Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Kurt Nimphius

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Kurt Nimphius 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 15-3 winning record over Kurt Nimphius, but Kurt Nimphius won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Kurt Nimphius
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Kurt Nimphius:
1981-82 to 1989-90
18 Games played
16 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
15
15
0
Kurt Nimphius
3
1
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 17.1 8.3 2.4
Kurt Nimphius 3.6 3.4 0.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 28 18 6
Kurt Nimphius 17 8 3
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 17

games		 13

games		 11

games
Kurt Nimphius 1

game 		2

games		 4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1981
1. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 8 10 1 1 5 26 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 92   Kurt Nimphius 0 4 2 2 4 15 0-6 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 1982
2. Celtics 101   Kevin McHale 12 9 4 4 4 43 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 97   Kurt Nimphius 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1982
3. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 21 5 2 1 7 2 2 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mavericks 110   Kurt Nimphius 6 6 3 0 0 2 5 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 08, 1983
4. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 8 5 2 0 1 2 4 23 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 110   Kurt Nimphius 2 7 2 3 2 0 2 21 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1983
5. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 5 8 1 0 1 2 3 29 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Mavericks 109   Kurt Nimphius 6 8 2 0 2 0 6 23 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1984
6. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 17 9 2 0 2 1 4 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 107   Kurt Nimphius 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 27 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1984
7. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 13 12 3 0 0 2 3 32 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mavericks 99   Kurt Nimphius 0 7 3 0 0 0 4 17 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1985
8. Celtics 133   Kevin McHale 28 6 3 1 1 1 5 40 11-17 .647 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mavericks 122   Kurt Nimphius 2 3 0 0 2 1 2 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1985
9. Celtics 125   Kevin McHale 22 18 5 0 1 2 2 33 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Clippers 103   Kurt Nimphius 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 24 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1986
10. Celtics 124   Kevin McHale 26 7 1 1 1 4 4 30 10-11 .909 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Clippers 108   Kurt Nimphius 17 7 2 0 0 0 0 35 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1986
11. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 26 12 6 1 3 1 3 42 13-18 .722 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 101   Kurt Nimphius 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1987
12. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 25 10 4 0 3 4 1 44 6-12 .500 0-0 - 13-15 .867
OT Pistons 115   Kurt Nimphius 5 3 1 0 1 2 1 24 2-9 .222 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 1987
13. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 17 8 1 0 1 4 1 32 5-13 .385 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Pistons 122   Kurt Nimphius 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 24, 1987
14. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 13 9 3 1 2 4 3 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 145   Kurt Nimphius 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 09, 1988
15. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 21 8 0 0 1 3 2 41 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Spurs 118   Kurt Nimphius 7 1 0 0 0 2 3 08 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1989
16. Celtics 96   Kevin McHale 15 3 1 0 2 1 3 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
76ers 94   Kurt Nimphius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1990
17. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 9 1 3 0 1 1 3 29 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
76ers 122   Kurt Nimphius 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 22, 1990
18. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 22 9 1 1 4 1 3 33 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 0-0 -
76ers 98   Kurt Nimphius 5 6 0 0 3 1 3 25 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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