Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Danny Ainge and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Danny Ainge 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 8 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 4-4. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Danny Ainge:
1981-82 to 1994-95
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Danny Ainge
4
4
0
Kevin McHale
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Danny Ainge 13.0 3.0 3.8 0.80.5
Kevin McHale 14.8 5.1 2.00.41.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Danny Ainge 39 6 10 22
Kevin McHale 22 11 6 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Danny Ainge 1

game
1

game
6

games
4

games
1

game
Kevin McHale 5

games
6

games
0

games
1

game
3

games
Both had same stat 2

games
1

game
2

games
3

games
4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1989
1. Kings 112   Danny Ainge 39 6 9 1 2 3 5 45 12-21 .571 2-5 .400 13-13 1.000
OT Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 13 11 5 0 1 1 2 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Feb. 04, 1990
2. Kings 89   Danny Ainge 2 4 10 1 0 1 4 29 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 21 5 6 0 0 3 3 23 7-10 .700 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 03, 1991
3. Trail Blazers 116   Danny Ainge 17 0 3 2 0 0 3 23 7-11 .636 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 17 7 2 0 1 1 5 27 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Mar. 10, 1991
4. Trail Blazers 109   Danny Ainge 4 4 2 0 0 1 5 18 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 12 4 1 2 4 1 3 38 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1991
5. Trail Blazers 116   Danny Ainge 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 22 1-6 .167 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Celtics 90   Kevin McHale 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 19 5-15 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1992
6. Trail Blazers 148   Danny Ainge 19 3 3 1 0 0 3 18 6-11 .545 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
2OT Celtics 152   Kevin McHale 22 5 0 1 1 1 6 37 6-12 .500 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1993
7. Suns 110   Danny Ainge 11 4 2 0 1 2 2 32 4-11 .364 3-7 .429 0-0 -
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
8. Suns 118   Danny Ainge 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 24 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 17 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -