Kevin McHale
PF · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1980-81–1992-93 · 13 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1957
★ Hall of Fame★ 2× Sixth Man7× All-StarAll-NBA6× All-Defense
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Player info
| Nickname | The Black Hole |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #32 |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Born | 1957-12-19 |
| College | Minnesota |
| Drafted | 1980 · Round 1, Pick 3 · Boston Celtics |
| Seasons | 1980-81–1992-93 (13) |
Career averages
17.9 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.7 APG · 971 games · .554 FG% · .261 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | BOS | 23 | 82 | 20.1 | .533 | 0.000 | .679 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 10.0 | 16.4 | .556 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 24 | 82 | 28.4 | .531 | — | .754 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 13.6 | 16.9 | .568 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 25 | 82 | 28.6 | .541 | 0.000 | .717 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 14.1 | 17.6 | .573 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 26 | 82 | 31.4 | .556 | .333 | .765 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 18.4 | 20.0 | .605 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 27 | 79 | 33.6 | .570 | 0.000 | .760 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 19.8 | 20.7 | .617 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 28 | 68 | 35.3 | .574 | — | .776 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 21.3 | 21.6 | .623 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 29 | 77 | 39.7 | .604 | 0.000 | .836 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 26.1 | 24.0 | .655 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 30 | 64 | 37.3 | .604 | — | .797 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 22.6 | 21.9 | .656 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 31 | 78 | 36.9 | .546 | 0.000 | .818 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 22.5 | 20.3 | .608 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 32 | 82 | 33.2 | .549 | .333 | .893 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 20.9 | 21.8 | .623 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 33 | 68 | 30.4 | .553 | .405 | .829 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 18.4 | 21.2 | .606 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 34 | 56 | 25.0 | .509 | 0.000 | .822 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 13.9 | 18.5 | .553 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 35 | 71 | 23.3 | .459 | .111 | .841 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 10.7 | 14.4 | .519 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | BOS | 82 | 1 | 1,645 | 355 | 666 | .533 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 159 | 359 | 55 | 27 | 151 | 110 | 818 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 82 | 33 | 2,332 | 465 | 875 | .531 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 248 | 556 | 91 | 30 | 185 | 137 | 1,117 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 82 | 13 | 2,345 | 483 | 893 | .541 | 0 | 1 | 193 | 269 | 553 | 104 | 34 | 192 | 159 | 1,159 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 82 | 10 | 2,577 | 587 | 1,055 | .556 | 1 | 3 | 336 | 439 | 610 | 104 | 23 | 126 | 150 | 1,511 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 79 | 31 | 2,653 | 605 | 1,062 | .570 | 0 | 6 | 355 | 467 | 712 | 141 | 28 | 120 | 157 | 1,565 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 68 | 62 | 2,397 | 561 | 978 | .574 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 420 | 551 | 181 | 29 | 134 | 149 | 1,448 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 77 | 77 | 3,060 | 790 | 1,307 | .604 | 0 | 4 | 428 | 512 | 763 | 198 | 38 | 172 | 197 | 2,008 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 64 | 63 | 2,390 | 550 | 911 | .604 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 434 | 536 | 171 | 27 | 92 | 141 | 1,446 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 78 | 74 | 2,876 | 661 | 1,211 | .546 | 0 | 4 | 436 | 533 | 637 | 172 | 26 | 97 | 196 | 1,758 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 82 | 25 | 2,722 | 648 | 1,181 | .549 | 23 | 69 | 393 | 440 | 677 | 172 | 30 | 157 | 183 | 1,712 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 68 | 10 | 2,067 | 504 | 912 | .553 | 15 | 37 | 228 | 275 | 480 | 126 | 25 | 146 | 140 | 1,251 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 56 | 1 | 1,398 | 323 | 634 | .509 | 0 | 13 | 134 | 163 | 330 | 82 | 11 | 59 | 82 | 780 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 71 | 0 | 1,656 | 298 | 649 | .459 | 2 | 18 | 164 | 195 | 358 | 73 | 16 | 59 | 92 | 762 |
| Career | 971 | — | — | 6,830 | 12,334 | .554 | 41 | 157 | 3634 | 4554 | 7122 | 1670 | 344 | 1690 | 1893 | 17,335 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | BOS | 82 | 20.1 | 7.8 | 14.6 | .533 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 17.9 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 82 | 28.4 | 7.2 | 13.5 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 17.2 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 82 | 28.6 | 7.4 | 13.7 | .541 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 17.8 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 82 | 31.4 | 8.2 | 14.7 | .556 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 21.1 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 79 | 33.6 | 8.2 | 14.4 | .570 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 21.2 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 68 | 35.2 | 8.4 | 14.7 | .574 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 21.7 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 77 | 39.7 | 9.3 | 15.4 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 23.6 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 64 | 37.3 | 8.3 | 13.7 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 21.8 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 78 | 36.9 | 8.3 | 15.2 | .546 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 22.0 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 82 | 33.2 | 8.6 | 15.6 | .549 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 22.6 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 68 | 30.4 | 8.8 | 15.9 | .553 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 21.8 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 56 | 25.0 | 8.3 | 16.3 | .509 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 20.1 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 71 | 23.3 | 6.5 | 14.1 | .459 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 16.6 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | BOS | 82 | 1,645 | 16.4 | .556 | 20.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.7 | .137 | -0.9 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.9 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 82 | 2,332 | 16.9 | .568 | 19.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 7.5 | .155 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +2.0 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 82 | 2,345 | 17.6 | .573 | 19.