Darius Garland vs. Kevin McHale: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Darius Garland and Kevin McHale all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Darius Garland, with a career spanning 6 seasons from 2020 to 2025, and Kevin McHale, with 13 seasons played from 1981 to 1993, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Darius Garland vs. Kevin McHale
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland Kevin McHale Darius Garland Kevin McHale
Points
+300th
97th
+300th
22nd
Rebounds
+300th
114th
+300th
34th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
164th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
226th
Blocks
+300th
32nd
+300th
10th
Years613313

Darius Garland vs. Kevin McHale
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland Kevin McHale Darius Garland Kevin McHale
Points
--
143rd
167th
123rd
Rebounds
--
207th
+300th
188th
Assists
42nd
+300th
80th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
262nd
+300th
Blocks
--
39th
+300th
49th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Kevin McHale Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
97th
+203 7,204 vs. 17,33510,131
Rebounds
+300th
114th
+186 1,015 vs. 7,1226,107
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,558 vs. 1,670888
Steals
+300th
+300th
447 vs. 344103
Blocks
+300th
32nd
+268 44 vs. 1,6901,646
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
60th
+240 194 vs. 2,3582,164
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
111st
+189 821 vs. 4,7643,943
Field Goals Made
+300th
87th
+213 2,635 vs. 6,8304,195
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
155th
+145 5,818 vs. 12,3346,516
3-Pointers Made
215th
+300th
+85 897 vs. 41856
3-Pointers Attempted
234th
+300th
+66 2,313 vs. 1572,156
Free Throws Made
+300th
102nd
+198 1,037 vs. 3,6342,597
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
110th
+190 1,196 vs. 4,5543,358

Games and Years:

Darius Garland Kevin McHale Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
184th
+116 382 vs. 971589
Seasons
+300th
292nd
+8 6 vs. 137

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland Kevin McHale Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
152nd
276th
124 5 vs. 23
50+ point games
76th
76th
0 1 vs. 10
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Kevin McHale Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
22nd
+278 381 vs. 3,1822,801
Rebounds
+300th
34th
+266 63 vs. 1,2531,190
Assists
+300th
164th
+136 120 vs. 274154
Steals
+300th
226th
+74 23 vs. 6542
Blocks
+300th
10th
+290 3 vs. 281278
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
14th
+286 2 vs. 456454
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
37th
+263 61 vs. 797736
Field Goals Made
+300th
22nd
+278 137 vs. 1,2041,067
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
39th
+261 320 vs. 2,1451,825
3-Pointers Made
298th
+300th
+2 47 vs. 839
3-Pointers Attempted
292nd
+300th
+8 137 vs. 21116
Free Throws Made
+300th
22nd
+278 60 vs. 766706
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
25th
+275 70 vs. 972902

Games and Years:

Darius Garland Kevin McHale Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
29th
+271 22 vs. 169147
Playoffs
+300th
45th
+255 3 vs. 1310

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland Kevin McHale Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Kevin McHale Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
143rd
18.86 vs. 17.851.01
Rebounds per game
--
207th
2.66 vs. 7.334.68
Assists per game
42nd
+300th
+258 6.70 vs. 1.724.98
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.17 vs. 0.350.82
Blocks per game
--
39th
0.12 vs. 1.741.63
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
107th
0.51 vs. 2.431.92
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
160th
2.15 vs. 4.912.76
Field Goals Made per game
--
116th
6.90 vs. 7.030.14
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
262nd
15.23 vs. 12.702.53
3-Pointers Made per game
31st
+300th
+269 2.35 vs. 0.042.31
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
6.05 vs. 0.165.89
Free Throws Made per game
--
159th
2.71 vs. 3.741.03
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
163rd
3.13 vs. 4.691.56

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Kevin McHale Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
167th
123rd
44 17.32 vs. 18.831.51
Rebounds per game
+300th
188th
+112 2.86 vs. 7.414.55
Assists per game
80th
+300th
+220 5.45 vs. 1.623.83
Steals per game
262nd
+300th
+38 1.05 vs. 0.380.66
Blocks per game
+300th
49th
+251 0.14 vs. 1.661.53
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
89th
+211 0.09 vs. 2.702.61
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
185th
+115 2.77 vs. 4.721.94
Field Goals Made per game
188th
119th
69 6.23 vs. 7.120.90
Field Goals Attempted per game
159th
260th
101 14.55 vs. 12.691.85
3-Pointers Made per game
45th
+300th
+255 2.14 vs. 0.052.09
3-Pointers Attempted per game
29th
+300th
+271 6.23 vs. 0.126.10
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
109th
+191 2.73 vs. 4.531.81
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
121st
+179 3.18 vs. 5.752.57

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.