Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Sam Perkins

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Sam Perkins 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 14 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 9-5 winning record over Sam Perkins. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Sam Perkins
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Sam Perkins:
1984-85 to 2000-01
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
9
9
0
Sam Perkins
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 21.1 9.4 2.3 0.41.3
Sam Perkins 16.9 8.4 1.91.30.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 30 15 4 24
Sam Perkins 30 14 5 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 9

games		 8

games		 8

games		 2

games		6

games
Sam Perkins 4

games 		6

games		 5

games		 7

games		2

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 1

game		 5

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1984
1. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 13 12 3 0 0 2 3 32 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mavericks 99   Sam Perkins 8 7 1 0 1 1 3 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 08, 1985
2. Celtics 133   Kevin McHale 28 6 3 1 1 1 5 40 11-17 .647 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mavericks 122   Sam Perkins 8 5 2 1 1 1 3 38 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1985
3. Celtics 137   Kevin McHale 28 10 4 0 4 2 2 39 13-17 .765 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 117   Sam Perkins 17 9 1 0 1 4 2 30 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 10, 1986
4. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 9 7 1 2 1 3 2 37 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mavericks 116   Sam Perkins 24 9 3 1 1 1 1 38 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 1987
5. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 25 8 4 0 2 4 5 32 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 108   Sam Perkins 29 11 1 2 0 2 4 43 11-24 .458 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Feb. 18, 1987
6. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 28 11 1 0 3 4 4 37 13-21 .619 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 96   Sam Perkins 22 6 0 0 1 3 3 36 10-18 .556 2-3 .667 0-1 .000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 1988
7. Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 20 15 1 0 0 3 2 39 8-20 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 104   Sam Perkins 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 30 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1988
8. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 29 10 3 1 0 1 3 41 13-19 .684 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 131   Sam Perkins 21 14 0 2 0 2 4 41 7-10 .700 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Mar. 03, 1989
9. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 22 8 2 1 1 1 3 35 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 106   Sam Perkins 14 10 4 0 1 1 4 36 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 1990
10. Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 15 11 2 0 1 3 2 31 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Sam Perkins 14 8 1 2 0 0 5 35 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Mar. 14, 1990
11. Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 30 11 4 0 3 2 5 43 14-21 .667 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Mavericks 113   Sam Perkins 30 7 5 3 0 2 2 43 10-16 .625 1-1 1.000 9-11 .818
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1991
12. Celtics 87   Kevin McHale 15 8 3 0 0 4 3 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 104   Sam Perkins 18 9 2 1 0 0 3 38 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1992
13. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 19 8 1 0 0 1 2 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 107   Sam Perkins 21 13 2 4 1 2 3 40 7-16 .438 1-2 .500 6-8 .750
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 1993
14. Celtics 87   Kevin McHale 14 6 0 1 2 1 2 31 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 96   Sam Perkins 8 4 3 2 1 0 3 36 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
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