Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Quinn Buckner and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Quinn Buckner 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 13 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 7-6 winning record over Quinn Buckner. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Quinn Buckner:
1976-77 to 1985-86
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Quinn Buckner
6
6
0
Kevin McHale
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Quinn Buckner 9.8 3.0 3.4 1.50.1
Kevin McHale 13.2 5.8 1.50.42.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Quinn Buckner 22 8 5 51
Kevin McHale 18 13 5 26
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Quinn Buckner 4

games
2

games
10

games
9

games
0

games
Kevin McHale 9

games
11

games
3

games
2

games
11

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
2

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2

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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. 16, 1980
1. Bucks 103   Quinn Buckner 10 1 5 3 0 5 5 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 13 4 0 0 0 1 4 16 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 07, 1980
2. Bucks 102   Quinn Buckner 4 4 5 0 0 3 2 28 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 101   Kevin McHale 13 7 0 2 6 0 3 26 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 30, 1980
3. Bucks 107   Quinn Buckner 20 6 5 5 0 2 4 30 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 6 1 2 0 2 2 1 16 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 09, 1980
4. Bucks 89   Quinn Buckner 4 8 4 0 1 3 4 33 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 16 6 0 2 3 1 2 29 8-16 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1981
5. Bucks 113   Quinn Buckner 16 5 5 2 0 4 1 28 8-10 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 12 8 0 0 0 2 4 21 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 1981
6. Bucks 108   Quinn Buckner 9 2 2 1 0 1 1 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 14 5 1 0 1 2 3 21 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1981
7. Bucks 119   Quinn Buckner 22 1 4 2 0 0 3 30 9-11 .818 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 9 2 1 0 2 0 4 17 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Nov. 20, 1981
8. Bucks 89   Quinn Buckner 6 3 3 1 0 4 4 26 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 9 6 1 0 4 0 1 26 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 15, 1982
9. Bucks 122   Quinn Buckner 19 6 5 2 0 1 5 33 8-18 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 16 9 2 1 3 3 4 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 28, 1982
10. Bucks 102   Quinn Buckner 9 1 2 2 0 0 2 16 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 12 5 1 0 2 0 3 28 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1985
11. Pacers 114   Quinn Buckner 7 2 3 0 0 4 0 16 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 16 13 4 0 1 2 0 40 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 16, 1985
12. Pacers 111   Quinn Buckner 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 18 6 2 0 1 0 2 39 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 02, 1986
13. Pacers 104   Quinn Buckner 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 17 4 5 0 1 3 2 42 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500