Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Sly Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Sly Williams 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 15 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 10-5 winning record over Sly Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Sly Williams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Sly Williams:
1979-80 to 1985-86
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
10
10
0
Sly Williams
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 15.5 6.4 0.9
Sly Williams 11.5 4.5 2.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 25 13 4
Sly Williams 19 12 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 10

games		 10

games		 3

games
Sly Williams 3

games 		4

games		 10

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 1

game		 2

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
%
Oct. 23, 1980
1. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 2 1 1 3 10 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Knicks 109   Sly Williams 17 7 3 4 25 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Nov. 28, 1980
2. Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 20 10 1 3 4 22 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 106   Sly Williams 10 4 6 4 31 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 25, 1980
3. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 8 4 1 3 16 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 108   Sly Williams 6 3 1 3 23 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 08, 1981
4. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 23 4 0 4 4 26 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Knicks 94   Sly Williams 16 12 3 2 26 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1981
5. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 14 7 0 2 4 23 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 116   Sly Williams 8 4 2 3 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1981
6. Celtics 83   Kevin McHale 11 2 0 4 27 4-5 .800 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Knicks 103   Sly Williams 13 4 1 2 23 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 07, 1982
7. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 17 10 1 5 30 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Knicks 106   Sly Williams 8 1 0 5 07 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1982
8. Celtics 97   Kevin McHale 20 7 1 0 4 2 3 28 7-9 .778 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Knicks 83   Sly Williams 14 7 4 1 0 3 3 26 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 16, 1982
9. Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 19 13 1 2 0 2 2 36 8-17 .471 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
OT Knicks 113   Sly Williams 19 8 5 3 0 2 2 32 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Feb. 09, 1983
10. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 9 4 4 0 3 1 2 25 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Knicks 96   Sly Williams 19 3 2 1 0 3 6 16 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Mar. 05, 1983
11. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 25 7 1 3 2 29 11-15 .733 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Knicks 105   Sly Williams 9 5 2 3 15 1-5 .200 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Mar. 13, 1983
12. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 13 6 0 0 3 2 2 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Knicks 122   Sly Williams 10 1 2 0 1 0 1 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1983
13. Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 7 7 0 2 2 1 3 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Knicks 98   Sly Williams 7 1 1 0 1 2 2 11 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1983
14. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 25 6 2 0 2 1 2 31 9-16 .563 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Hawks 96   Sly Williams 11 7 0 2 0 3 3 26 3-15 .200 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1985
15. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 20 8 1 1 1 1 4 26 6-11 .545 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Hawks 111   Sly Williams 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 13 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
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