Kevin McHale vs. Jack Nichols Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Nichols 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.

Jack Nichols

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Jack Nichols: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Jack Nichols 1

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Jack Nichols 9

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Jack Nichols 7

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Jack Nichols 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Jack Nichols 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Jack Nichols 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Jack Nichols 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Jack Nichols 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Jack Nichols 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Jack Nichols 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Jack Nichols 1.9

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Jack Nichols 5,269

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Jack Nichols 2,793 *

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Jack Nichols 965

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Jack Nichols 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Jack Nichols .368

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Jack Nichols .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Jack Nichols 15.8 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Jack Nichols 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Jack Nichols 2.8 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Jack Nichols - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Jack Nichols 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Jack Nichols 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Jack Nichols 2.3

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Jack Nichols 519

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Jack Nichols 209 *

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Jack Nichols 117

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Jack Nichols 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Jack Nichols .389

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Jack Nichols .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Jack Nichols 19.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Jack Nichols 12.0 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Jack Nichols 5.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.