim Petersen 6 9 1 0 0 0 1 15 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 05, 1986
8. Celtics 96   Kevin McHale 33 8 1 0 2 2 3 44 12-23 .522 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Rockets 111   Jim Petersen 6 12 1 1 2 2 5 33 3-12 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 1986
9. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 29 10 1 0 4 3 3 39 10-22 .455 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Rockets 97   Jim Petersen 3 7 2 1 0 0 4 20 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
10. Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 19 9 1 2 0 0 3 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 99   Jim Petersen 7 6 1 1 0 3 2 25 1-3 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 19, 1987
11. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 21 12 0 0 2 2 2 43 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 92   Jim Petersen 20 9 0 1 0 0 5 38 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1988
12. Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 28 12 3 1 2 5 3 44 11-17 .647 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 129   Jim Petersen 9 10 4 1 0 1 3 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 30, 1988
13. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 10 13 4 1 0 1 4 31 2-14 .143 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 110   Jim Petersen 13 8 1 2 0 2 6 37 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1989
14. Celtics 128   Kevin McHale 23 11 1 1 0 1 4 42 7-16 .438 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Kings 116   Jim Petersen 14 8 2 3 1 2 4 30 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Feb. 22, 1989
15. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 25 5 1 0 3 3 2 38 11-15 .733 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 91   Jim Petersen 8 5 0 0 1 2 2 22 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1990
16. Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 34 11 1 2 1 1 4 33 10-16 .625 3-3 1.000 11-11 1.000
Warriors 111   Jim Petersen 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1991
17. Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 22 12 3 0 5 2 4 40 8-24 .333 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Warriors 110   Jim Petersen 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 19, 1992
18. Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 10 5 0 0 2 1 1 21 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 117   Jim Petersen 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1992
19. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 22 3 3 1 2 3 2 30 9-12 .750 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Warriors 97   Jim Petersen 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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