Kevin McHale vs. Brad Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brad Miller and Kevin McHale, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Kevin McHale played 13 years in the NBA, 1 less than Brad Miller, who played 14. Kevin McHale had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Brad Miller had his rookie season in 1998-99. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Kevin McHale 13 13 1980-81 to 1992-93
Brad Miller 14 8 1998-99 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1980-811998-99
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 82 20.1 10.0 1.9 2.5 4.4 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.3 3.2 4.3 8.1 .533 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .679
Brad Miller 38 12.3 6.3 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.7 2.1 3.6 .565 0.0 0.1 .500 2.1 2.7 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 17 17.4 8.5 1.7 1.8 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.5 0.9 3.0 3.6 6.6 .540 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .639
Brad Miller ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1981-821999-00
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 82 28.4 13.6 2.3 4.5 6.8 1.1 0.4 2.3 1.7 3.2 5.7 10.7 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .754
Brad Miller 55 17.5 7.7 2.1 3.3 5.3 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.9 2.0 2.5 5.3 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.5 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 12 28.7 16.2 3.4 3.7 7.1 0.9 0.4 2.3 1.3 3.7 6.4 11.2 .575 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.4 .755
Brad Miller 4 15.8 7.5 2.0 1.3 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.8 2.3 2.8 2.3 4.3 .529 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.8 .800

Season 3

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1982-832000-01
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 82 28.6 14.1 2.6 4.1 6.7 1.3 0.4 2.3 1.9 2.9 5.9 10.9 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.3 .717
Brad Miller 57 25.2 8.9 2.5 4.8 7.4 1.9 0.6 0.7 1.3 3.1 2.9 6.8 .435 0.0 0.1 .200 2.9 4.0 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 7 25.3 11.1 2.1 3.9 6.0 0.7 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.3 4.9 8.9 .548 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.6 .556
Brad Miller ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1983-842001-02
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 82 31.4 18.4 2.5 4.9 7.4 1.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.0 7.2 12.9 .556 0.0 0.0 .333 4.1 5.4 .765
Brad Miller 76 29.8 13.6 3.3 4.9 8.2 2.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 3.2 4.8 9.6 .499 0.0 0.1 .429 3.9 5.0 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 23 30.5 14.8 2.7 3.5 6.2 1.2 0.1 1.5 1.7 3.3 5.3 10.6 .504 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.3 .777
Brad Miller 5 36.0 11.2 3.4 6.4 9.8 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.4 3.2 4.0 8.8 .455 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.0 .800

Season 5

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1984-852002-03
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 79 33.6 19.8 2.9 6.1 9.0 1.8 0.4 1.5 2.0 3.0 7.7 13.4 .570 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.9 .760
Brad Miller 73 31.1 13.1 2.5 5.7 8.3 2.6 0.9 0.6 1.6 2.8 4.5 9.1 .493 0.1 0.2 .313 4.0 4.9 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 21 39.9 22.1 3.5 6.4 9.9 1.5 0.6 2.2 2.9 3.5 8.2 14.4 .568 0.0 0.0 - 5.8 7.1 .807
Brad Miller 6 22.5 8.7 1.7 3.8 5.5 2.5 0.8 0.0 1.5 2.8 3.0 6.7 .450 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.7 .727

Season 6

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1985-862003-04
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 68 35.3 21.3 2.5 5.6 8.1 2.7 0.4 2.0 2.2 2.8 8.3 14.4 .574 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 6.2 .776
Brad Miller 72 36.4 14.1 2.7 7.7 10.3 4.3 0.9 1.2 2.0 3.4 5.2 10.2 .510 0.2 0.5 .316 3.6 4.6 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 18 39.7 24.9 2.8 5.8 8.6 2.7 0.4 2.4 2.7 3.6 9.3 16.1 .579 0.0 0.1 .000 6.2 7.8 .794
Brad Miller 12 30.6 10.5 2.5 6.2 8.7 3.2 0.8 0.9 1.7 3.8 4.0 7.6 .527 0.1 0.6 .143 2.4 4.0 .604

Season 7

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1986-872004-05
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 77 39.7 26.1 3.2 6.7 9.9 2.6 0.5 2.2 2.6 3.1 10.3 17.0 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 5.6 6.6 .836
Brad Miller 56 37.3 15.6 2.5 6.8 9.3 3.9 1.2 1.2 1.5 3.2 5.7 10.9 .524 0.1 0.3 .263 4.2 5.1 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 21 39.4 21.1 3.1 6.1 9.2 1.9 0.3 1.4 2.6 3.4 8.3 14.2 .584 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 6.0 .762
Brad Miller 5 27.8 11.2 1.6 2.2 3.8 3.2 0.2 0.6 1.8 4.2 4.6 8.0 .575 0.0 0.4 .000 2.0 2.8 .714

