Kevin McHale vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Mike Novak 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Mike Novak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Mike Novak 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Mike Novak 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Mike Novak 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 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Mike Novak - 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.