Kevin McHale vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Kevin McHale 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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Arnie Risen 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Arnie Risen - n/a **

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.