Season 8

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1987-882005-06
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 64 37.3 22.6 2.5 5.9 8.4 2.7 0.4 1.4 2.2 2.8 8.6 14.2 .604 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 6.8 .797
Brad Miller 79 37.0 15.0 1.5 6.2 7.8 4.7 0.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 5.5 11.1 .495 0.4 1.1 .386 3.5 4.3 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 17 42.1 25.4 3.2 4.8 8.0 2.4 0.4 1.8 2.3 3.8 9.3 15.4 .603 0.1 0.1 1.000 6.8 8.1 .839
Brad Miller 6 27.7 9.2 0.5 2.5 3.0 2.5 1.2 0.8 1.2 3.3 3.5 8.7 .404 0.2 1.2 .143 2.0 2.2 .923

Season 9

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1988-892006-07
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 78 36.9 22.5 2.9 5.3 8.2 2.2 0.3 1.2 2.5 2.9 8.5 15.5 .546 0.0 0.1 .000 5.6 6.8 .818
Brad Miller 63 28.3 9.0 1.3 5.1 6.4 3.6 0.6 0.6 1.7 2.5 3.6 7.8 .453 0.1 0.5 .152 1.8 2.4 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 3 38.3 19.0 2.3 5.7 8.0 3.0 0.3 0.7 1.3 4.3 6.7 13.7 .488 0.0 0.0 - 5.7 7.7 .739
Brad Miller ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1989-902007-08
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 82 33.2 20.9 2.5 5.8 8.3 2.1 0.4 1.9 2.2 3.0 7.9 14.4 .549 0.3 0.8 .333 4.8 5.4 .893
Brad Miller 72 34.9 13.4 2.3 7.1 9.5 3.7 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.4 4.7 10.1 .463 0.4 1.3 .311 3.6 4.3 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 5 38.4 22.0 1.6 6.2 7.8 2.6 0.4 2.0 2.8 3.4 8.4 13.8 .609 0.2 0.6 .333 5.0 5.8 .862
Brad Miller ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1990-912008-09
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 68 30.4 18.4 2.1 4.9 7.1 1.9 0.4 2.1 2.1 2.9 7.4 13.4 .553 0.2 0.5 .405 3.4 4.0 .829
Brad Miller 70 30.0 11.9 2.1 5.6 7.8 3.3 0.7 0.5 1.9 3.2 4.2 8.8 .476 0.3 0.8 .411 3.2 3.9 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 11 34.2 20.7 1.6 4.9 6.5 1.8 0.5 1.3 1.3 3.8 7.1 13.5 .527 0.5 1.0 .545 6.0 7.3 .825
Brad Miller 7 26.6 10.3 1.6 6.3 7.9 1.3 0.3 0.9 3.0 3.6 3.4 7.3 .471 0.7 1.0 .714 2.7 3.4 .792

Season 12

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1991-922009-10
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 56 25.0 13.9 2.1 3.8 5.9 1.5 0.2 1.1 1.5 2.0 5.8 11.3 .509 0.0 0.2 .000 2.4 2.9 .822
Brad Miller 82 23.8 8.8 1.0 3.9 4.9 1.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.3 3.0 7.1 .430 0.5 1.6 .280 2.2 2.7 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 10 30.6 16.5 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.9 3.4 6.5 12.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.4 .795
Brad Miller 5 18.6 5.4 0.6 3.0 3.6 0.8 0.0 0.2 1.4 3.2 2.0 5.4 .370 0.0 0.8 .000 1.4 1.4 1.000

Season 13

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season 1992-932010-11
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 71 23.3 10.7 1.3 3.7 5.0 1.0 0.2 0.8 1.3 1.8 4.2 9.1 .459 0.0 0.3 .111 2.3 2.7 .841
Brad Miller 60 16.9 6.4 0.7 3.0 3.7 2.4 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.6 2.2 4.9 .446 0.7 1.8 .374 1.3 1.6 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale 4 28.3 19.0 2.3 5.0 7.3 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.3 1.5 8.0 13.8 .582 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.5 .857
Brad Miller ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Kevin McHale Brad Miller
Season -2011-12
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller 15 9.7 2.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.8 .333 0.5 1.0 .467 0.7 0.8 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McHale ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller ------- --- ----------