Kevin McHale
Career averages
17.8PPG
7.3RPG
1.7APG
971 games · 13 seasons
At a glance
BOS hubCareer snapshot
13Seasons
971Games
17,327Career points
19.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 971 games · 1980-81 to 1992-93
Honors and awards19 total
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team2022
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame1998
7×
All-Star Selection1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1983
6×
All-Defense Team1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1982
1×
All-NBA Team1986
2×
NBA Sixth Man of the Year1984, 1983
1×
All-Rookie Team1980
Career highsSingle season
26.1PPG · 1986-87 · BOS
9.9RPG · 1986-87 · BOS
2.7APG · 1985-86 · BOS
24.0PER · 1986-87 · BOS
14.8Win shares · 1986-87 · BOS
Draft1980
1Round
3Overall pick
From Minnesota
Position rank1992-93
#41PPG rank
#36PER rank
#42Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 103 Forward players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | BOS | 82 | 1 | 20.1 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 67.9 | 16.4 | 4.7 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 82 | 33 | 28.4 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 75.4 | 16.9 | 7.5 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 82 | 13 | 28.6 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 54.1 | 0.0 | 71.7 | 17.6 | 7.5 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 82 | 10 | 31.4 | 18.4 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 55.6 | 33.3 | 76.5 | 20.0 | 10.5 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 79 | 31 | 33.6 | 19.8 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 57.0 | 0.0 | 76.0 | 20.7 | 11.0 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 68 | 62 | 35.3 | 21.3 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 57.4 | 0.0 | 77.6 | 21.6 | 11.0 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 77 | 77 | 39.7 | 26.1 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 60.4 | 0.0 | 83.6 | 24.0 | 14.8 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 64 | 63 | 37.3 | 22.6 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 60.4 | 0.0 | 79.7 | 21.9 | 10.2 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 78 | 74 | 36.9 | 22.5 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 54.6 | 0.0 | 81.8 | 20.3 | 10.1 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 82 | 25 | 33.2 | 20.9 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 54.9 | 33.3 | 89.3 | 21.8 | 11.1 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 68 | 10 | 30.4 | 18.4 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 55.3 | 40.5 | 82.9 | 21.2 | 7.9 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 56 | 1 | 25.0 | 13.9 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 50.9 | 0.0 | 82.2 | 18.5 | 4.0 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 71 | 0 | 23.3 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 45.9 | 11.1 | 84.1 | 14.4 | 2.8 |
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Born on December 19
About Kevin McHale
Kevin Edward McHale is an American former professional basketball player, coach and analyst who played his entire professional career for the Boston Celtics. He earned the nickname "the Torture Chamber" for his exceptional footwork and wide array of post moves which made him nearly impossible to guard one-on-one. Dominique Wilkins famously called him "A Man With a Thousand Moves." He is a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and widely considered one of the greatest power forwards of all time.