Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Melvin Turpin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Melvin Turpin 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 25 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 19-6 winning record over Melvin Turpin, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Melvin Turpin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Melvin Turpin:
1984-85 to 1989-90
25 Games played
21 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
19
16
3
Melvin Turpin
6
5
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 21.2 9.6 2.0 0.41.6
Melvin Turpin 7.7 3.8 0.50.50.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 31 15 4 35
Melvin Turpin 22 9 2 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 24

games		 23

games		 21

games		 5

games		15

games
Melvin Turpin 1

game 		1

game		 3

games		 7

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 13

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1984
1. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 12 7 1 0 1 4 2 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 104   Melvin Turpin 14 7 0 1 1 0 1 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 02, 1984
2. Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 30 7 2 0 2 0 2 31 13-22 .591 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 99   Melvin Turpin 11 4 0 0 1 1 2 23 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 06, 1985
3. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 16 7 4 2 1 2 0 44 6-18 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 108   Melvin Turpin 12 4 0 0 3 2 3 21 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1985
4. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 19 14 3 0 1 5 6 37 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 96   Melvin Turpin 4 2 0 2 0 0 3 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1985
5. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 25 11 2 1 1 0 0 34 9-14 .643 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Cavaliers 115   Melvin Turpin 19 7 1 2 1 2 1 28 9-12 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
6. Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 26 12 1 2 2 3 4 40 9-14 .643 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Cavaliers 123   Melvin Turpin 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1985
7. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 19 7 1 3 5 4 3 47 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 106   Melvin Turpin 9 3 0 2 0 2 1 19 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 23, 1985
8. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 21 11 1 0 2 2 3 42 5-10 .500 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Cavaliers 105   Melvin Turpin 10 3 0 2 1 1 2 14 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 1985
9. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 11 6 1 0 1 4 6 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 115   Melvin Turpin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1985
10. Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 21 15 3 0 1 0 4 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Cavaliers 100   Melvin Turpin 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 21 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 14, 1985
11. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 13 12 3 0 0 5 4 39 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Melvin Turpin 6 8 2 0 1 2 3 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 08, 1986
12. Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 24 13 4 0 1 3 2 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Cavaliers 95   Melvin Turpin 12 9 0 1 2 0 2 23 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1986
13. Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 13 6 0 0 1 4 2 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Cavaliers 96   Melvin Turpin 8 4 1 0 1 3 2 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1986
14. Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 19 10 2 2 1 2 2 33 4-13 .308 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
Cavaliers 105   Melvin Turpin 16 4 0 0 1 0 4 23 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 11, 1986
15. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 30 7 0 0 1 3 4 35 12-14 .857 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 104   Melvin Turpin 14 4 2 0 1 1 4 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1986
16. Celtics 86   Kevin McHale 31 12 4 0 4 0 4 42 11-22 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Cavaliers 88   Melvin Turpin 8 3 0 0 2 2 1 18 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1987
17. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 27 12 1 0 1 4 3 43 11-17 .647 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Cavaliers 102   Melvin Turpin 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 06 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1987
18. Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 22 5 1 0 1 1 1 33 11-15 .733 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 88   Melvin Turpin 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1987
19. Celtics 83   Kevin McHale 23 11 1 0 3 2 5 40 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 107   Melvin Turpin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1987
20. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 20 13 1 0 1 3 1 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jazz 111   Melvin Turpin 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 1988
21. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 24 6 3 0 3 2 3 34 8-12 .667 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Jazz 99   Melvin Turpin 22 7 2 0 0 3 1 23 10-11 .909 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1990
22. Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 18 7 2 1 1 2 5 20 5-8 .625 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bullets 101   Melvin Turpin 5 5 0 0 2 2 4 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 06, 1990
23. Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 9 8 3 0 3 2 3 34 2-9 .222 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bullets 88   Melvin Turpin 2 5 0 1 1 1 5 23 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 25, 1990
24. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 25 14 4 0 2 3 1 36 12-18 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bullets 99   Melvin Turpin 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1990
25. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 31 8 3 0 1 4 2 32 11-17 .647 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Bullets 115   Melvin Turpin 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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