Kevin McHale vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Howard Porter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Howard Porter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

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.