Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Ricky Sobers

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Ricky Sobers 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 31 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 23-8 winning record over Ricky Sobers, including a 7-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Ricky Sobers
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Ricky Sobers:
1975-76 to 1985-86
31 Games played
23 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
23
16
7
Ricky Sobers
8
7
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 13.4 6.3 1.1
Ricky Sobers 13.4 2.2 3.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 26 14 4
Ricky Sobers 27 6 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 14

games		 24

games		 3

games
Ricky Sobers 16

games 		6

games		 23

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 5

games

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
%
Nov. 09, 1980
1. Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 12 8 0 0 0 0 4 19 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 105   Ricky Sobers 9 2 2 1 0 3 2 17 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Nov. 18, 1980
2. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 13 5 1 4 21 6-7 .857 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 112   Ricky Sobers 8 5 4 2 0 1 3 29 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 13, 1980
3. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 10 1 2 0 0 2 3 19 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 95   Ricky Sobers 9 2 5 1 1 2 3 29 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Dec. 17, 1980
4. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 10 7 2 0 2 21 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 98   Ricky Sobers 4 2 2 0 1 3 21 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 09, 1981
5. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 8 1 1 0 2 2 3 15 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Bulls 111   Ricky Sobers 19 3 3 1 0 3 6 31 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jan. 29, 1981
6. Celtics 85   Kevin McHale 8 4 0 0 2 1 1 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 108   Ricky Sobers 12 1 3 2 0 6 2 24 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 1981
7. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 21 4 0 5 5 27 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Bulls 109   Ricky Sobers 10 1 4 0 5 5 26 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1981
8. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 6 3 1 0 0 4 16 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 97   Ricky Sobers 9 4 4 0 0 3 30 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1981
9. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 13 4 0 2 5 19 5-6 .833 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bulls 107   Ricky Sobers 14 2 0 0 4 29 7-20 .350 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 1981
10. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 14 4 0 2 2 26 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Bulls 103   Ricky Sobers 17 1 7 0 5 22 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1981
11. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 21 11 2 0 3 1 3 24 8-11 .727 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bulls 93   Ricky Sobers 6 0 1 1 0 4 3 20 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 17, 1981
12. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 8 3 0 0 0 1 5 18 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 95   Ricky Sobers 10 1 0 1 1 3 4 24 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1982
13. Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 18 5 0 5 24 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 116   Ricky Sobers 21 3 5 3 2 25 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Mar. 23, 1982
14. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 14 14 0 0 2 0 3 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 103   Ricky Sobers 10 0 4 2 0 0 3 30 5-13 .385 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Apr. 04, 1982
15. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 8 7 1 1 0 2 3 27 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 112   Ricky Sobers 16 1 6 0 0 1 2 28 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Apr. 13, 1982
16. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 9 8 1 0 2 0 5 33 4-12 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 120   Ricky Sobers 10 3 8 0 0 3 4 29 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-5 .400
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1983
17. Celtics 125   Kevin McHale 21 13 4 3 4 2 1 44 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bullets 99   Ricky Sobers 12 4 4 1 0 2 4 22 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 08, 1983
18. Celtics 101   Kevin McHale 3 10 2 0 2 2 3 27 1-8 .125 0-0 - 1-4 .250
OT Bullets 104   Ricky Sobers 19 4 6 3 1 4 4 49 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 02, 1983
19. Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 19 8 3 1 5 35 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-6 .500
OT Bullets 117   Ricky Sobers 12 3 4 2 1 23 4-13 .308 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 08, 1983
20. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 11 5 0 0 1 4 26 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Bullets 107   Ricky Sobers 27 6 8 1 6 3 40 9-14 .643 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1983
21. Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 15 2 4 0 0 2 4 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 117   Ricky Sobers 20 4 6 3 0 2 3 35 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Dec. 16, 1983
22. Celtics 93   Kevin McHale 22 7 1 0 2 1 6 27 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Bullets 100   Ricky Sobers 14 0 3 1 0 3 4 32 5-14 .357 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Jan. 04, 1984
23. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 14 5 2 0 1 1 5 34 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Bullets 104   Ricky Sobers 22 0 4 1 0 1 3 42 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Mar. 06, 1984
24. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 12 12 1 0 0 0 3 36 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 85   Ricky Sobers 12 3 4 1 1 3 2 29 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 14, 1984
25. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 9 8 1 0 1 3 3 32 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bullets 103   Ricky Sobers 18 3 3 2 0 1 3 32 5-6 .833 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mar. 27, 1984
26. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 22 7 0 0 0 2 5 27 11-15 .733 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 93   Ricky Sobers 8 3 3 1 0 5 3 31 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 2-5 .400
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1984
27. Celtics 91   Kevin McHale 15 5 1 0 1 1 2 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bullets 83   Ricky Sobers 24 0 1 0 0 3 5 34 9-13 .692 3-5 .600 3-4 .750
Apr. 19, 1984
28. Celtics 88   Kevin McHale 6 6 3 1 2 2 1 27 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 85   Ricky Sobers 18 0 1 0 1 3 4 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 21, 1984
29. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 15 6 0 0 0 1 2 36 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-6 .833
OT Bullets 111   Ricky Sobers 10 1 11 3 1 2 6 43 5-16 .313 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 24, 1984
30. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 12 2 0 0 2 1 3 33 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 96   Ricky Sobers 9 4 3 2 0 1 4 32 4-13 .308 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1985
31. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 26 11 2 1 3 5 3 36 11-17 .647 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 94   Ricky Sobers 6 2 1 1 0 4 4 15 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 0-0 -
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