Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and David Thompson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and David Thompson 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 7 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 6-1 winning record over David Thompson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
David Thompson:
1976-77 to 1983-84
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
6
6
0
David Thompson
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Kevin McHale 13.0 6.3 0.6 0.1
David Thompson 9.4 3.0 0.90.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Kevin McHale 21 12 2 1
David Thompson 20 7 3 1
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Kevin McHale 4

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6

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2

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0

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David Thompson 2

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0

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2

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3

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Both had same stat 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. 23, 1980
1. Celtics 136   Kevin McHale 11 4 1 0 3 2 5 19 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 128   David Thompson 10 3 0 1 0 3 1 23 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 1981
2. Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 4 4 0 0 4 12 0-4 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nuggets 118   David Thompson 10 1 3 0 0 5 19 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 1982
3. Celtics 145   Kevin McHale 8 3 0 1 1 0 3 14 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 144   David Thompson 9 3 0 1 0 2 2 14 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1983
4. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 13 5 2 0 1 1 2 26 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Supersonics 100   David Thompson 9 4 2 0 0 4 0 24 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 09, 1983
5. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 20 8 0 0 1 0 3 29 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Supersonics 112   David Thompson 20 7 1 1 0 4 1 28 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1984
6. Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 14 8 0 0 1 3 4 28 3-10 .300 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Supersonics 100   David Thompson 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 04, 1984
7. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 21 12 1 0 1 0 2 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Supersonics 93   David Thompson 8 2 0 1 1 2 2 16 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-3 .667