Robert Horry vs. Kevin McHale Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin McHale and Robert Horry, 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.

Robert Horry played 16 years in the NBA, 3 more than Kevin McHale, who played 13. Robert Horry had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, 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.

Rookie Season
	Robert Horry	Kevin McHale
Season	1992-93	1980-81
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Robert Horry	79	29.5	10.1	1.4	3.5	5.0	2.4	1.0	1.1	2.0	2.7	4.1	8.6	.474	0.2	0.6	.255	1.8	2.5	.715
difference:	+3	+9.4	+0.1	+0.5	+1.0	+0.6	+1.7	+0.7	+0.7	-0.7	-0.5	+0.2	+0.5	+.059	+0.2	+0.6		+0.5	+0.6	+.036
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		%
Robert Horry	12	31.2	10.3	1.2	4.0	5.2	3.2	1.5	1.3	2.3	2.5	3.9	8.4	.465	0.8	2.5	.300	1.7	2.3	.741
difference:	+5	+13.8	+1.8	+0.5	+2.2	+1.7	+2.4	+1.3	+0.2	-1.4	-0.5	+0.3	+1.8	+.075	+0.8	+2.5		+0.3	+0.2	+.102
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
	Robert Horry	Kevin McHale
Season	1993-94	1981-82
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Robert Horry	81	29.3	9.9	1.6	3.9	5.4	2.9	1.5	0.9	1.7	2.3	4.0	8.7	.459	0.5	1.7	.324	1.4	1.9	.732
difference:	+1	+0.9	+3.7	+0.7	+0.6	+1.4	+1.8	+1.1	+1.4		-0.9	+1.7	+2.0	+.072	+0.5	+1.7		+0.9	+1.1	+.022
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		%
Robert Horry	23	33.8	11.7	1.8	4.3	6.1	3.6	1.5	0.9	1.2	3.0	4.3	9.8	.434	1.5	3.9	.382	1.7	2.2	.765
difference:	+11	+5.1	+4.5	+1.6	+0.6	+1.0	+2.7	+1.1	+1.4	-0.1	-0.7	+2.1	+1.4	+.141	+1.5	+3.9		+1.6	+2.2	+.010
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
	Robert Horry	Kevin McHale
Season	1994-95	1982-83
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Robert Horry	64	32.4	10.2	1.3	3.8	5.1	3.4	1.5	1.2	1.9	2.5	3.8	8.4	.447	1.3	3.5	.379	1.3	1.8	.761
difference:	+18	+3.8	+3.9	+1.3	+0.3	+1.6	+2.1	+1.1	+1.1		-0.4	+2.1	+2.5	+.094	+1.3	+3.5		+1.1	+1.5	+.044
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		%
Robert Horry	22	38.2	13.1	1.8	5.2	7.0	3.5	1.5	1.2	1.1	3.1	4.2	9.5	.445	2.0	5.0	.400	2.6	3.5	.744
difference:	+15	+12.9	+2.0	+0.3	+1.3	+1.0	+2.8	+1.1	+0.2	-0.3	-0.8	+0.7	+0.6	+.103	+2.0	+4.9	+.400	+1.2	+0.9	+.188
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
	Robert Horry	Kevin McHale
Season	1995-96	1983-84
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Robert Horry	71	37.1	12.0	1.4	4.4	5.8	4.0	1.6	1.5	2.3	2.8	4.2	10.3	.410	2.0	5.5	.366	1.6	2.0	.776
difference:	+11	+5.7	+6.4	+1.1	+0.5	+1.6	+2.7	+1.3		-0.5	-0.2	+3.0	+2.6	+.146	+2.0	+5.5		+2.5	+3.4	+.011
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		%
Robert Horry	8	38.5	13.1	1.9	5.3	7.1	3.0	2.6	1.6	1.9	3.6	4.6	11.4	.407	2.6	6.6	.396	1.3	2.9	.435
