Kevin McHale vs. Linton Townes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Linton Townes 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.

Linton Townes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Linton Townes 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Linton Townes 3

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Linton Townes 2

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Linton Townes 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Linton Townes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Linton Townes 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Linton Townes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Linton Townes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Linton Townes 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Linton Townes 1.1

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Linton Townes 0.5

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Linton Townes 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Linton Townes 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Linton Townes 257

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Linton Townes 67

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Linton Townes 32

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Linton Townes 20

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Linton Townes 7

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Linton Townes 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Linton Townes .440

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Linton Townes .360

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Linton Townes .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Linton Townes 4.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Linton Townes 1.2 (1983)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Linton Townes 0.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Linton Townes 0.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Linton Townes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Linton Townes 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Linton Townes 0.8

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Linton Townes 0.6

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Linton Townes 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Linton Townes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Linton Townes 41

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Linton Townes 6

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Linton Townes 5

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Linton Townes 0

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Linton Townes 0

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Linton Townes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Linton Townes .486

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Linton Townes .250

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Linton Townes .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Linton Townes 5.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Linton Townes 1.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Linton Townes 0.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)