Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Otis Birdsong and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Otis Birdsong 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.

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They faced each other a total of 26 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 21-5 winning record over Otis Birdsong. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Otis Birdsong
vs.
Kevin McHale
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Otis Birdsong:
1977-78 to 1988-89
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
26 Games played
26 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Otis Birdsong
5
5
0
Kevin McHale
21
21
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Otis Birdsong 16.5 2.3 3.1
Kevin McHale 17.1 6.5 2.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Otis Birdsong 42 7 7
Kevin McHale 29 15 8
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Otis Birdsong 9

games		 1

game		 14

games
Kevin McHale 17

games 		22

games		 6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 6

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
%
Oct. 31, 1980
1. Kings 110   Otis Birdsong 30 3 4 3 1 5 2 37 12-19 .632 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 6 7 0 1 0 0 12 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1981
2. Kings 114   Otis Birdsong 14 3 0 0 0 0 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 16 2 1 0 3 3 22 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1981
3. Nets 97   Otis Birdsong 21 5 4 5 32 8-21 .381 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 13 5 1 4 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 09, 1981
4. Nets 100   Otis Birdsong 28 4 6 2 35 11-19 .579 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 17 8 0 2 28 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 12, 1982
5. Nets 109   Otis Birdsong 6 0 2 1 19 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 15 8 1 3 39 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1982
6. Nets 100   Otis Birdsong 6 2 3 0 0 3 3 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 11 4 1 0 2 2 4 30 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jan. 14, 1983
7. Nets 108   Otis Birdsong 11 2 5 0 2 22 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 133   Kevin McHale 18 8 2 0 1 26 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Mar. 11, 1983
8. Nets 98   Otis Birdsong 5 0 1 0 0 16 1-6 .167 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 93   Kevin McHale 7 5 1 0 0 1 31 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 18, 1983
9. Nets 103   Otis Birdsong 8 1 2 0 2 27 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 19 6 1 0 0 1 2 24 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1983
10. Nets 113   Otis Birdsong 18 3 2 0 0 1 1 27 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Celtics 125   Kevin McHale 25 6 2 0 4 1 2 34 9-12 .750 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jan. 03, 1984
11. Nets 103   Otis Birdsong 20 1 0 1 1 2 4 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 8 6 1 1 1 2 2 24 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Mar. 23, 1984
12. Nets 101   Otis Birdsong 13 3 2 0 0 2 0 26 6-13 .462 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 97   Kevin McHale 21 10 0 1 2 0 5 46 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 31, 1984
13. Nets 98   Otis Birdsong 8 3 3 3 0 2 4 32 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 9 10 1 1 1 3 2 32 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1984
14. Nets 105   Otis Birdsong 21 1 7 2 0 4 4 40 8-20 .400 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 12 15 1 1 0 3 4 42 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 08, 1984
15. Nets 98   Otis Birdsong 27 2 2 0 0 3 3 43 12-20 .600 1-1 1.000 2-7 .286
Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 16 7 2 1 1 1 2 30 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 11, 1984
16. Nets 121   Otis Birdsong 42 1 4 0 0 0 5 42 19-25 .760 2-3 .667 2-7 .286
Celtics 130   Kevin McHale 16 1 2 0 1 1 1 30 5-9 .556 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1985
17. Nets 113   Otis Birdsong 8 1 2 1 0 4 3 28 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 17 2 1 1 2 4 6 38 8-10 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 04, 1985
18. Nets 111   Otis Birdsong 20 1 5 3 0 4 4 33 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 130   Kevin McHale 22 5 5 0 1 2 4 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 03, 1986
19. Nets 117   Otis Birdsong 8 0 3 0 0 1 1 19 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 129   Kevin McHale 23 6 6 0 1 0 1 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 30, 1986
20. Nets 117   Otis Birdsong 26 4 7 1 0 2 2 43 12-20 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 24 8 2 0 5 3 2 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Apr. 09, 1986
21. Nets 108   Otis Birdsong 22 7 1 1 0 2 5 42 10-21 .476 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 18 7 8 1 1 2 5 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Apr. 13, 1986
22. Nets 107   Otis Birdsong 19 5 4 1 0 1 3 29 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 2-5 .400
Celtics 135   Kevin McHale 24 9 3 1 2 1 1 28 11-13 .846 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1987
23. Nets 99   Otis Birdsong 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 130   Kevin McHale 23 8 4 1 2 1 2 32 9-11 .818 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jan. 16, 1988
24. Nets 96   Otis Birdsong 12 2 1 2 0 2 0 29 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 29 3 1 0 3 3 3 43 12-19 .632 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 28, 1988
25. Nets 105   Otis Birdsong 19 5 6 1 0 1 0 37 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 20 10 6 0 2 1 2 42 5-13 .385 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Apr. 08, 1988
26. Nets 90   Otis Birdsong 12 1 1 0 0 3 2 23 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Celtics 127   Kevin McHale 16 4 5 0 2 2 2 26 5-8 .625 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
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