Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Wes Matthews and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Wes Matthews 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 26 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 19-7 winning record over Wes Matthews, but Wes Matthews won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Wes Matthews
vs.
Kevin McHale
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Wes Matthews:
1980-81 to 1989-90
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
26 Games played
19 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Wes Matthews
7
3
4
Kevin McHale
19
16
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Wes Matthews 7.9 0.9 3.5
Kevin McHale 16.3 7.2 1.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Wes Matthews 23 4 8
Kevin McHale 29 14 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Wes Matthews 6

games		 0

games		 17

games
Kevin McHale 20

games 		26

games		 6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 3

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. 25, 1980
1. Bullets 87   Wes Matthews 12 2 8 4 30 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 8 5 2 5 21 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 12, 1980
2. Bullets 86   Wes Matthews 23 0 4 5 1 37 10-15 .667 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   Wes Matthews 14 1 4 1 32 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 6 5 1 4 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 10, 1980
4. Bullets 99   Wes Matthews 16 1 0 2 28 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 101   Kevin McHale 10 3 1 1 22 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 27, 1981
5. Hawks 102   Wes Matthews 10 2 4 0 6 4 25 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Celtics 132   Kevin McHale 19 6 1 2 1 2 18 9-9 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 18, 1981
6. Hawks 108   Wes Matthews 18 4 5 0 1 4 43 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Celtics 97   Kevin McHale 11 9 1 2 3 5 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1982
7. Hawks 95   Wes Matthews 10 1 2 0 1 25 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 28 8 0 2 3 43 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1982
8. Hawks 97   Wes Matthews 10 1 8 0 0 2 4 30 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 17 11 1 0 1 1 2 24 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Dec. 01, 1982
9. Hawks 97   Wes Matthews 0 1 4 0 0 2 3 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 6 3 3 0 4 1 1 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 18, 1982
10. Hawks 103   Wes Matthews 0 2 2 0 1 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 13 13 0 0 3 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 23, 1983
11. Hawks 102   Wes Matthews 6 1 4 0 1 3 4 20 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 11 5 2 0 0 2 1 26 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Apr. 05, 1983
12. Hawks 95   Wes Matthews 10 2 5 1 0 2 2 21 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 6 6 1 1 0 2 0 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 1983
13. Hawks 95   Wes Matthews 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 11 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 12 5 0 0 4 2 2 25 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 22, 1983
14. Hawks 95   Wes Matthews 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 93   Kevin McHale 15 7 2 1 1 2 3 24 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 24, 1983
15. Hawks 79   Wes Matthews 10 0 3 0 0 1 1 17 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 16 8 3 0 0 1 0 23 8-16 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1984
16. Bulls 105   Wes Matthews 14 0 6 1 0 1 2 19 7-8 .875 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 125   Kevin McHale 25 11 3 0 3 2 2 36 8-18 .444 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jan. 09, 1985
17. Bulls 108   Wes Matthews 10 2 6 2 1 2 3 29 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 24 6 4 1 0 1 3 32 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Feb. 05, 1985
18. Bulls 106   Wes Matthews 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 13 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 29 7 3 1 4 0 2 29 10-16 .625 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Feb. 22, 1985
19. Bulls 105   Wes Matthews 11 0 4 2 0 2 3 26 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 24 11 6 0 1 1 5 39 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Mar. 06, 1985
20. Bulls 107   Wes Matthews 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 07 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 22 8 1 0 0 0 3 40 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1986
21. Spurs 100   Wes Matthews 11 2 5 2 0 4 0 28 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 14 8 1 0 3 1 4 17 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 13, 1986
22. Spurs 119   Wes Matthews 12 0 3 1 1 2 1 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 135   Kevin McHale 24 7 0 1 2 3 2 28 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1987 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1987
23. Lakers 126   Wes Matthews 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 04 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 15 5 0 0 1 4 3 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 04, 1987
24. Lakers 141   Wes Matthews 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 06 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 20 2 3 0 0 3 3 34 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 11, 1987
25. Lakers 108   Wes Matthews 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 22 14 2 1 0 2 1 40 8-15 .533 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jun. 14, 1987
26. Lakers 106   Wes Matthews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 93   Kevin McHale 20 10 2 0 2 3 4 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
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