Kevin McHale vs. Dick Mehen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Mehen 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.

Dick Mehen

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Dick Mehen 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Dick Mehen 3

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Dick Mehen 1

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Dick Mehen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Dick Mehen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Dick Mehen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Dick Mehen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Dick Mehen 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 Dick Mehen 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Dick Mehen 3.9 *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Dick Mehen 2.8

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Dick Mehen 2,069

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Dick Mehen 505 *

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Dick Mehen 550

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Dick Mehen 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Dick Mehen .381

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Dick Mehen .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Dick Mehen 14.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Dick Mehen 4.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Dick Mehen 3.1 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Dick Mehen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Dick Mehen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Dick Mehen 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Dick Mehen 4.7 *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Dick Mehen 1.0

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Dick Mehen 26

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Dick Mehen 14 *

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Dick Mehen 3

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Dick Mehen 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Dick Mehen .414

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Dick Mehen .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Dick Mehen 8.7 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Dick Mehen 4.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Dick Mehen 1.0 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Dick Mehen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Dick Mehen - 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.