Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ben McDonald and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ben McDonald and Kevin McHale played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 7 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 7-0 winning record over Ben McDonald. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Ben McDonald:
1985-86 to 1988-89
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Ben McDonald
0
0
0
Kevin McHale
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McDonald 3.4 2.4 1.1 0.70.0
Kevin McHale 21.4 9.6 1.30.31.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McDonald 10 4 4 20
Kevin McHale 30 17 4 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McDonald 0

games
0

games
3

games
3

games
0

games
Kevin McHale 7

games
7

games
2

games
1

game
6

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
3

games
1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 18, 1986
1. Cavaliers 96   Ben McDonald 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 19 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 13 6 0 0 1 4 2 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 01, 1986
2. Cavaliers 105   Ben McDonald 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 16 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 19 10 2 2 1 2 2 33 4-13 .308 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
Apr. 11, 1986
3. Cavaliers 104   Ben McDonald 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 15 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 30 7 0 0 1 3 4 35 12-14 .857 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1986
4. Warriors 120   Ben McDonald 2 4 2 0 0 0 3 15 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 135   Kevin McHale 23 17 0 0 3 3 2 40 8-13 .615 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Feb. 12, 1987
5. Warriors 112   Ben McDonald 10 3 2 0 0 1 4 22 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 134   Kevin McHale 20 11 1 0 2 2 2 34 6-9 .667 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1988
6. Warriors 110   Ben McDonald 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 14 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 26 9 4 0 0 4 5 42 8-12 .667 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Jan. 18, 1988
7. Warriors 101   Ben McDonald 7 3 4 1 0 1 2 31 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 19 7 2 0 1 1 1 30 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-3 1.000