Kevin McHale vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Larry Steele 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Larry Steele 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Kevin McHale 0 Larry Steele 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.