Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Mike Dunleavy and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Mike Dunleavy and Kevin McHale 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 20 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 16-4 winning record over Mike Dunleavy, including an 8-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Mike Dunleavy:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
20 Games played
9 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Mike Dunleavy
4
1
3
Kevin McHale
16
8
8

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike Dunleavy 10.3 2.4 3.1 0.60.1
Kevin McHale 10.8 5.1 1.20.21.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike Dunleavy 28 6 7 21
Kevin McHale 24 10 4 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike Dunleavy 10

games
4

games
13

games
7

games
1

game
Kevin McHale 9

games
15

games
2

games
2

games
14

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
5

games
11

games
5

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
%
Dec. 19, 1980
1. Rockets 119   Mike Dunleavy 8 1 2 1 0 4 21 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 133   Kevin McHale 12 4 1 0 1 2 27 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 04, 1981
2. Rockets 101   Mike Dunleavy 13 2 4 0 0 4 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 10 4 0 0 0 1 21 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1981
3. Rockets 95   Mike Dunleavy 6 2 7 0 0 1 3 37 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 07, 1981
4. Rockets 92   Mike Dunleavy 9 1 2 0 0 1 1 17 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 1-2 .500
Celtics 90   Kevin McHale 12 5 2 0 3 3 5 26 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 09, 1981
5. Rockets 71   Mike Dunleavy 5 2 1 0 1 3 1 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 94   Kevin McHale 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 10, 1981
6. Rockets 91   Mike Dunleavy 28 4 6 2 0 3 4 45 11-22 .500 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Celtics 86   Kevin McHale 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 12, 1981
7. Rockets 80   Mike Dunleavy 5 2 2 0 0 2 6 14 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 15 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 14, 1981
8. Rockets 91   Mike Dunleavy 6 3 1 0 0 2 3 33 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
9. Rockets 106   Mike Dunleavy 2 0 2 2 0 3 11 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 11 6 0 0 2 0 21 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 05, 1982
10. Rockets 98   Mike Dunleavy 8 1 7 1 1 2 4 26 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 100   Kevin McHale 16 10 4 2 2 2 4 39 7-18 .389 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1982
11. Spurs 111   Mike Dunleavy 13 3 4 0 0 4 2 18 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 13 6 0 0 3 1 5 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 07, 1983
12. Spurs 113   Mike Dunleavy 2 6 7 1 0 0 3 17 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 14 2 2 1 2 4 1 25 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 09, 1984
13. Bucks 128   Mike Dunleavy 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 12 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
2OT Celtics 129   Kevin McHale 16 10 1 1 2 0 1 37 5-15 .333 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 16, 1984
14. Bucks 99   Mike Dunleavy 12 0 3 1 0 1 3 26 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 10 4 0 0 1 0 4 25 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 10, 1984
15. Bucks 95   Mike Dunleavy 9 0 1 0 0 4 3 31 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 96   Kevin McHale 16 8 3 0 1 4 1 29 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 15, 1984
16. Bucks 96   Mike Dunleavy 10 4 2 0 0 3 5 23 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 16 7 2 0 0 1 4 28 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 17, 1984
17. Bucks 110   Mike Dunleavy 11 5 0 0 0 1 5 18 4-10 .400 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Celtics 125   Kevin McHale 24 3 1 0 1 1 2 25 8-10 .800 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
May. 19, 1984
18. Bucks 100   Mike Dunleavy 14 2 4 1 0 5 3 26 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 8 6 2 0 4 2 3 27 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 21, 1984
19. Bucks 122   Mike Dunleavy 15 3 4 1 0 1 3 29 5-8 .625 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 6 5 2 0 1 1 4 30 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 23, 1984
20. Bucks 108   Mike Dunleavy 21 5 2 1 0 2 4 27 6-9 .667 3-4 .750 6-6 1.000
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 15 7 0 0 4 3 3 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-6 .833