Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Lonnie Shelton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Lonnie Shelton 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 20 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 15-5 winning record over Lonnie Shelton, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Lonnie Shelton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Lonnie Shelton:
1976-77 to 1985-86
20 Games played
16 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
15
12
3
Lonnie Shelton
5
4
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 17.0 8.1 1.6
Lonnie Shelton 10.5 4.4 1.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 26 14 4
Lonnie Shelton 37 10 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 17

games		 17

games		 8

games
Lonnie Shelton 3

games 		2

games		 9

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 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
%
Jan. 22, 1982
1. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 11 6 2 1 3 29 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 118   Lonnie Shelton 37 7 1 0 3 43 17-23 .739 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 21, 1982
2. Celtics 100   Kevin McHale 3 5 0 0 1 1 0 12 1-7 .143 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 103   Lonnie Shelton 10 4 3 1 0 4 5 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1983
3. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 13 5 2 0 1 1 2 26 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Supersonics 100   Lonnie Shelton 12 3 4 0 0 4 2 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1983
4. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 20 8 0 0 1 0 3 29 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Supersonics 112   Lonnie Shelton 9 5 4 1 1 2 2 41 3-13 .231 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1983
5. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 22 8 2 1 2 0 1 29 8-11 .727 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Cavaliers 89   Lonnie Shelton 6 3 1 1 0 1 4 19 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 14, 1983
6. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 18 6 1 0 1 0 3 39 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Cavaliers 108   Lonnie Shelton 8 1 0 0 0 1 3 18 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1984
7. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 14 6 0 0 1 1 0 26 3-5 .600 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 97   Lonnie Shelton 10 4 3 1 0 0 6 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 24, 1984
8. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 8 4 2 0 0 1 2 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Cavaliers 97   Lonnie Shelton 4 2 3 0 0 4 4 21 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1984
9. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 17 6 0 0 0 0 1 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Cavaliers 86   Lonnie Shelton 13 6 4 1 0 2 3 27 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Apr. 06, 1984
10. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 21 8 0 0 5 2 2 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Cavaliers 94   Lonnie Shelton 12 3 1 2 0 0 3 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1985
11. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 16 7 4 2 1 2 0 44 6-18 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 108   Lonnie Shelton 6 2 1 1 0 2 3 33 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1985
12. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 19 14 3 0 1 5 6 37 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 96   Lonnie Shelton 2 5 0 1 0 3 4 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1985
13. Celtics 129   Kevin McHale 18 7 3 0 0 3 2 38 6-9 .667 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 117   Lonnie Shelton 9 2 3 2 0 1 3 22 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 11, 1985
14. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 25 11 2 1 1 0 0 34 9-14 .643 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Cavaliers 115   Lonnie Shelton 8 10 4 0 0 3 6 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
15. Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 26 12 1 2 2 3 4 40 9-14 .643 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Cavaliers 123   Lonnie Shelton 13 6 0 1 1 2 5 23 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 20, 1985
16. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 19 7 1 3 5 4 3 47 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 106   Lonnie Shelton 6 3 2 0 0 3 3 23 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1985
17. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 21 11 1 0 2 2 3 42 5-10 .500 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Cavaliers 105   Lonnie Shelton 14 5 1 0 0 1 6 36 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 25, 1985
18. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 11 6 1 0 1 4 6 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 115   Lonnie Shelton 13 8 1 1 0 0 6 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1985
19. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 13 12 3 0 0 5 4 39 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Lonnie Shelton 12 7 1 1 0 1 5 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 08, 1986
20. Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 24 13 4 0 1 3 2 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Cavaliers 95   Lonnie Shelton 6 2 1 2 0 0 5 18 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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