Kevin McHale vs. Yves Missi Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yves Missi 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, 12 more than Yves Missi, who played 1. Kevin McHale had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Yves Missi had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Kevin McHale | Yves Missi | |
| Season | 1980-81 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Playoffs |  NBA Champion | Did Not Play |
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: | +9 | +6.7 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +2.2 | +3.8 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -0.2 | -1.2 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +.014 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +.056 | |||
| Yves Missi | 73 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.7 | 2.8 | .623 |
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| 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 |
| Yves Missi | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Kevin McHale played 12 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 1982 to 1993—Kevin McHale played in 12 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 12 extra years over Yves Missi, Kevin McHale got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA First Team 3 All-Defensive First Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 2 Sixth Man of the Year 7 All-Star Game |