Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Roy Tarpley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Roy Tarpley 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 4-2 winning record over Roy Tarpley. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Roy Tarpley
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Roy Tarpley:
1986-87 to 1994-95
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
4
4
0
Roy Tarpley
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 23.7 10.8 3.5 0.51.7
Roy Tarpley 17.2 13.0 1.52.20.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 30 15 10 23
Roy Tarpley 25 16 3 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 5

games		 2

games		 3

games		 1

game		4

games
Roy Tarpley 1

game 		4

games		 1

game		 5

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 1987
1. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 28 11 1 0 3 4 4 37 13-21 .619 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 96   Roy Tarpley 9 10 2 1 0 0 1 19 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 1988
2. Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 20 15 1 0 0 3 2 39 8-20 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 104   Roy Tarpley 16 14 0 2 1 1 3 29 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 03, 1988
3. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 20 7 10 2 3 6 3 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mavericks 101   Roy Tarpley 22 16 2 3 1 2 6 35 10-13 .769 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1988
4. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 29 10 3 1 0 1 3 41 13-19 .684 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 131   Roy Tarpley 19 11 3 0 2 1 3 32 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 1990
5. Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 15 11 2 0 1 3 2 31 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Roy Tarpley 12 14 2 5 0 1 3 40 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 14, 1990
6. Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 30 11 4 0 3 2 5 43 14-21 .667 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Mavericks 113   Roy Tarpley 25 13 0 2 0 1 4 41 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
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