Kevin McHale vs. Jim Tucker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Tucker 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.

Jim Tucker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Jim Tucker: 1954-55 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Jim Tucker 1

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Jim Tucker 3

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Jim Tucker 2

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Jim Tucker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Jim Tucker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Jim Tucker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Jim Tucker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Jim Tucker 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 Jim Tucker 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Jim Tucker 3.5

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Jim Tucker 0.5

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Jim Tucker 407

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Jim Tucker 349

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Jim Tucker 52

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Jim Tucker 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Jim Tucker .349

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Jim Tucker .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Jim Tucker 4.9 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Jim Tucker 0.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Jim Tucker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Jim Tucker 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Jim Tucker 2.7

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Jim Tucker 0.2

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Jim Tucker 56

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Jim Tucker 40

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Jim Tucker 3

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Jim Tucker 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Jim Tucker .344

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Jim Tucker .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Jim Tucker 4.2 (1956)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Jim Tucker 0.3 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Jim Tucker - 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.