Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Jim Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Jim Paxson 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 13 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 9-4 winning record over Jim Paxson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Jim Paxson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Jim Paxson:
1979-80 to 1989-90
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
9
9
0
Jim Paxson
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 15.7 6.5 1.1 0.51.6
Jim Paxson 16.5 1.9 3.11.20.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 37 10 4 24
Jim Paxson 26 5 6 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 5

games		 13

games		 2

games		 3

games		10

games
Jim Paxson 8

games 		0

games		 11

games		 9

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		3

games

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
%
Nov. 26, 1980
1. Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 13 7 1 2 4 0 3 23 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Trail Blazers 101   Jim Paxson 16 4 3 2 0 1 2 36 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Jan. 04, 1981
2. Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 19 4 1 0 1 1 3 25 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 17 2 3 1 0 2 0 36 7-16 .438 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1982
3. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 12 9 0 1 0 0 3 31 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Trail Blazers 123   Jim Paxson 15 0 1 0 0 2 3 23 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 19, 1982
4. Celtics 127   Kevin McHale 9 6 1 0 1 3 4 23 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 117   Jim Paxson 26 1 5 2 0 2 1 38 12-18 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1982
5. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 10 5 0 1 4 1 4 24 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 95   Jim Paxson 7 1 3 4 0 0 1 30 3-12 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 17, 1983
6. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 21 3 2 0 0 0 4 30 7-10 .700 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Trail Blazers 121   Jim Paxson 25 1 5 1 0 1 2 29 9-16 .563 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1983
7. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 6 5 1 0 2 1 4 27 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Trail Blazers 106   Jim Paxson 11 2 3 2 0 1 4 37 4-15 .267 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 19, 1984
8. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 15 6 0 0 2 1 4 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Trail Blazers 101   Jim Paxson 24 1 1 1 0 2 1 38 10-17 .588 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1985
9. Celtics 128   Kevin McHale 10 8 1 0 1 0 3 29 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Trail Blazers 127   Jim Paxson 24 3 5 1 1 1 2 35 10-19 .526 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Feb. 12, 1985
10. Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 8 5 1 0 1 2 1 25 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 21 2 6 1 0 2 2 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1985
11. Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 19 10 0 1 1 4 3 39 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Trail Blazers 121   Jim Paxson 16 5 3 0 0 3 2 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 13, 1987
12. Celtics 131   Kevin McHale 37 7 4 1 1 2 1 39 14-19 .737 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Trail Blazers 116   Jim Paxson 10 3 1 0 0 1 0 30 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 19, 1988
13. Celtics 124   Kevin McHale 25 10 2 0 3 0 3 36 11-16 .688 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 104   Jim Paxson 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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