Kevin McHale vs. Joe Roberts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Roberts 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 Roberts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Joe Roberts: 1960-61 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Joe Roberts 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Joe Roberts 3

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Joe Roberts 2

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Joe Roberts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Joe Roberts 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Joe Roberts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Joe Roberts 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 Joe Roberts 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Joe Roberts 5.2

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Joe Roberts 0.6

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Joe Roberts 1,118

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Joe Roberts 936

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Joe Roberts 109

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Joe Roberts 181

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Joe Roberts .383

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

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Joe Roberts .648

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Joe Roberts 7.7 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Joe Roberts 6.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Joe Roberts 0.6 (1961)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Joe Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Joe Roberts - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Joe Roberts 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Joe Roberts 3.6

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Joe Roberts 0.0

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Joe Roberts 32

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Joe Roberts 32

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Joe Roberts 0

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Joe Roberts 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Joe Roberts .344

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

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Joe Roberts .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Joe Roberts 6.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Joe Roberts 7.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Joe Roberts 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Joe Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Joe Roberts - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.