Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Gene Banks and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Gene Banks 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 22 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 21-1 winning record over Gene Banks, including a 5-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Gene Banks:
1981-82 to 1986-87
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
22 Games played
17 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Gene Banks
1
1
0
Kevin McHale
21
16
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gene Banks 7.8 3.3 2.1 0.50.0
Kevin McHale 22.3 8.5 3.00.12.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gene Banks 20 9 6 21
Kevin McHale 31 15 6 16
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gene Banks 1

game
2

games
6

games
7

games
0

games
Kevin McHale 21

games
20

games
14

games
0

games
22

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
15

games
0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1982
1. Spurs 101   Gene Banks 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 08 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 18 13 1 0 4 2 3 46 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 19, 1982
2. Spurs 110   Gene Banks 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 134   Kevin McHale 17 8 1 1 1 1 3 29 6-14 .429 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1982
3. Spurs 111   Gene Banks 0 3 6 0 0 1 3 29 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 13 6 0 0 3 1 5 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 07, 1983
4. Spurs 113   Gene Banks 20 5 3 1 0 7 1 34 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 14 2 2 1 2 4 1 25 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1983
5. Spurs 106   Gene Banks 12 9 3 0 0 1 5 26 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 130   Kevin McHale 22 3 1 0 1 0 0 20 8-10 .800 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Dec. 27, 1983
6. Spurs 100   Gene Banks 16 4 3 1 0 0 2 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 20 6 2 0 2 1 2 25 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1984
7. Spurs 112   Gene Banks 7 5 1 0 0 1 4 26 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 26 12 3 0 3 0 2 35 10-11 .909 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Feb. 27, 1985
8. Spurs 102   Gene Banks 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 09 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 18 14 0 0 2 5 5 41 9-16 .563 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
9. Bulls 104   Gene Banks 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 27 11 6 0 1 0 3 44 11-17 .647 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Dec. 17, 1985
10. Bulls 116   Gene Banks 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 24 9 4 0 1 1 2 39 9-19 .474 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 04, 1986
11. Bulls 94   Gene Banks 10 1 2 2 0 2 0 26 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 23 8 3 0 1 2 3 34 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 05, 1986
12. Bulls 97   Gene Banks 14 2 4 1 0 3 5 36 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 17 5 5 0 3 1 4 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 21, 1986
13. Bulls 105   Gene Banks 10 3 3 1 0 2 2 23 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 22 4 5 0 2 1 1 26 10-12 .833 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1986
14. Bulls 104   Gene Banks 4 3 1 1 0 1 5 23 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 27 10 4 0 2 3 4 40 10-11 .909 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Apr. 20, 1986
15. Bulls 131   Gene Banks 8 3 3 0 0 1 2 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2OT Celtics 135   Kevin McHale 27 15 4 0 6 4 4 51 10-22 .455 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Apr. 22, 1986
16. Bulls 104   Gene Banks 10 4 1 0 0 2 3 21 5-8 .625 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 31 5 4 0 1 1 4 36 11-15 .733 0-0 - 9-10 .900
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1987
17. Bulls 99   Gene Banks 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 13 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 29 9 3 0 2 1 2 41 10-14 .714 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Jan. 27, 1987
18. Bulls 97   Gene Banks 4 8 2 2 0 2 5 25 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 30 12 6 0 4 2 5 43 13-21 .619 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 28, 1987
19. Bulls 103   Gene Banks 13 4 3 1 1 0 2 30 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 132   Kevin McHale 22 6 3 1 2 3 1 32 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 17, 1987
20. Bulls 105   Gene Banks 8 2 4 0 0 0 3 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 22 14 3 0 1 2 1 42 11-17 .647 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1987
21. Bulls 104   Gene Banks 19 5 2 0 0 2 4 37 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 21 6 2 0 1 4 2 44 10-21 .476 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 26, 1987
22. Bulls 96   Gene Banks 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 20 10 4 0 1 2 4 44 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667