Jamal Crawford vs. Kevin McHale Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin McHale and Jamal Crawford, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Jamal Crawford played 20 years in the NBA, 7 more than Kevin McHale, who played 13. Jamal Crawford had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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 achievements, 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
Jamal Crawford	20	8	2000-01 to 2019-20
Kevin McHale	13	13	1980-81 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13


Rookie Season
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2000-01	1980-81
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	61	17.2	4.6	0.1	1.3	1.5	2.3	0.7	0.2	1.4	1.1	1.8	5.0	.352	0.7	1.9	.350	0.4	0.6	.794
difference:	+21	+2.9	+5.4	+1.8	+1.2	+2.9	+1.6	+0.4	+1.6	-0.1	-2.1	+2.5	+3.1	+.181	+0.7	+1.9		+0.9	+1.3	+.115
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	-	1.3	1.9	.679

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2001-02	1981-82
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	23	20.9	9.3	0.2	1.3	1.5	2.4	0.8	0.2	1.4	0.8	3.9	8.1	.476	1.1	2.5	.448	0.4	0.6	.769
difference:	+59	+7.5	+4.3	+2.1	+3.2	+5.3	+1.3	+0.4	+2.1	-0.3	-2.4	+1.8	+2.6	+.055	+1.1	+2.5		+1.9	+2.4	+.015
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		%
Jamal Crawford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2002-03	1982-83
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	80	24.9	10.7	0.3	2.1	2.3	4.2	1.0	0.3	1.7	1.6	4.2	10.1	.413	1.1	3.0	.355	1.3	1.6	.806
difference:	+2	+3.7	+3.4	+2.3	+2.0	+4.4	+2.9	+0.6	+2.0	-0.2	-1.3	+1.7	+0.8	+.128	+1.1	+3.0		+1.1	+1.7	+.089
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	-	2.4	3.3	.717

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2003-04	1983-84
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	80	35.1	17.3	0.6	3.0	3.5	5.1	1.4	0.4	2.4	2.0	6.4	16.5	.386	2.1	6.5	.317	2.5	3.0	.833
difference:	+2	+3.7	+1.1	+1.9	+1.9	+3.9	+3.8	+1.1	+1.1	-0.6	-1.0	+0.8	+3.6	+.170	+2.1	+6.5		+1.6	+2.4	+.068
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	-	4.1	5.4	.765