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 7.5 | .154 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +2.1 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 82 | 2,577 | 20.0 | .605 | 22.3 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 10.5 | .196 | +2.5 | -0.2 | +2.3 | +2.8 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 79 | 2,653 | 20.7 | .617 | 21.9 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 11.0 | .199 | +2.7 | -0.2 | +2.5 | +3.0 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 68 | 2,397 | 21.6 | .623 | 22.5 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 11.0 | .220 | +3.7 | +0.8 | +4.4 | +3.9 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 77 | 3,060 | 24.0 | .655 | 24.1 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 14.8 | .232 | +4.7 | +0.4 | +5.1 | +5.5 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 64 | 2,390 | 21.9 | .656 | 22.3 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 10.2 | .205 | +4.0 | -0.5 | +3.5 | +3.3 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 78 | 2,876 | 20.3 | .608 | 23.7 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 10.1 | .168 | +3.2 | -1.1 | +2.1 | +3.0 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 82 | 2,722 | 21.8 | .623 | 24.1 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 11.1 | .195 | +3.2 | +0.3 | +3.4 | +3.8 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 68 | 2,067 | 21.2 | .606 | 23.9 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 7.9 | .182 | +2.6 | +0.5 | +3.1 | +2.7 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 56 | 1,398 | 18.5 | .553 | 24.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .136 | +1.7 | -0.4 | +1.3 | +1.2 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 71 | 1,656 | 14.4 | .519 | 21.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | .082 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| Career | 971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113.1 | — | — | — | — | +34.3 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | 17 | 17.4 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | .540 | — | .563 |
| 1981-82 | 12 | 28.7 | 16.2 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 | .575 | — | .617 |
| 1982-83 | 7 | 25.3 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .548 | 0.000 | .558 |
| 1983-84 | 23 | 30.5 | 14.8 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | .504 | 0.000 | .572 |
| 1984-85 | 21 | 39.9 | 22.1 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.2 | .568 | — | .630 |
| 1985-86 | 18 | 39.7 | 24.9 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.4 | .579 | 0.000 | .636 |
| 1986-87 | 21 | 39.4 | 21.1 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | .584 | — | .628 |
| 1987-88 | 17 | 42.1 | 25.4 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | .603 | 1.000 | .670 |
| 1988-89 | 3 | 38.3 | 19.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .488 | — | .558 |
| 1989-90 | 5 | 38.4 | 22.0 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | .609 | .333 | .673 |
| 1990-91 | 11 | 34.2 | 20.7 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .527 | .545 | .622 |
| 1991-92 | 10 | 30.6 | 16.5 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .516 | 0.000 | .568 |
| 1992-93 | 4 | 28.2 | 19.0 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | .582 | — | .621 |
| Career | 169 | 33.8 | 18.8 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | .561 | .381 | .618 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 484 | 18.1 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 402–82 |
| Away | 487 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 272–215 |
| In wins | 674 | 18.0 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 674–0 |
| In losses | 297 | 17.5 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 0–297 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 62 | 17.6 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 42–20 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 68 | 17.1 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 54–14 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 18.1 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 17–3 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 61 | 18.3 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 41–20 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 61 | 18.0 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 46–15 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 17.3 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 22–4 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 23 | 19.6 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 16–7 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 63 | 20.9 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 40–23 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 23 | 16.8 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 16–7 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 25 | 16.8 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 19–6 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 58 | 17.1 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 39–19 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 24 | 18.7 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 20–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 22 | 15.8 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 9–13 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 18 | 17.4 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 15–3 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 62 | 18.2 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 35–27 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 6 | 16.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 4–2 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 67 | 18.5 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 47–20 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 11 | 17.2 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 9–2 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 65 | 17.8 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 36–29 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 23 | 17.0 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 17–6 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 20 | 17.4 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 12–8 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 23 | 17.9 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 21–2 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 25 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 21–4 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 25 | 19.4 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 17–8 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $1,400,000 |
| 1991-92 | $3,500,000 |
| 1992-93 | $3,500,000 |
| Career earnings | $8,400,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Kevin McHale play for?
Kevin McHale plays PF for the Boston Celtics.
What are Kevin McHale's career stats?
Kevin McHale has averaged 17.9 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.7 APG over 13 seasons (1980-81–1992-93).
How much does Kevin McHale make?
Kevin McHale's salary is $3,500,000 for the 1992-93 season, with career earnings of about $8.4M.
How tall is Kevin McHale?
Kevin McHale is 6-10 (210 lb).
When was Kevin McHale drafted?
Kevin McHale was drafted in 1980, round 1, pick 3, by the Boston Celtics.