Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Bill Willoughby

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Bill Willoughby 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 16 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 11-5 winning record over Bill Willoughby, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Bill Willoughby:
1975-76 to 1983-84
16 Games played
10 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
11
7
4
Bill Willoughby
5
3
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 11.0 4.9 0.8 0.11.7
Bill Willoughby 4.8 3.1 1.20.40.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 25 14 2 15
Bill Willoughby 14 7 4 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 10

games
8

games
5

games
2

games
9

games
Bill Willoughby 5

games
4

games
6

games
5

games
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
4

games
5

games
9

games
4

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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. 19, 1980
1. Celtics 133   Kevin McHale 12 4 1 0 1 2 27 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 119   Bill Willoughby 2 2 0 0 0 2 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 04, 1981
2. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 10 4 0 0 0 1 21 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 101   Bill Willoughby 8 4 4 0 0 4 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1981
3. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 95   Bill Willoughby 2 4 0 2 1 1 2 13 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 07, 1981
4. Celtics 90   Kevin McHale 12 5 2 0 3 3 5 26 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 92   Bill Willoughby 14 5 1 1 2 0 1 25 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 09, 1981
5. Celtics 94   Kevin McHale 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Rockets 71   Bill Willoughby 12 7 0 2 1 2 3 31 2-12 .167 0-0 - 8-9 .889
May. 10, 1981
6. Celtics 86   Kevin McHale 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 91   Bill Willoughby 8 2 2 0 1 1 2 24 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 12, 1981
7. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 15 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Rockets 80   Bill Willoughby 4 5 0 1 1 2 3 17 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 14, 1981
8. Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 91   Bill Willoughby 5 4 4 1 0 2 5 24 1-7 .143 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
9. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 11 6 0 0 2 0 21 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 106   Bill Willoughby 0 0 1 0 2 2 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1982
10. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 13 6 0 0 3 1 5 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Spurs 111   Bill Willoughby 14 3 1 0 0 0 2 26 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 07, 1983
11. Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 14 2 2 1 2 4 1 25 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 113   Bill Willoughby 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 18 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 1983
12. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 20 14 2 0 5 5 5 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 93   Bill Willoughby 2 3 2 0 0 1 2 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1983
13. Celtics 125   Kevin McHale 25 6 2 0 4 1 2 34 9-12 .750 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Nets 113   Bill Willoughby 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 10 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1984
14. Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 10 3 1 0 3 3 4 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nets 115   Bill Willoughby 4 4 1 0 0 3 2 16 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 1984
15. Celtics 97   Kevin McHale 21 10 0 1 2 0 5 46 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Nets 101   Bill Willoughby 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 1984
16. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 12 4 0 0 1 1 3 21 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nets 111   Bill Willoughby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -