Cory Joseph vs. Kevin McHale Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin McHale and Cory Joseph, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Cory Joseph and Kevin McHale both played 13 years in the NBA. Cory Joseph had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Kevin McHale had his rookie season in 1980-81. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Cory Joseph	13	7	2011-12 to 2023-24
Kevin McHale	13	13	1980-81 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2011-12	1980-81
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	29	9.2	2.0	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.8	2.4	.314	0.1	0.5	.200	0.4	0.6	.647
Kevin McHale	82	20.1	10.0	1.9	2.5	4.4	0.7	0.3	1.8	1.3	3.2	4.3	8.1	.533	0.0	0.0	.000	1.3	1.9	.679

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin McHale	17	17.4	8.5	1.7	1.8	3.5	0.8	0.2	1.5	0.9	3.0	3.6	6.6	.540	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.1	.639


Season 2
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2012-13	1981-82
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	28	13.9	4.5	0.4	1.4	1.9	1.9	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.8	3.9	.464	0.2	0.8	.286	0.6	0.8	.857
Kevin McHale	82	28.4	13.6	2.3	4.5	6.8	1.1	0.4	2.3	1.7	3.2	5.7	10.7	.531	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.0	.754

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	20	9.6	3.0	0.4	1.2	1.6	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.8	.464	0.1	0.6	.182	0.3	0.6	.455
Kevin McHale	12	28.7	16.2	3.4	3.7	7.1	0.9	0.4	2.3	1.3	3.7	6.4	11.2	.575	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	4.4	.755


Season 3
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2013-14	1982-83
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	68	13.8	5.0	0.5	1.1	1.6	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.6	1.2	1.9	3.9	.475	0.2	0.6	.316	1.2	1.4	.823
Kevin McHale	82	28.6	14.1	2.6	4.1	6.7	1.3	0.4	2.3	1.9	2.9	5.9	10.9	.541	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.3	.717

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	17	5.1	2.8	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.4	1.0	2.1	.486	0.0	0.2	.000	0.8	1.1	.778
Kevin McHale	7	25.3	11.1	2.1	3.9	6.0	0.7	0.4	1.0	1.4	2.3	4.9	8.9	.548	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.6	.556


Season 4
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2014-15	1983-84
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	79	18.3	6.8	0.6	1.9	2.4	2.4	0.6	0.2	0.8	1.3	2.6	5.2	.504	0.2	0.6	.364	1.3	1.8	.734
Kevin McHale	82	31.4	18.4	2.5	4.9	7.4	1.3	0.3	1.5	1.8	3.0	7.2	12.9	.556	0.0	0.0	.333	4.1	5.4	.765

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	4	5.5	2.8	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.3	1.5	.833	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.5	.500
Kevin McHale	23	30.5	14.8	2.7	3.5	6.2	1.2	0.1	1.5	1.7	3.3	5.3	10.6	.504	0.0	0.1	.000	4.1	5.3	.777


Season 5
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2015-16	1984-85
Team	Toronto Raptors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	80	25.6	8.5	0.5	2.1	2.6	3.1	0.8	0.3	1.3	1.6	3.2	7.3	.439	0.4	1.4	.273	1.7	2.2	.764
Kevin McHale	79	33.6	19.8	2.9	6.1	9.0	1.8	0.4	1.5	2.0	3.0	7.7	13.4	.570	0.0	0.1	.000	4.5	5.9	.760

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	20	22.6	8.5	0.6	1.5	2.1	2.4	0.9	0.1	1.1	2.4	3.5	7.4	.466	0.4	1.2	.333	1.2	1.6	.750
Kevin McHale	21	39.9	22.1	3.5	6.4	9.9	1.5	0.6	2.2	2.9	3.5	8.2	14.4	.568	0.0	0.0	-	5.8	7.1	.807


Season 6
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2016-17	1985-86
Team	Toronto Raptors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	80	25.0	9.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	3.3	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.8	3.7	8.3	.452	0.6	1.7	.356	1.2	1.5	.770
Kevin McHale	68	35.3	21.3	2.5	5.6	8.1	2.7	0.4	2.0	2.2	2.8	8.3	14.4	.574	0.0	0.0	-	4.8	6.2	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	10	21.2	7.9	0.4	1.7	2.1	3.1	0.4	0.2	1.4	1.7	3.1	7.1	.437	0.9	2.2	.409	0.8	0.8	1.000
Kevin McHale	18	39.7	24.9	2.8	5.8	8.6	2.7	0.4	2.4	2.7	3.6	9.3	16.1	.579	0.0	0.1	.000	6.2	7.8	.794


Season 7
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2017-18	1986-87
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	82	27.0	7.9	0.5	2.7	3.2	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.1	1.7	3.1	7.4	.424	0.8	2.3	.353	0.9	1.1	.745
Kevin McHale	77	39.7	26.1	3.2	6.7	9.9	2.6	0.5	2.2	2.6	3.1	10.3	17.0	.604	0.0	0.1	.000	5.6	6.6	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	7	20.4	4.7	0.3	2.1	2.4	3.0	1.3	0.3	0.6	1.4	1.7	4.7	.364	0.4	1.6	.273	0.9	0.9	1.000
Kevin McHale	21	39.4	21.1	3.1	6.1	9.2	1.9	0.3	1.4	2.6	3.4	8.3	14.2	.584	0.0	0.0	-	4.6	6.0	.762


Season 8
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2018-19	1987-88
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	82	25.2	6.5	0.5	2.9	3.4	3.9	1.1	0.3	1.0	1.6	2.8	6.7	.412	0.7	2.1	.322	0.4	0.5	.698
Kevin McHale	64	37.3	22.6	2.5	5.9	8.4	2.7	0.4	1.4	2.2	2.8	8.6	14.2	.604	0.0	0.0	-	5.4	6.8	.797

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	4	21.3	7.5	0.3	1.5	1.8	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	1.8	3.0	6.0	.500	1.0	2.3	.444	0.5	0.5	1.000
Kevin McHale	17	42.1	25.4	3.2	4.8	8.0	2.4	0.4	1.8	2.3	3.8	9.3	15.4	.603	0.1	0.1	1.000	6.8	8.1	.839


Season 9
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2019-20	1988-89
Team	Sacramento Kings	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	72	24.4	6.4	0.6	2.0	2.6	3.5	0.7	0.3	1.1	1.8	2.4	5.7	.415	0.8	2.2	.352	0.8	1.0	.857
Kevin McHale	78	36.9	22.5	2.9	5.3	8.2	2.2	0.3	1.2	2.5	2.9	8.5	15.5	.546	0.0	0.1	.000	5.6	6.8	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin McHale	3	38.3	19.0	2.3	5.7	8.0	3.0	0.3	0.7	1.3	4.3	6.7	13.7	.488	0.0	0.0	-	5.7	7.7	.739


Season 10
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2020-21	1989-90
Team	Sacramento Kings, Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	63	23.0	8.2	0.6	2.0	2.5	3.4	1.0	0.3	1.3	2.2	3.2	6.8	.469	0.7	2.1	.341	1.1	1.4	.818
Kevin McHale	82	33.2	20.9	2.5	5.8	8.3	2.1	0.4	1.9	2.2	3.0	7.9	14.4	.549	0.3	0.8	.333	4.8	5.4	.893

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin McHale	5	38.4	22.0	1.6	6.2	7.8	2.6	0.4	2.0	2.8	3.4	8.4	13.8	.609	0.2	0.6	.333	5.0	5.8	.862


Season 11
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2021-22	1990-91
Team	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	65	24.6	8.0	0.4	2.2	2.7	3.6	0.6	0.3	1.3	2.3	2.7	6.2	.445	1.0	2.4	.414	1.5	1.7	.885
Kevin McHale	68	30.4	18.4	2.1	4.9	7.1	1.9	0.4	2.1	2.1	2.9	7.4	13.4	.553	0.2	0.5	.405	3.4	4.0	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin McHale	11	34.2	20.7	1.6	4.9	6.5	1.8	0.5	1.3	1.3	3.8	7.1	13.5	.527	0.5	1.0	.545	6.0	7.3	.825


Season 12
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2022-23	1991-92
Team	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	62	19.8	6.9	0.3	1.4	1.7	3.5	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.4	2.4	5.7	.427	1.1	2.9	.389	0.9	1.2	.792
Kevin McHale	56	25.0	13.9	2.1	3.8	5.9	1.5	0.2	1.1	1.5	2.0	5.8	11.3	.509	0.0	0.2	.000	2.4	2.9	.822

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin McHale	10	30.6	16.5	2.1	4.6	6.7	1.3	0.5	0.5	0.9	3.4	6.5	12.6	.516	0.0	0.1	.000	3.5	4.4	.795


Season 13
	Cory Joseph	Kevin McHale
Season	2023-24	1992-93
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	26	11.4	2.4	0.2	0.9	1.2	1.6	0.2	0.1	0.5	1.0	0.9	2.5	.359	0.5	1.6	.310	0.2	0.3	.571
Kevin McHale	71	23.3	10.7	1.3	3.7	5.0	1.0	0.2	0.8	1.3	1.8	4.2	9.1	.459	0.0	0.3	.111	2.3	2.7	.841

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin McHale	4	28.3	19.0	2.3	5.0	7.3	0.8	0.5	1.8	1.3	1.5	8.0	13.8	.582	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	3.5	.857

Cory Joseph vs. Kevin McHale Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin McHale and Cory Joseph, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13