Kevin McHale vs. Paul Watson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Watson 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.

Paul Watson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Paul Watson: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Paul Watson 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Paul Watson 3

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Paul Watson 1

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Paul Watson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Paul Watson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Paul Watson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Paul Watson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Paul Watson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Paul Watson 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Paul Watson 1.9

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Paul Watson 0.7

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Paul Watson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Paul Watson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Paul Watson 173

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Paul Watson 89

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Paul Watson 33

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Paul Watson 13

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Paul Watson 7

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Paul Watson 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Paul Watson .420

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Paul Watson .392

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Paul Watson .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Paul Watson 4.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Paul Watson 3.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Paul Watson 0.9 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Paul Watson 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Paul Watson 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Paul Watson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Paul Watson 0.0

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Paul Watson 0.5

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Paul Watson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Paul Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Paul Watson 2

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Paul Watson 0

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Paul Watson 1

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Paul Watson 1

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Paul Watson 0

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Paul Watson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Paul Watson .500

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Paul Watson -

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Paul Watson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Paul Watson 1.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)