Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Terry Tyler

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Terry Tyler 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 41 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 31-10 winning record over Terry Tyler, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Terry Tyler:
1978-79 to 1988-89
41 Games played
35 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
31
27
4
Terry Tyler
10
8
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 19.8 8.3 1.7
Terry Tyler 10.8 5.1 1.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 56 16 6
Terry Tyler 27 10 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 31

games
25

games
22

games
Terry Tyler 9

games
13

games
10

games
Both had same stat 1

game
3

games
9

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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. 29, 1980
1. Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 4 4 2 2 06 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 85   Terry Tyler 14 5 2 3 29 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 02, 1980
2. Celtics 94   Kevin McHale 21 9 0 3 34 10-17 .588 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Pistons 85   Terry Tyler 10 7 3 2 35 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 1981
3. Celtics 92   Kevin McHale 4 4 1 2 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Pistons 90   Terry Tyler 12 6 1 3 36 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 21, 1981
4. Celtics 130   Kevin McHale 6 0 0 5 12 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 119   Terry Tyler 26 9 3 4 40 10-12 .833 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 27, 1981
5. Celtics 90   Kevin McHale 10 5 0 4 35 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 115   Terry Tyler 27 10 1 3 35 12-15 .800 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1981
6. Celtics 129   Kevin McHale 16 10 2 5 28 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 88   Terry Tyler 8 6 1 3 29 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 02, 1981
7. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 10 12 1 4 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 114   Terry Tyler 10 8 0 3 30 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 10, 1982
8. Celtics 134   Kevin McHale 15 4 2 3 25 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 124   Terry Tyler 16 6 2 2 31 7-9 .778 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 16, 1982
9. Celtics 128   Kevin McHale 21 9 2 4 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pistons 120   Terry Tyler 10 10 3 4 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1982
10. Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 10 10 6 3 43 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pistons 101   Terry Tyler 3 5 1 3 24 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 26, 1982
11. Celtics 125   Kevin McHale 21 3 3 4 33 10-12 .833 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 104   Terry Tyler 4 6 1 0 17 2-10 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1982
12. Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 11 4 1 1 0 4 2 29 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 123   Terry Tyler 13 5 3 1 0 0 2 42 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 04, 1982
13. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 14 5 3 5 24 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 112   Terry Tyler 16 4 1 4 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 15, 1982
14. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 11 4 0 0 0 2 3 35 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 104   Terry Tyler 17 6 1 1 0 2 4 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 19, 1982
15. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 8 7 1 0 2 3 2 28 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Pistons 131   Terry Tyler 17 8 1 2 3 3 3 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 10, 1983
16. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 14 5 2 0 1 2 0 28 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 113   Terry Tyler 8 9 3 0 0 0 1 32 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 1983
17. Celtics 101   Kevin McHale 14 10 1 0 1 1 2 33 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 113   Terry Tyler 10 10 0 1 2 1 3 25 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1983
18. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 25 15 1 1 3 2 5 35 8-13 .615 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Pistons 127   Terry Tyler 15 3 1 1 0 1 1 23 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Nov. 11, 1983
19. Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 23 12 0 0 1 3 2 29 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Pistons 118   Terry Tyler 8 2 4 0 0 0 2 20 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 27, 1983
20. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 29 6 3 0 1 2 2 27 11-18 .611 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pistons 99   Terry Tyler 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 17, 1983
21. Celtics 129   Kevin McHale 30 16 1 0 2 2 3 37 11-18 .611 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Pistons 115   Terry Tyler 4 5 1 0 0 0 2 15 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1984
22. Celtics 137   Kevin McHale 33 13 1 0 4 1 3 40 11-16 .688 0-0 - 11-12 .917
OT Pistons 134   Terry Tyler 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 1984
23. Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 32 9 4 0 1 3 4 39 13-22 .591 0-0 - 6-7 .857
OT Pistons 128   Terry Tyler 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1984
24. Celtics 130   Kevin McHale 19 15 3 0 2 1 1 40 8-17 .471 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 123   Terry Tyler 8 7 1 0 1 1 2 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 02, 1984
25. Celtics 127   Kevin McHale 21 13 1 0 1 3 5 35 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 116   Terry Tyler 19 5 0 1 0 0 3 36 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Dec. 04, 1984
26. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 15 10 3 0 0 4 5 33 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Pistons 104   Terry Tyler 12 7 2 0 1 0 1 32 5-16 .313 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 29, 1985
27. Celtics 131   Kevin McHale 28 12 0 0 4 2 2 32 12-16 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 130   Terry Tyler 8 7 1 0 0 1 3 31 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 03, 1985
28. Celtics 138   Kevin McHale 56 16 4 1 3 4 3 41 22-28 .786 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Pistons 129   Terry Tyler 11 6 2 0 0 0 3 26 5-15 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 31, 1985
29. Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 29 11 0 0 0 4 3 45 12-19 .632 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 113   Terry Tyler 20 2 0 1 0 0 2 21 8-10 .800 0-0 - 4-8 .500
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1985
30. Celtics 133   Kevin McHale 26 13 1 0 1 4 4 32 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Pistons 99   Terry Tyler 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 30, 1985
31. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 20 10 1 0 1 4 3 45 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 114   Terry Tyler 8 3 0 0 2 1 0 15 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 02, 1985
32. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 24 8 1 1 4 3 4 38 8-12 .667 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Pistons 125   Terry Tyler 18 8 0 1 0 1 4 26 9-19 .474 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 05, 1985
33. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 24 10 3 0 1 4 6 37 11-17 .647 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pistons 102   Terry Tyler 18 7 3 2 0 1 3 27 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 08, 1985
34. Celtics 130   Kevin McHale 12 9 2 1 0 3 5 38 4-12 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 123   Terry Tyler 10 1 0 0 0 2 2 15 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
May. 10, 1985
35. Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 20 2 0 0 1 2 5 42 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Pistons 113   Terry Tyler 10 2 0 1 0 2 2 14 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1985
36. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 19 6 1 0 1 0 2 27 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 101   Terry Tyler 14 7 2 0 1 2 2 30 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1986
37. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 20 9 1 0 3 3 2 35 10-14 .714 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Kings 102   Terry Tyler 12 5 0 0 0 1 1 24 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 09, 1987
38. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 26 3 3 0 8 2 2 40 8-13 .615 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Kings 99   Terry Tyler 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 14 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1987
39. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 25 7 2 1 2 2 2 35 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Kings 102   Terry Tyler 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 06 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1988
40. Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 24 4 4 0 1 0 2 30 12-15 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 86   Terry Tyler 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 03, 1989
41. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 22 8 2 1 1 1 3 35 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 106   Terry Tyler 12 3 1 0 1 0 0 22 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000