Kevin McHale vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis 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, 3 more than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 10. Kevin McHale had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1980-81	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First 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:	+10	+8.3	+4.3	+0.1	+3.0	+2.9	+0.6	+0.4	+0.1	-0.4	-0.4	+0.9	+4.2	+.112	+1.1	+3.4		+1.5	+1.4	+.159
Kristaps Porzingis	72	28.4	14.3	1.8	5.5	7.3	1.3	0.7	1.9	1.7	2.8	5.2	12.3	.421	1.1	3.4	.333	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	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
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Kevin McHale	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1982-83	2017-18
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+34	+3.8	+8.6	+1.3	+1.2	+0.1	+0.1	+0.4	+0.1			+2.2	+7.6	+.102	+1.9	+4.8		+2.1	+2.4	+.076
Kristaps Porzingis	48	32.4	22.7	1.3	5.3	6.6	1.2	0.8	2.4	1.9	2.9	8.1	18.5	.439	1.9	4.8	.395	4.5	5.7	.793
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
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4
	Kevin McHale	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1983-84	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+25	+0.4	+2.0	+0.7	+2.8	+2.1	+0.5	+0.4	+0.5	-0.2	-0.2	+0.2	+3.5	+.129	+2.5	+7.1		+0.1	+0.4	+.034
Kristaps Porzingis	57	31.8	20.4	1.8	7.7	9.5	1.8	0.7	2.0	1.6	3.2	7.0	16.4	.427	2.5	7.1	.352	4.0	5.0	.799
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
difference:	+20	+0.8	+8.9	+1.7	+4.2	+2.5	+0.5	+0.1	+0.5	-0.7	-0.3	+1.7	+2.7	+.021	+3.0	+5.6	+.529	+2.6	+2.4	+.093
Kristaps Porzingis	3	31.3	23.7	1.0	7.7	8.7	0.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	7.0	13.3	.525	3.0	5.7	.529	6.7	7.7	.870

Season 5
	Kevin McHale	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1984-85	2020-21
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+36	+2.7	+0.3	+1.0	+0.9	+0.1	+0.2	+0.1	+0.2	-0.8	-0.3	+0.1	+2.5	+.094	+2.3	+5.9	+.376	+1.8	+2.7	+.095
Kristaps Porzingis	43	30.9	20.1	1.9	7.0	8.9	1.6	0.5	1.3	1.2	2.7	7.6	15.9	.476	2.3	6.0	.376	2.7	3.2	.855
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
difference:	+14	+6.6	+9.0	+2.5	+2.0	+4.5	+0.2	+0.7	+1.5	-2.5	-0.8	+3.3	+4.1	+.096	+1.1	+3.9		+3.5	+4.4	+.035
Kristaps Porzingis	7	33.3	13.1	1.0	4.4	5.4	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.4	2.7	4.9	10.3	.472	1.1	3.9	.296	2.3	2.7	.842

Season 6
	Kevin McHale	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1985-86	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
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:	+17	+6.3	+1.1	+0.5	+0.5		+0.4	+0.3	+0.4	-0.6	-0.1	+1.4	+0.6	+.115	+1.5	+4.9		+0.1	+0.6	+.091
Kristaps Porzingis	51	29.0	20.2	2.0	6.1	8.1	2.3	0.7	1.6	1.6	2.7	6.9	15.0	.459	1.5	4.9	.310	4.9	5.6	.867
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
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Kevin McHale	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1986-87	2022-23
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+12	+7.1	+2.9	+1.4	+0.1	+1.5	+0.1	+0.4	+0.7	-0.5	-0.1	+2.5	+1.3	+.106	+2.1	+5.4	+.385	+0.2	+0.2	+.015
Kristaps Porzingis	65	32.6	23.2	1.8	6.6	8.4	2.7	0.9	1.5	2.1	3.0	7.8	15.7	.498	2.1	5.5	.385	5.4	6.4	.851
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Kevin McHale	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1987-88	2023-24
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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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		%
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
difference:	+7	+7.7	+2.5	+0.8	+0.4	+1.2	+0.7	+0.3	+0.5	-0.6	-0.1	+1.8	+1.0	+.088	+1.9	+5.1		+0.9	+1.5	+.061
Kristaps Porzingis	57	29.6	20.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	2.0	0.7	1.9	1.6	2.7	6.8	13.2	.516	1.9	5.1	.375	4.5	5.3	.858
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+10	+18.5	+13.1	+2.6	+0.9	+3.6	+1.3	+0.3	+0.2	-1.6	-1.7	+5.3	+6.8	+.136	+1.3	+4.0	+.655	+3.9	+5.0	+.070
Kristaps Porzingis	7	23.6	12.3	0.6	3.9	4.4	1.1	0.7	1.6	0.7	2.1	4.0	8.6	.467	1.4	4.1	.345	2.9	3.1	.909

Season 9
	Kevin McHale	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1988-89	2024-25
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
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
difference:	+36	+8.1	+3.0	+1.3	+0.2	+1.4	+0.1	+0.4	+0.3	-1.2	-0.1	+1.9	+1.8	+.063	+2.5	+5.9	+.412	+1.8	+2.1	+.009
Kristaps Porzingis	42	28.8	19.5	1.6	5.1	6.8	2.1	0.7	1.5	1.3	2.8	6.6	13.7	.483	2.5	6.0	.412	3.8	4.7	.809
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+8	+17.3	+11.3	+0.4	+3.0	+3.4	+2.3	+0.6	+0.1	-0.4	-1.9	+4.4	+6.5	+.172	+0.4	+2.4		+2.9	+3.6	+.050
Kristaps Porzingis	11	21.0	7.7	1.9	2.7	4.6	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.9	2.4	2.3	7.2	.316	0.4	2.4	.154	2.8	4.1	.689

Season 10
	Kevin McHale	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1989-90	2025-26
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+79	+7.9	+0.6	+0.8	+2.5	+3.3	+1.6	+0.3	+0.9	-0.9	-0.7	+0.6	+0.1	+.037	+2.7	+5.9	+.117	+2.1	+2.4	+.004
Kristaps Porzingis	3	25.3	20.3	1.7	3.3	5.0	3.7	0.7	1.0	1.3	3.7	7.3	14.3	.512	3.0	6.7	.450	2.7	3.0	.889
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Kevin McHale played 3 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 13, from 1991 to 1993—Kevin McHale played in 3 Playoffs. In those 3 extra years over Kristaps Porzingis, Kevin McHale got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game