Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Charles Barkley and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Charles Barkley 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 40 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 22-18 winning record over Charles Barkley, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Charles Barkley:
1984-85 to 1999-00
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
40 Games played
35 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Charles Barkley
18
17
1
Kevin McHale
22
18
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 21.6 9.9 3.3 1.50.9
Kevin McHale 20.4 7.9 2.70.61.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 40 20 11 54
Kevin McHale 34 17 9 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 22

games
25

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18

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25

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5

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Kevin McHale 18

games
13

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12

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5

games
25

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

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10

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10

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10

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1984
1. 76ers 119   Charles Barkley 27 7 3 0 0 4 6 31 9-13 .692 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Celtics 130   Kevin McHale 18 8 2 0 0 1 5 35 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 12, 1984
2. 76ers 110   Charles Barkley 17 12 0 2 1 5 1 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 8 3 2 0 2 2 4 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 20, 1985
3. 76ers 97   Charles Barkley 16 12 3 0 0 1 3 26 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 17 9 3 0 1 1 4 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 30, 1985
4. 76ers 122   Charles Barkley 12 3 1 0 1 0 3 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 18 7 1 2 5 2 2 30 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 29, 1985
5. 76ers 108   Charles Barkley 18 5 1 1 1 5 4 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 22 13 1 0 1 2 6 32 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 09, 1985
6. 76ers 113   Charles Barkley 11 9 2 1 1 2 3 31 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 23 10 0 2 0 2 1 29 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 12, 1985
7. 76ers 93   Charles Barkley 10 12 0 1 0 2 5 24 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 28 5 2 1 2 1 1 42 9-14 .643 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
May. 14, 1985
8. 76ers 98   Charles Barkley 9 10 1 1 1 2 2 35 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 22 11 3 1 5 1 1 44 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
May. 18, 1985
9. 76ers 94   Charles Barkley 23 11 2 3 1 3 2 39 10-20 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 14 9 2 2 5 6 3 42 5-6 .833 0-0 - 4-5 .800
May. 19, 1985
10. 76ers 115   Charles Barkley 15 20 3 3 1 2 5 34 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 0-2 .000
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 25 17 2 0 4 2 3 40 10-22 .455 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 22, 1985
11. 76ers 100   Charles Barkley 13 3 2 2 3 2 3 37 4-8 .500 3-3 1.000 2-4 .500
Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 17 14 3 0 2 1 2 42 6-15 .400 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1985
12. 76ers 103   Charles Barkley 3 5 0 2 0 3 3 25 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 32 11 2 1 2 1 1 40 11-21 .524 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Nov. 26, 1985
13. 76ers 91   Charles Barkley 24 6 0 3 2 4 5 35 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 20 13 5 0 2 5 3 42 10-16 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 1985
14. 76ers 108   Charles Barkley 18 12 4 5 2 5 4 36 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 34 10 2 2 4 2 5 44 11-21 .524 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Mar. 16, 1986
15. 76ers 101   Charles Barkley 13 12 1 1 0 3 2 35 4-10 .400 1-1 1.000 4-8 .500
Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 22 6 2 0 3 1 4 37 10-14 .714 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Apr. 06, 1986
16. 76ers 95   Charles Barkley 14 14 6 1 3 4 5 38 5-16 .313 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Celtics 94   Kevin McHale 10 9 5 0 1 4 3 38 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1986
17. 76ers 102   Charles Barkley 17 11 5 1 3 0 3 32 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Celtics 100   Kevin McHale 29 15 5 3 4 3 5 42 12-18 .667 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Dec. 05, 1986