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2004-05	1984-85
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	70	38.4	17.7	0.5	2.4	2.9	4.3	1.3	0.3	2.1	1.9	6.2	15.7	.398	2.6	7.3	.361	2.6	3.1	.843
difference:	+9	+4.8	+2.1	+2.4	+3.7	+6.1	+2.5	+0.9	+1.2	-0.1	-1.1	+1.5	+2.3	+.172	+2.6	+7.2	+.361	+1.9	+2.8	+.083
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		%
Jamal Crawford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2005-06	1985-86
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	79	32.3	14.3	0.5	2.7	3.1	3.8	1.1	0.2	2.2	1.9	4.6	11.1	.416	1.3	3.7	.345	3.7	4.5	.826
difference:	+11	+3.0	+7.0	+2.0	+2.9	+5.0	+1.1	+0.7	+1.8		-0.9	+3.7	+3.3	+.158	+1.3	+3.7		+1.1	+1.7	+.050
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		%
Jamal Crawford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2006-07	1986-87
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	59	37.3	17.6	0.7	2.5	3.2	4.4	1.0	0.1	2.7	1.9	6.0	15.0	.400	1.7	5.5	.320	3.9	4.6	.838
difference:	+18	+2.4	+8.5	+2.5	+4.2	+6.7	+1.8	+0.5	+2.1	-0.1	-1.2	+4.3	+2.0	+.204	+1.7	+5.4	+.320	+1.7	+2.0	+.002
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		%
Jamal Crawford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2007-08	1987-88
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	80	39.9	20.6	0.5	2.1	2.6	5.0	1.0	0.2	2.4	1.8	7.1	17.4	.410	2.2	6.2	.356	4.1	4.8	.864
difference:	+16	+2.6	+2.0	+2.0	+3.8	+5.8	+2.3	+0.6	+1.2	-0.2	-1.0	+1.5	+3.2	+.194	+2.2	+6.2		+1.3	+2.0	+.067
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		%
Jamal Crawford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2008-09	1988-89
Team	New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors	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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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	65	38.1	19.7	0.4	2.6	3.0	4.4	0.9	0.2	2.3	1.4	6.4	15.7	.410	2.2	6.1	.360	4.6	5.3	.872
difference:	+13	+1.2	+2.8	+2.5	+2.7	+5.2	+2.2	+0.6	+1.0	-0.2	-1.5	+2.1	+0.2	+.136	+2.2	+6.0	+.360	+1.0	+1.5	+.054
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		%
Jamal Crawford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2009-10	1989-90
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Sixth Man of the Year	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	79	31.1	18.0	0.4	2.1	2.5	3.0	0.8	0.2	1.7	1.7	6.3	14.0	.449	2.1	5.4	.382	3.4	4.0	.857
difference:	+3	+2.1	+2.9	+2.1	+3.7	+5.8	+0.9	+0.4	+1.7	-0.5	-1.3	+1.6	+0.4	+.100	+1.8	+4.6	+.049	+1.4	+1.4	+.036
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		%
Jamal Crawford	11	31.9	16.3	0.1	2.6	2.7	2.7	0.8	0.1	1.8	2.4	5.1	14.0	.364	1.6	4.5	.360	4.5	5.3	.845
difference:	+6	+6.5	+5.7	+1.5	+3.6	+5.1	+0.1	+0.4	+1.9	-1.0	-1.0	+3.3	+0.2	+.245	+1.4	+3.9	+.027	+0.5	+0.5	+.017
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
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2010-11	1990-91
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	76	30.2	14.2	0.3	1.4	1.7	3.2	0.8	0.2	1.9	1.3	4.8	11.5	.421	1.6	4.6	.341	2.9	3.4	.854
difference:	+8	+0.2	+4.2	+1.8	+3.5	+5.4	+1.3	+0.4	+1.9	-0.2	-1.6	+2.6	+1.9	+.132	+1.4	+4.1	+.064	+0.5	+0.6	+.025
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		%
Jamal Crawford	12	29.8	15.4	0.1	1.3	1.3	2.5	0.8	0.3	1.3	1.4	5.1	12.9	.394	1.8	5.0	.350	3.5	4.3	.824
difference:	+1	+4.4	+5.3	+1.5	+3.6	+5.2	+0.7	+0.3	+1.0		-2.4	+2.0	+0.6	+.133	+1.3	+4.0	+.195	+2.5	+3.0	+.001
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
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2011-12	1991-92
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	60	26.9	14.0	0.3	1.7	2.0	3.2	0.9	0.2	1.9	1.2	4.7	12.3	.384	1.3	4.3	.308	3.2	3.4	.927
difference:	+4	+1.9	+0.1	+1.8	+2.1	+3.9	+1.7	+0.7	+0.9	-0.4	-0.8	+1.1	+1.0	+.125	+1.3	+4.1	+.308	+0.8	+0.5	+.105
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		%
Jamal Crawford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jamal Crawford	Kevin McHale
Season	2012-13	1992-93
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Crawford	76	29.3	16.5	0.3	1.4	1.7	2.5	1.0	0.2	1.9	0.9	5.9	13.4	.438	2.0	5.2	.376	2.8	3.3	.871
difference:	+5	+6.0	+5.8	+1.0	+2.3	+3.3	+1.5	+0.8	+0.6	-0.6	-0.9	+1.7	+4.3	+.021	+2.0	+4.9	+.265	+0.5	+0.6	+.030
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		%
Jamal Crawford	6	26.8	10.8	0.3	1.7	2.0	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.7	1.5	4.0	10.3	.387	1.0	3.7	.273	1.8	1.8	1.000
difference:	+2	+1.5	+8.2	+2.0	+3.3	+5.3	+0.9		+1.6	-0.6		+4.0	+3.5	+.195	+1.0	+3.7		+1.2	+1.7	+.143
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


Additional Years
* Jamal Crawford played 7 seasons more than Kevin McHale in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 14 to 20, from 2014 to 2020—Jamal Crawford played in 5 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Kevin McHale, Jamal Crawford got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 Sixth Man of the Year

Jamal Crawford vs. Kevin McHale Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin McHale and Jamal Crawford, 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years