Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rich Kelley and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rich Kelley 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 9 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 7-2 winning record over Rich Kelley. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rich Kelley
vs.
Kevin McHale
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Rich Kelley:
1975-76 to 1985-86
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Rich Kelley
2
2
0
Kevin McHale
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rich Kelley 4.9 5.0 1.7 0.70.6
Kevin McHale 17.8 9.7 1.30.22.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rich Kelley 11 10 4 33
Kevin McHale 29 16 3 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rich Kelley 1

game		 0

games		 4

games		 4

games		1

game
Kevin McHale 7

games 		7

games		 2

games		 1

game		8

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 3

games		 4

games		0

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
%
Jan. 07, 1981
1. Suns 90   Rich Kelley 1 0 3 0 1 3 2 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 10 8 1 2 3 3 0 31 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 1982
2. Suns 112   Rich Kelley 10 6 3 1 0 2 5 33 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 7 6 1 0 1 0 4 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 14, 1982
3. Suns 92   Rich Kelley 8 10 1 0 3 3 4 26 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 8 11 1 0 2 2 3 30 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1982
4. Nuggets 112   Rich Kelley 8 8 1 3 1 3 2 24 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 17 11 2 0 4 4 4 38 6-16 .375 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1983
5. Jazz 122   Rich Kelley 2 7 1 1 0 1 2 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 24 11 0 0 1 4 1 31 10-21 .476 1-2 .500 3-5 .600
Mar. 07, 1984
6. Jazz 106   Rich Kelley 11 7 4 1 0 1 4 33 2-5 .400 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 21 7 2 0 2 2 1 32 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1984
7. Jazz 106   Rich Kelley 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 25 16 1 0 1 2 3 28 9-15 .600 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Feb. 18, 1985
8. Jazz 94   Rich Kelley 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 18 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 29 11 3 0 3 2 3 38 11-17 .647 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1985
9. Kings 101   Rich Kelley 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 19 6 1 0 1 0 2 27 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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