difference:	+15	+8.0	+1.7	+0.8	+1.8	+0.9	+1.8	+2.5	+0.1	-0.2	-0.3	+0.7	+0.8	+.097	+2.6	+6.5	+.396	+2.8	+2.4	+.342
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
	Robert Horry	Kevin McHale
Season	1996-97	1984-85
Team	Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Robert Horry	54	25.8	7.8	1.3	3.1	4.4	2.0	1.2	1.0	1.3	2.8	2.9	6.7	.436	0.9	2.9	.318	1.1	1.7	.667
difference:	+25	+7.8	+12.0	+1.6	+3.0	+4.6	+0.2	+0.8	+0.5	-0.7	-0.2	+4.8	+6.7	+.134	+0.9	+2.8	+.318	+3.4	+4.2	+.093
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		%
Robert Horry	9	31.1	6.7	1.3	4.0	5.3	1.4	1.1	0.8	1.2	3.0	1.9	4.2	.447	1.3	3.1	.429	1.6	2.0	.778
difference:	+12	+8.8	+15.4	+2.2	+2.4	+4.6	+0.1	+0.5	+1.4	-1.7	-0.5	+6.3	+10.2	+.121	+1.3	+3.1		+4.2	+5.1	+.029
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
	Robert Horry	Kevin McHale
Season	1997-98	1985-86
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Robert Horry	72	30.4	7.4	2.6	4.9	7.5	2.3	1.6	1.3	1.4	3.3	2.8	5.8	.476	0.3	1.3	.204	1.6	2.3	.692
difference:	+4	+4.9	+13.9	+0.1	+0.7	+0.6	+0.4	+1.2	+0.7	-0.8	-0.5	+5.5	+8.6	+.098	+0.3	+1.3		+3.2	+3.9	+.084
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		%
Robert Horry	13	32.4	8.6	2.6	3.8	6.5	3.1	1.1	1.1	1.4	3.5	3.0	5.4	.557	0.5	1.3	.353	2.2	3.2	.683
difference:	+5	+7.3	+16.3	+0.2	+2.0	+2.1	+0.4	+0.7	+1.3	-1.3	-0.1	+6.3	+10.7	+.022	+0.5	+1.2	+.353	+4.0	+4.6	+.111
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
	Robert Horry	Kevin McHale
Season	1998-99	1986-87
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Robert Horry	38	19.6	4.9	1.5	2.5	4.0	1.5	0.9	1.0	1.3	2.7	1.8	3.8	.459	0.5	1.2	.444	0.9	1.2	.739
difference:	+39	+20.1	+21.2	+1.7	+4.2	+5.9	+1.1	+0.4	+1.2	-1.3	-0.4	+8.5	+13.2	+.145	+0.5	+1.1	+.444	+4.7	+5.4	+.097
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		%
Robert Horry	8	22.1	5.0	1.3	3.3	4.5	1.4	0.8	0.8	0.9	3.6	1.5	3.3	.462	0.6	1.5	.417	1.4	1.8	.786
difference:	+13	+17.3	+16.1	+1.8	+2.8	+4.7	+0.5	+0.5	+0.6	-1.7	-0.2	+6.8	+10.9	+.122	+0.6	+1.5		+3.2	+4.2	+.024
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
	Robert Horry	Kevin McHale
Season	1999-00	1987-88
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Robert Horry	76	22.2	5.7	1.8	3.0	4.8	1.6	1.1	1.1	1.0	2.5	2.1	4.8	.438	0.4	1.2	.309	1.2	1.5	.788
difference:	+12	+15.1	+16.9	+0.7	+2.9	+3.6	+1.1	+0.7	+0.3	-1.2	-0.3	+6.5	+9.4	+.166	+0.4	+1.2		+4.2	+5.3	+.009
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		%
Robert Horry	23	27.0	7.6	1.7	3.7	5.3	2.5	0.9	0.8	1.3	3.8	2.6	6.3	.407	0.7	2.6	.288	1.7	2.5	.702
difference:	+6	+15.1	+17.8	+1.5	+1.1	+2.7	+0.1	+0.5	+1.0	-1.0		+6.7	+9.1	+.196	+0.6	+2.5	+.712	+5.1	+5.6	+.137
