Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Mitch Kupchak and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Mitch Kupchak and Kevin McHale 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 16 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 10-6 winning record over Mitch Kupchak, but Mitch Kupchak won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 5-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Mitch Kupchak:
1976-77 to 1985-86
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
16 Games played
7 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Mitch Kupchak
6
1
5
Kevin McHale
10
6
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Mitch Kupchak 7.3 5.2 0.5
Kevin McHale 16.1 7.3 1.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Mitch Kupchak 23 10 2
Kevin McHale 32 16 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Mitch Kupchak 4

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5

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3

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Kevin McHale 12

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8

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10

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Both had same stat 0

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3

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3

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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. 25, 1980
1. Bullets 87   Mitch Kupchak 10 10 0 2 27 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 8 5 2 5 21 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 12, 1980
2. Bullets 86   Mitch Kupchak 17 7 0 3 23 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 93   Kevin McHale 6 3 1 5 14 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 07, 1980
3. Bullets 113   Mitch Kupchak 15 9 1 1 23 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 6 5 1 4 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 10, 1980
4. Bullets 99   Mitch Kupchak 0 3 0 1 17 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 101   Kevin McHale 10 3 1 1 22 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 17, 1981
5. Bullets 91   Mitch Kupchak 8 10 1 5 19 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 13 5 0 3 12 6-8 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 20, 1981
6. Bullets 116   Mitch Kupchak 23 9 0 3 26 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Celtics 128   Kevin McHale 6 6 1 0 21 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 03, 1984
7. Lakers 137   Mitch Kupchak 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 12 4 2 0 1 1 1 29 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jun. 08, 1984
8. Lakers 103   Mitch Kupchak 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 19 10 1 0 0 3 6 21 5-8 .625 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jun. 12, 1984
9. Lakers 102   Mitch Kupchak 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 07 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 10 4 0 1 0 2 3 26 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1985 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1985
10. Lakers 114   Mitch Kupchak 7 2 1 0 0 0 3 16 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 148   Kevin McHale 26 9 0 0 3 1 1 32 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-9 .667
May. 30, 1985
11. Lakers 109   Mitch Kupchak 5 5 0 0 1 0 3 15 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 15 7 2 0 1 4 5 36 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Jun. 02, 1985
12. Lakers 136   Mitch Kupchak 7 2 1 0 0 0 5 13 2-3 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 31 10 2 0 1 3 4 36 10-13 .769 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Jun. 05, 1985
13. Lakers 105   Mitch Kupchak 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 12 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 28 12 1 0 1 2 2 48 11-19 .579 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jun. 07, 1985
14. Lakers 120   Mitch Kupchak 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 24 10 2 0 3 3 2 46 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jun. 09, 1985
15. Lakers 111   Mitch Kupchak 6 5 2 1 0 0 3 20 1-5 .200 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Celtics 100   Kevin McHale 32 16 1 2 2 3 6 42 11-18 .611 0-0 - 10-13 .769
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1986
16. Lakers 95   Mitch Kupchak 6 7 0 1 0 1 2 24 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 12 7 2 1 2 3 4 32 3-14 .214 0-0 - 6-8 .750