Kevin McHale vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Kevin McHale that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kevin McHale

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)