18. 76ers 106   Charles Barkley 23 14 3 0 0 8 5 36 9-15 .600 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 22 7 5 0 1 2 5 40 11-17 .647 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 19, 1986
19. 76ers 122   Charles Barkley 15 14 11 3 0 7 1 44 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 100   Kevin McHale 26 5 2 0 0 2 0 36 11-22 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 25, 1987
20. 76ers 96   Charles Barkley 18 11 2 0 1 4 3 33 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 30 9 1 3 2 2 2 38 13-19 .684 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 05, 1987
21. 76ers 106   Charles Barkley 28 18 6 3 4 4 5 47 11-17 .647 0-0 - 6-10 .600
OT Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 29 6 2 1 1 1 5 47 12-19 .632 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1987
22. 76ers 87   Charles Barkley 18 2 1 1 0 4 2 25 7-10 .700 1-2 .500 3-6 .500
Celtics 124   Kevin McHale 12 7 3 0 1 1 4 18 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 22, 1987
23. 76ers 115   Charles Barkley 40 11 1 3 2 5 6 42 15-27 .556 1-3 .333 9-13 .692
Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 12 7 1 0 4 2 1 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 25, 1988
24. 76ers 97   Charles Barkley 29 7 3 1 0 5 5 39 11-16 .688 1-1 1.000 6-10 .600
Celtics 93   Kevin McHale 20 11 9 2 1 3 3 44 6-11 .545 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Apr. 10, 1988
25. 76ers 108   Charles Barkley 28 12 1 0 1 0 2 45 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 14-18 .778
Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 24 6 3 0 1 3 4 37 10-12 .833 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1988
26. 76ers 129   Charles Barkley 24 6 2 1 0 1 3 28 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 19 4 1 0 0 3 3 30 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 09, 1988
27. 76ers 107   Charles Barkley 35 13 5 0 1 4 2 44 11-19 .579 1-1 1.000 12-13 .923
Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 16 13 4 0 1 2 2 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 1989
28. 76ers 115   Charles Barkley 23 11 4 0 1 1 3 40 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 9-13 .692
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 31 11 3 0 2 2 2 44 14-19 .737 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 20, 1989
29. 76ers 109   Charles Barkley 30 7 6 1 0 2 3 44 11-20 .550 0-5 .000 8-8 1.000
Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 23 1 5 1 2 2 6 37 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1989
30. 76ers 94   Charles Barkley 16 6 5 3 0 5 4 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Celtics 96   Kevin McHale 15 3 1 0 2 1 3 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Dec. 22, 1989
31. 76ers 89   Charles Barkley 23 12 3 4 1 3 3 39 9-20 .450 0-3 .000 5-10 .500
Celtics 88   Kevin McHale 14 3 1 1 2 1 4 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 11, 1990
32. 76ers 105   Charles Barkley 22 9 7 2 0 3 3 42 7-17 .412 1-2 .500 7-12 .583
Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 27 10 7 0 0 1 5 42 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Mar. 28, 1990
33. 76ers 122   Charles Barkley 22 10 8 0 0 1 2 37 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 9 1 3 0 1 1 3 29 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1990
34. 76ers 116   Charles Barkley 37 13 8 1 0 2 1 45 16-23 .696 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 29 10 5 0 2 1 1 37 13-22 .591 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 19, 1990
35. 76ers 105   Charles Barkley 35 9 1 1 0 3 1 42 16-29 .552 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 23 6 1 0 1 1 0 29 10-18 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 18, 1991
36. 76ers 122   Charles Barkley 21 6 3 2 0 0 1 24 10-15 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 97   Kevin McHale 18 4 3 0 0 2 3 28 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1991
37. 76ers 97   Charles Barkley 28 11 1 1 0 1 1 36 12-17 .706 0-2 .000 4-9 .444
Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 14 3 2 0 0 0 0 23 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 14, 1992
38. 76ers 94   Charles Barkley 19 7 3 3 0 2 1 43 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 9-16 .563
Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 20 12 3 0 2 0 2 37 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1993
39. Suns 110   Charles Barkley 32 12 9 2 4 4 2 43 14-20 .700 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Celtics 97   Kevin McHale 17 7 1 0 1 1 2 33 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
Apr. 02, 1993
40. Suns 118   Charles Barkley 37 11 6 1 0 1 2 39 13-25 .520 3-7 .429 8-8 1.000
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 17 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -