Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Wayne Cooper and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Wayne Cooper 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 11-9 winning record over Wayne Cooper. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Wayne Cooper:
1978-79 to 1991-92
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
20 Games played
20 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Wayne Cooper
9
9
0
Kevin McHale
11
11
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Wayne Cooper 6.5 6.2 0.8
Kevin McHale 18.2 6.3 1.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Wayne Cooper 17 15 5
Kevin McHale 36 14 5
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Wayne Cooper 2

games
10

games
2

games
Kevin McHale 18

games
9

games
13

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
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
%
Jan. 21, 1981
1. Jazz 87   Wayne Cooper 11 4 1 0 5 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 13 1 1 3 1 24 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 13, 1981
2. Jazz 104   Wayne Cooper 4 7 0 1 4 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 89   Kevin McHale 2 0 0 2 5 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1981
3. Mavericks 92   Wayne Cooper 4 5 0 0 0 08 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 8 10 1 1 5 26 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 1982
4. Mavericks 97   Wayne Cooper 5 8 1 1 4 28 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Celtics 101   Kevin McHale 12 9 4 4 4 43 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1982
5. Trail Blazers 95   Wayne Cooper 6 11 0 0 0 2 6 24 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 10 5 0 1 4 1 4 24 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 17, 1983
6. Trail Blazers 121   Wayne Cooper 4 10 5 0 1 2 5 31 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 21 3 2 0 0 0 4 30 7-10 .700 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1983
7. Trail Blazers 106   Wayne Cooper 17 6 0 0 1 2 3 23 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 6 5 1 0 2 1 4 27 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Feb. 19, 1984
8. Trail Blazers 101   Wayne Cooper 10 7 1 0 1 2 4 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 15 6 0 0 2 1 4 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1984
9. Nuggets 107   Wayne Cooper 10 6 0 0 1 3 4 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 11 4 2 0 0 4 2 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Feb. 20, 1985
10. Nuggets 132   Wayne Cooper 14 9 1 0 4 5 3 25 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Celtics 129   Kevin McHale 32 9 3 1 7 1 2 45 13-23 .565 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1986
11. Nuggets 100   Wayne Cooper 10 8 0 4 0 1 3 24 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 33 7 5 0 0 3 4 36 14-19 .737 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1986
12. Nuggets 113   Wayne Cooper 12 6 2 0 1 1 1 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 24 8 4 2 2 6 3 42 8-16 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Feb. 10, 1987
13. Nuggets 105   Wayne Cooper 6 15 0 0 3 1 4 31 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 36 14 2 2 4 4 4 35 15-21 .714 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1987
14. Nuggets 124   Wayne Cooper 4 4 1 0 1 0 6 18 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 23 8 1 1 2 3 4 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 9-12 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1988
15. Nuggets 130   Wayne Cooper 4 6 1 0 2 0 3 22 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 23 9 2 2 1 2 1 34 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1990
16. Trail Blazers 120   Wayne Cooper 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 14 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 101   Kevin McHale 34 8 1 0 4 3 2 38 9-18 .500 2-2 1.000 14-14 1.000
Mar. 07, 1990
17. Trail Blazers 130   Wayne Cooper 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 12 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 21 7 2 0 3 0 2 32 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 13-14 .929
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 03, 1991
18. Trail Blazers 116   Wayne Cooper 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 17 7 2 0 1 1 5 27 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Mar. 10, 1991
19. Trail Blazers 109   Wayne Cooper 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 12 4 1 2 4 1 3 38 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1991
20. Trail Blazers 116   Wayne Cooper 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 07 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 90   Kevin McHale 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 19 5-15 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -