Cliff Barker vs. Kevin McHale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin McHale and Cliff Barker that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Cliff Barker

vs.

Kevin McHale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Barker: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Barker 0 Kevin McHale 3

NBA Seasons Cliff Barker 3 Kevin McHale 13

Playoffs Played Cliff Barker 2 Kevin McHale 13

All-Star Games Cliff Barker 0 Kevin McHale 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cliff Barker 0 Kevin McHale 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Barker 0 Kevin McHale 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Barker 0 * Kevin McHale 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Barker 0 Kevin McHale 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 3.7 Kevin McHale 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 * Kevin McHale 7.3

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.0 Kevin McHale 1.7

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale 0.4

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 557 Kevin McHale 17,335

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 181 * Kevin McHale 7,122

Total Assists Cliff Barker 294 Kevin McHale 1,670

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale 344

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale 1,690

Total Games Cliff Barker 149 Kevin McHale 971

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .316 Kevin McHale .554

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale .261

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .662 Kevin McHale .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 (1952) * Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.2 (1950) Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 4.7 Kevin McHale 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 * Kevin McHale 7.4

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.6 Kevin McHale 1.6

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale 0.4

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 42 Kevin McHale 3,182

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 15 * Kevin McHale 1,253

Total Assists Cliff Barker 23 Kevin McHale 274

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale 65

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale 281

Total Games Cliff Barker 9 Kevin McHale 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .320 Kevin McHale .561

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale .381

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .556 Kevin McHale .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 (1951) * Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 3.3 (1951) Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.