Kevin McHale vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash 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.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Bob Nash 1

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Bob Nash 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Bob Nash 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Bob Nash 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Bob Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Bob Nash 11

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Bob Nash 0

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) *

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