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
	Robert Horry	Kevin McHale
Season	2000-01	1988-89
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Robert Horry	79	20.1	5.2	1.2	2.6	3.7	1.6	0.7	0.7	1.0	2.7	1.9	4.8	.387	0.7	2.0	.346	0.7	1.1	.711
difference:	+1	+16.8	+17.3	+1.7	+2.7	+4.5	+0.6	+0.4	+0.5	-1.5	-0.2	+6.6	+10.7	+.159	+0.7	+1.9	+.346	+4.9	+5.7	+.107
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		%
Robert Horry	16	23.9	5.9	1.9	3.3	5.2	1.9	1.4	1.0	1.1	3.1	2.0	5.4	.368	1.1	2.9	.362	0.8	1.4	.591
difference:	+13	+14.4	+13.1	+0.4	+2.4	+2.8	+1.1	+1.1	+0.3	-0.2	-1.2	+4.7	+8.3	+.120	+1.1	+2.9		+4.9	+6.3	+.148
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
	Robert Horry	Kevin McHale
Season	2001-02	1989-90
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Robert Horry	81	26.4	6.8	1.6	4.3	5.9	2.9	1.0	1.1	1.1	2.6	2.3	5.7	.398	0.9	2.5	.374	1.3	1.7	.783
difference:	+1	+6.8	+14.1	+0.9	+1.5	+2.4	+0.8	+0.6	+0.8	-1.1	-0.4	+5.6	+8.7	+.151	+0.6	+1.7	+.041	+3.5	+3.7	+.110
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		%
Robert Horry	19	37.1	9.3	1.9	6.2	8.1	3.2	1.7	0.8	1.6	3.5	3.2	7.2	.449	1.3	3.3	.387	1.6	2.0	.789
difference:	+14	+1.3	+12.7	+0.3		+0.3	+0.6	+1.3	+1.2	-1.2	-0.1	+5.2	+6.6	+.160	+1.1	+2.7	+.054	+3.4	+3.8	+.073
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
	Robert Horry	Kevin McHale
Season	2002-03	1990-91
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West 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		%
Robert Horry	80	29.3	6.5	2.3	4.2	6.4	2.9	1.2	0.8	1.4	3.1	2.3	6.0	.387	0.6	2.2	.288	1.3	1.7	.769
difference:	+12	+1.1	+11.9	+0.2	+0.7	+0.7	+1.0	+0.8	+1.3	-0.7	-0.2	+5.1	+7.4	+.166	+0.4	+1.7	+.117	+2.1	+2.3	+.060
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		%
Robert Horry	12	31.0	5.6	1.9	4.8	6.7	3.1	1.3	1.0	1.4	3.1	2.5	7.8	.319	0.2	3.2	.053	0.4	0.8	.556
difference:	+1	+3.2	+15.1	+0.3	+0.1	+0.2	+1.3	+0.8	+0.3	-0.1	-0.7	+4.6	+5.7	+.208	+0.3	+2.2	+.492	+5.6	+6.5	+.269
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 13
	Robert Horry	Kevin McHale
Season	2004-05	1992-93
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Robert Horry	75	18.6	6.0	1.2	2.4	3.6	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.9	1.8	2.1	5.0	.419	0.7	1.8	.370	1.1	1.5	.789
difference:	+4	+4.7	+4.7	+0.1	+1.3	+1.4	+0.1	+0.7		-0.4		+2.1	+4.1	+.040	+0.7	+1.5	+.259	+1.2	+1.2	+.052
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		%
Robert Horry	23	27.1	9.3	2.0	3.4	5.4	2.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	2.3	3.2	7.1	.448	1.7	3.7	.447	1.3	1.8	.732
difference:	+19	+1.2	+9.7	+0.3	+1.6	+1.9	+1.2	+0.4	+0.9	-0.4	-0.8	+4.8	+6.7	+.134	+1.7	+3.7		+1.7	+1.7	+.125
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