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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Mychal 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 25 times in NBA games. Mychal Thompson has a 14-11 winning record over Kevin McHale, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Mychal Thompson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Mychal Thompson:
1978-79 to 1990-91
25 Games played
19 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
11
9
2
Mychal Thompson
14
10
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 16.9 7.9 1.6 0.41.3
Mychal Thompson 13.2 7.3 2.10.80.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 26 14 5 24
Mychal Thompson 29 16 6 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 16

games		 13

games		 9

games		 4

games		11

games
Mychal Thompson 8

games 		11

games		 13

games		 10

games		5

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 3

games		 11

games		9

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   Mychal Thompson 13 9 1 3 0 5 1 32 5-14 .357 0-0 - 3-6 .500
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   Mychal Thompson 22 10 4 1 2 1 2 40 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 0-1 .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   Mychal Thompson 16 9 3 1 0 6 3 43 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-7 .571
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   Mychal Thompson 29 11 6 0 2 2 4 45 11-15 .733 0-0 - 7-10 .700
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   Mychal Thompson 23 13 5 0 0 4 5 41 8-18 .444 0-0 - 7-8 .875
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   Mychal Thompson 19 12 5 1 0 2 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 5-10 .500
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   Mychal Thompson 17 16 3 2 0 3 2 38 6-15 .400 0-0 - 5-7 .714
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   Mychal Thompson 6 14 4 2 0 5 3 39 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
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   Mychal Thompson 18 4 2 0 2 3 2 40 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-3 .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   Mychal Thompson 17 10 6 3 0 5 4 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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   Mychal Thompson 13 6 2 0 1 1 4 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1986
12. Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 23 12 3 0 3 7 5 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Spurs 96   Mychal Thompson 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 13 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 15, 1987
13. Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 23 10 3 0 1 3 4 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 106   Mychal Thompson 10 4 1 0 0 3 5 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1987
14. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 15 5 0 0 1 4 3 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 126   Mychal Thompson 4 3 1 2 0 0 4 18 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 04, 1987
15. Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 20 2 3 0 0 3 3 34 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 141   Mychal Thompson 4 4 0 0 3 0 3 24 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jun. 07, 1987
16. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 21 10 5 0 1 2 2 43 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 103   Mychal Thompson 10 3 0 0 2 0 3 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 09, 1987
17. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 25 13 0 0 2 1 5 45 10-14 .714 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Lakers 107   Mychal Thompson 16 9 2 2 0 0 3 33 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Jun. 11, 1987
18. Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 22 14 2 1 0 2 1 40 8-15 .533 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Lakers 108   Mychal Thompson 18 3 0 0 0 2 5 32 4-6 .667 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Jun. 14, 1987
19. Celtics 93   Kevin McHale 20 10 2 0 2 3 4 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 106   Mychal Thompson 15 9 1 1 2 1 3 37 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1987
20. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 10 8 4 2 1 3 3 37 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 115   Mychal Thompson 9 4 0 1 1 3 1 25 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 14, 1988
21. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 24 9 0 1 1 3 2 41 11-14 .786 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 115   Mychal Thompson 12 11 0 1 1 1 2 31 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-5 .400
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1988
22. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 16 13 3 0 1 1 4 44 8-10 .800 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 96   Mychal Thompson 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 19, 1989
23. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 26 12 2 0 2 3 4 42 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 119   Mychal Thompson 8 3 1 1 2 1 5 27 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 1990
24. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 21 4 1 0 1 1 5 34 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Lakers 116   Mychal Thompson 6 8 2 0 0 0 4 28 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1991
25. Celtics 87   Kevin McHale 15 8 3 0 0 4 3 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 104   Mychal Thompson 17 4 0 0 0 0 5 30 6-7 .857 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
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