Kevin McHale vs. Dick Surhoff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Surhoff 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 Surhoff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Dick Surhoff: 1952-53 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Dick Surhoff 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Dick Surhoff 2

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Dick Surhoff 1

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Dick Surhoff 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Dick Surhoff 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Dick Surhoff 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 Surhoff 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Dick Surhoff 1.6

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Dick Surhoff 0.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Dick Surhoff 178

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Dick Surhoff 94

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Dick Surhoff 32

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

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

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Dick Surhoff 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Dick Surhoff .295

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

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Dick Surhoff .717

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Dick Surhoff 4.2 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Dick Surhoff 2.2 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Dick Surhoff 0.7 (1954)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Dick Surhoff 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Dick Surhoff 0.5

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Dick Surhoff 0.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Dick Surhoff 4

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Dick Surhoff 2

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Dick Surhoff 2

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

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

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Dick Surhoff 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Dick Surhoff .500

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

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Dick Surhoff -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Dick Surhoff 1.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Dick Surhoff 0.5 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Dick Surhoff 0.5 (1953)

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

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.