Kevin McHale vs. Joe Pace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Pace 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.

Joe Pace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Joe Pace: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Joe Pace 1

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Joe Pace 2

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Joe Pace 1

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Joe Pace 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Joe Pace 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Joe Pace 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Joe Pace 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Joe Pace 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Joe Pace 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Joe Pace 2.1

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Joe Pace 0.3

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Joe Pace 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Joe Pace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Joe Pace 255

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Joe Pace 168

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Joe Pace 27

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Joe Pace 14

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Joe Pace 38

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Joe Pace 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Joe Pace .467

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Joe Pace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Joe Pace .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Joe Pace 3.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Joe Pace 2.7 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Joe Pace 0.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Joe Pace 0.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Joe Pace 0.6 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Joe Pace 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Joe Pace 2.2

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Joe Pace 0.1

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Joe Pace 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Joe Pace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Joe Pace 25

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Joe Pace 20

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Joe Pace 1

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Joe Pace 1

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Joe Pace 6

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Joe Pace 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Joe Pace .700

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Joe Pace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Joe Pace .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Joe Pace 2.8 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Joe Pace 2.2 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Joe Pace 0.1 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Joe Pace 0.1 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Joe Pace 0.7 (1978)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.