Kevin McHale vs. Brandon Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Miller and Kevin McHale, 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.

Kevin McHale played 13 years in the NBA, 11 more than Brandon Miller, who played 2. Kevin McHale had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Brandon Miller had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Kevin McHale 13 13 1980-81 to 1992-93
Brandon Miller 2 0 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin McHale Brandon Miller
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+8+12.1+7.3+1.1+0.9+0.1+1.7+0.6+1.2-0.5-0.7+2.1+6.5+.093+2.5+6.7+0.6+0.4+.148
Brandon Miller 74 32.2 17.3 0.8 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 2.5 6.4 14.6 .440 2.5 6.7 .373 1.9 2.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Brandon Miller DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Kevin McHale Brandon Miller
Season 1981-822024-25
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+55+5.8+7.4+1.4+0.6+1.9+2.5+0.7+1.6-1.1-0.5+1.6+7.5+.128+3.9+10.9+0.2+0.1+.107
Brandon Miller 27 34.2 21.0 0.9 3.9 4.9 3.6 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.7 7.3 18.2 .403 3.9 10.9 .355 2.5 2.9 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Brandon Miller DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kevin McHale played 11 seasons more than Brandon Miller in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 13, from 1983 to 1993—Kevin McHale played in 11 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 11 extra years over Brandon Miller, Kevin McHale got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 2 Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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