Kevin McHale vs. Coby White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Coby White 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.

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, 7 more than Coby White, who played 6. Kevin McHale had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Coby White had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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.

Rookie Season
	Kevin McHale	Coby White
Season	1980-81	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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		%
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:	+17	+5.7	+3.2	+1.5	+0.6	+0.9	+2.0	+0.5	+1.7	-0.4	-1.4	+0.5	+4.1	+.139	+2.0	+5.8		+0.3	+0.1	+.112
Coby White	65	25.8	13.2	0.4	3.1	3.5	2.7	0.8	0.1	1.7	1.8	4.8	12.2	.394	2.0	5.8	.354	1.6	2.0	.791
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Coby White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Kevin McHale	Coby White
Season	1982-83	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+21	+1.2	+1.4	+2.3	+1.4	+3.7	+1.6	+0.1	+2.1	-0.8	-0.7	+1.3	+0.3	+.108	+2.2	+5.8		+1.1	+1.8	+.140
Coby White	61	27.4	12.7	0.3	2.7	3.0	2.9	0.5	0.2	1.1	2.2	4.6	10.6	.433	2.2	5.8	.385	1.3	1.5	.857
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+2	+5.7	+2.7	+2.1	+0.5	+2.6	+1.1	+0.2	+1.0	-0.2	-1.3	+1.9	+0.1	+.215	+1.6	+5.7	+.276	+0.6	+1.6	+.244
Coby White	5	19.6	8.4	0.0	3.4	3.4	1.8	0.2	0.0	1.2	1.0	3.0	9.0	.333	1.6	5.8	.276	0.8	1.0	.800

Season 4
	Kevin McHale	Coby White
Season	1983-84	2022-23
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+8	+8.0	+8.7	+2.3	+2.3	+4.5	+1.5	+0.4	+1.4	-0.8	-1.4	+3.6	+4.9	+.113	+1.7	+4.6		+3.3	+4.5	+.106
Coby White	74	23.4	9.7	0.2	2.6	2.9	2.8	0.7	0.1	1.0	1.6	3.6	8.0	.443	1.7	4.6	.372	0.8	0.9	.871
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Coby White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Kevin McHale	Coby White
Season	1984-85	2023-24
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:		+2.9	+0.7	+2.3	+2.1	+4.5	+3.3	+0.3	+1.3	-0.1	-0.6	+0.9	+1.9	+.123	+2.6	+6.9	+.376	+1.7	+2.6	+.078
Coby White	79	36.5	19.1	0.6	4.0	4.5	5.1	0.7	0.2	2.1	2.4	6.8	15.3	.447	2.6	7.0	.376	2.8	3.3	.838
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Coby White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Kevin McHale	Coby White
Season	1985-86	2024-25
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+6	+2.2	+0.9	+2.2	+2.2	+4.4	+1.8	+0.5	+1.8	-0.2	-0.7	+1.4	+0.7	+.121	+2.9	+7.9		+1.1	+2.1	+.126
Coby White	74	33.1	20.4	0.3	3.4	3.7	4.5	0.9	0.2	2.4	2.1	6.9	15.1	.453	2.9	7.9	.370	3.7	4.1	.902
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Coby White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Kevin McHale played 7 seasons more than Coby White in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 7 to 13, from 1987 to 1993—Kevin McHale played in 7 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Coby White, Kevin McHale got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA First Team 2 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 5 All-Star Game