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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Jim Spanarkel 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 6 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 6-0 winning record over Jim Spanarkel. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Jim Spanarkel:
1979-80 to 1983-84
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
6
6
0
Jim Spanarkel
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 13.2 6.2 2.0
Jim Spanarkel 11.5 2.3 2.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 21 10 4
Jim Spanarkel 23 5 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 3

games
5

games
2

games
Jim Spanarkel 2

games
1

game
4

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
0

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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. 05, 1980
1. Celtics 97   Kevin McHale 16 0 0 0 1 4 19 8-9 .889 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 87   Jim Spanarkel 13 1 3 0 1 1 26 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 03, 1981
2. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 14 8 3 5 0 3 23 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Jim Spanarkel 23 2 4 0 1 2 42 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1981
3. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 8 10 1 1 5 26 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 92   Jim Spanarkel 9 2 4 0 2 19 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 02, 1982
4. Celtics 101   Kevin McHale 12 9 4 4 4 43 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 97   Jim Spanarkel 12 5 3 1 4 26 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1982
5. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 21 5 2 1 7 2 2 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mavericks 110   Jim Spanarkel 10 4 3 2 0 0 0 20 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 08, 1983
6. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 8 5 2 0 1 2 4 23 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 110   Jim Spanarkel 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -