Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson 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 6 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 5-1 winning record over Dennis Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
1
1
0
Kevin McHale
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 19.2 5.2 3.7 1.50.5
Kevin McHale 10.8 7.0 0.80.52.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 30 9 9 31
Kevin McHale 24 11 2 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 5

games
1

game
6

games
3

games
0

games
Kevin McHale 1

game
3

games
0

games
2

games
5

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
0

games
1

game
1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1980
1. Suns 97   Dennis Johnson 30 5 3 3 1 1 5 41 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 11-13 .846
Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 8 3 0 0 3 3 3 17 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 07, 1981
2. Suns 90   Dennis Johnson 11 4 2 1 0 4 2 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 10 8 1 2 3 3 0 31 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 1982
3. Suns 112   Dennis Johnson 30 6 3 3 0 3 3 39 12-21 .571 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 7 6 1 0 1 0 4 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 14, 1982
4. Suns 92   Dennis Johnson 9 3 2 2 1 3 2 32 3-15 .200 0-2 .000 3-6 .500
Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 8 11 1 0 2 2 3 30 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1983
5. Suns 104   Dennis Johnson 20 4 3 0 1 2 1 38 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 24 5 2 0 1 3 4 39 8-14 .571 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Feb. 26, 1983
6. Suns 101   Dennis Johnson 15 9 9 0 0 1 2 35 5-10 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 8 9 0 1 3 1 4 22 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -