Kevin McHale

Kevin Edward McHale

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: December 19, 1957 in Hibbing, Minnesota
High School: Hibbing in Hibbing, Minnesota
College: University of Minnesota
Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 1980 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 10, 1980
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1999 (Full List)
As Coach: 4 Yrs, 118-124, .488 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: MIN franchise, 1995-2008 (Full Record)

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All-Time Rank: #30. Jerry Lucas… #31. Magic Johnson… #32. Gary Payton… #33. KEVIN MCHALE… #34. Jerry West… #35. Paul Pierce… #36. George Gervin…

All-Time Rank: #30. Jerry Lucas… #31. Magic Johnson… #32. Gary Payton… #33. KEVIN MCHALE… #34. Jerry West… #35. Paul Pierce… #36. George Gervin…

Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	23	BOS	NBA	PF	82	1	1645	355	666	.533	0	2	.000	108	159	.679	155	204	359	55	27	151	110	260	818
1981-82	24	BOS	NBA	PF	82	33	2332	465	875	.531	0	0		187	248	.754	191	365	556	91	30	185	137	264	1117
1982-83	25	BOS	NBA	PF	82	13	2345	483	893	.541	0	1	.000	193	269	.717	215	338	553	104	34	192	159	241	1159
1983-84	26	BOS	NBA	PF	82	10	2577	587	1055	.556	1	3	.333	336	439	.765	208	402	610	104	23	126	150	243	1511
1984-85	27	BOS	NBA	PF	79	31	2653	605	1062	.570	0	6	.000	355	467	.760	229	483	712	141	28	120	157	234	1565
1985-86	28	BOS	NBA	PF	68	62	2397	561	978	.574	0	0		326	420	.776	171	380	551	181	29	134	149	192	1448
1986-87	29	BOS	NBA	PF	77	77	3060	790	1307	.604	0	4	.000	428	512	.836	247	516	763	198	38	172	197	240	2008
1987-88	30	BOS	NBA	PF	64	63	2390	550	911	.604	0	0		346	434	.797	159	377	536	171	27	92	141	179	1446
1988-89	31	BOS	NBA	PF	78	74	2876	661	1211	.546	0	4	.000	436	533	.818	223	414	637	172	26	97	196	223	1758
1989-90	32	BOS	NBA	PF	82	25	2722	648	1181	.549	23	69	.333	393	440	.893	201	476	677	172	30	157	183	250	1712
1990-91	33	BOS	NBA	PF	68	10	2067	504	912	.553	15	37	.405	228	275	.829	145	335	480	126	25	146	140	194	1251
1991-92	34	BOS	NBA	PF	56	1	1398	323	634	.509	0	13	.000	134	163	.822	119	211	330	82	11	59	82	112	780
1992-93	35	BOS	NBA	PF	71	0	1656	298	649	.459	2	18	.111	164	195	.841	95	263	358	73	16	59	92	126	762
Career			NBA		971	400	30118	6830	12334	.554	41	157	.261	3634	4554	.798	2358	4764	7122	1670	344	1690	1893	2758	17335

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	23	BOS	NBA	PF	82	1	20.1	4.3	8.1	.533	0.0	0.0	.000	1.3	1.9	.679	1.9	2.5	4.4	0.7	0.3	1.8	1.3	3.2	10.0
1981-82	24	BOS	NBA	PF	82	33	28.4	5.7	10.7	.531	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.0	.754	2.3	4.5	6.8	1.1	0.4	2.3	1.7	3.2	13.6
1982-83	25	BOS	NBA	PF	82	13	28.6	5.9	10.9	.541	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.3	.717	2.6	4.1	6.7	1.3	0.4	2.3	1.9	2.9	14.1
1983-84	26	BOS	NBA	PF	82	10	31.4	7.2	12.9	.556	0.0	0.0	.333	4.1	5.4	.765	2.5	4.9	7.4	1.3	0.3	1.5	1.8	3.0	18.4
1984-85	27	BOS	NBA	PF	79	31	33.6	7.7	13.4	.570	0.0	0.1	.000	4.5	5.9	.760	2.9	6.1	9.0	1.8	0.4	1.5	2.0	3.0	19.8
1985-86	28	BOS	NBA	PF	68	62	35.3	8.3	14.4	.574	0.0	0.0		4.8	6.2	.776	2.5	5.6	8.1	2.7	0.4	2.0	2.2	2.8	21.3
1986-87	29	BOS	NBA	PF	77	77	39.7	10.3	17.0	.604	0.0	0.1	.000	5.6	6.6	.836	3.2	6.7	9.9	2.6	0.5	2.2	2.6	3.1	26.1
1987-88	30	BOS	NBA	PF	64	63	37.3	8.6	14.2	.604	0.0	0.0		5.4	6.8	.797	2.5	5.9	8.4	2.7	0.4	1.4	2.2	2.8	22.6
1988-89	31	BOS	NBA	PF	78	74	36.9	8.5	15.5	.546	0.0	0.1	.000	5.6	6.8	.818	2.9	5.3	8.2	2.2	0.3	1.2	2.5	2.9	22.5
1989-90	32	BOS	NBA	PF	82	25	33.2	7.9	14.4	.549	0.3	0.8	.333	4.8	5.4	.893	2.5	5.8	8.3	2.1	0.4	1.9	2.2	3.0	20.9
1990-91	33	BOS	NBA	PF	68	10	30.4	7.4	13.4	.553	0.2	0.5	.405	3.4	4.0	.829	2.1	4.9	7.1	1.9	0.4	2.1	2.1	2.9	18.4
1991-92	34	BOS	NBA	PF	56	1	25.0	5.8	11.3	.509	0.0	0.2	.000	2.4	2.9	.822	2.1	3.8	5.9	1.5	0.2	1.1	1.5	2.0	13.9
1992-93	35	BOS	NBA	PF	71	0	23.3	4.2	9.1	.459	0.0	0.3	.111	2.3	2.7	.841	1.3	3.7	5.0	1.0	0.2	0.8	1.3	1.8	10.7
Career			NBA		971	400	31.0	7.0	12.7	.554	0.0	0.2	.261	3.7	4.7	.798	2.4	4.9	7.3	1.7	0.4	1.7	1.9	2.8	17.9

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	23	BOS	NBA	PF	82	1	1645	7.8	14.6	.533	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.5	.679	3.4	4.5	7.9	1.2	0.6	3.3	2.4	5.7	17.9
1981-82	24	BOS	NBA	PF	82	33	2332	7.2	13.5	.531	0.0	0.0		2.9	3.8	.754	2.9	5.6	8.6	1.4	0.5	2.9	2.1	4.1	17.2
1982-83	25	BOS	NBA	PF	82	13	2345	7.4	13.7	.541	0.0	0.0	.000	3.0	4.1	.717	3.3	5.2	8.5	1.6	0.5	2.9	2.4	3.7	17.8
1983-84	26	BOS	NBA	PF	82	10	2577	8.2	14.7	.556	0.0	0.0	.333	4.7	6.1	.765	2.9	5.6	8.5	1.5	0.3	1.8	2.1	3.4	21.1
1984-85	27	BOS	NBA	PF	79	31	2653	8.2	14.4	.570	0.0	0.1	.000	4.8	6.3	.760	3.1	6.6	9.7	1.9	0.4	1.6	2.1	3.2	21.2
1985-86	28	BOS	NBA	PF	68	62	2397	8.4	14.7	.574	0.0	0.0		4.9	6.3	.776	2.6	5.7	8.3	2.7	0.4	2.0	2.2	2.9	21.7
1986-87	29	BOS	NBA	PF	77	77	3060	9.3	15.4	.604	0.0	0.0	.000	5.0	6.0	.836	2.9	6.1	9.0	2.3	0.4	2.0	2.3	2.8	23.6
1987-88	30	BOS	NBA	PF	64	63	2390	8.3	13.7	.604	0.0	0.0		5.2	6.5	.797	2.4	5.7	8.1	2.6	0.4	1.4	2.1	2.7	21.8
1988-89	31	BOS	NBA	PF	78	74	2876	8.3	15.2	.546	0.0	0.1	.000	5.5	6.7	.818	2.8	5.2	8.0	2.2	0.3	1.2	2.5	2.8	22.0
1989-90	32	BOS	NBA	PF	82	25	2722	8.6	15.6	.549	0.3	0.9	.333	5.2	5.8	.893	2.7	6.3	9.0	2.3	0.4	2.1	2.4	3.3	22.6
1990-91	33	BOS	NBA	PF	68	10	2067	8.8	15.9	.553	0.3	0.6	.405	4.0	4.8	.829	2.5	5.8	8.4	2.2	0.4	2.5	2.4	3.4	21.8
1991-92	34	BOS	NBA	PF	56	1	1398	8.3	16.3	.509	0.0	0.3	.000	3.5	4.2	.822	3.1	5.4	8.5	2.1	0.3	1.5	2.1	2.9	20.1
1992-93	35	BOS	NBA	PF	71	0	1656	6.5	14.1	.459	0.0	0.4	.111	3.6	4.2	.841	2.1	5.7	7.8	1.6	0.3	1.3	2.0	2.7	16.6
Career			NBA		971	400	30118	8.2	14.7	.554	0.0	0.2	.261	4.3	5.4	.798	2.8	5.7	8.5	2.0	0.4	2.0	2.3	3.3	20.7

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1980-81	23	BOS	NBA	PF	82	1645	16.4	.556	.533	11.2	13.6	12.4	4.8	0.8	5.1	13.0	20.9	108	102	2.3	2.4	4.7	.137
1981-82	24	BOS	NBA	PF	82	2332	16.9	.568	.531	9.3	16.8	13.1	5.4	0.6	4.3	12.2	19.3	113	102	3.9	3.7	7.5	.155
1982-83	25	BOS	NBA	PF	82	2345	17.6	.573	.541	9.9	15.4	12.7	6.1	0.7	4.5	13.6	19.6	111	102	4.1	3.4	7.5	.154
1983-84	26	BOS	NBA	PF	82	2577	20.0	.605	.557	9.5	17.1	13.4	6.0	0.4	2.7	10.7	22.3	120	105	7.0	3.5	10.5	.196
1984-85	27	BOS	NBA	PF	79	2653	20.7	.617	.570	10.0	19.2	14.8	7.4	0.5	2.4	11.0	21.9	122	106	7.6	3.4	11.0	.199
1985-86	28	BOS	NBA	PF	68	2397	21.6	.623	.574	8.4	16.4	12.7	10.8	0.6	3.1	11.4	22.5	122	103	7.2	3.8	11.0	.220
1986-87	29	BOS	NBA	PF	77	3060	24.0	.655	.604	9.9	17.5	14.0	9.8	0.6	3.1	11.4	24.1	125	106	10.8	4.0	14.8	.232
1987-88	30	BOS	NBA	PF	64	2390	21.9	.656	.604	8.4	17.5	13.3	10.5	0.6	2.2	11.3	22.3	126	110	8.2	2.0	10.2	.205
1988-89	31	BOS	NBA	PF	78	2876	20.3	.608	.546	9.0	16.3	12.7	9.1	0.4	2.0	11.9	23.7	120	111	8.1	1.9	10.1	.168
1989-90	32	BOS	NBA	PF	82	2722	21.8	.623	.558	8.6	18.4	13.7	9.5	0.5	3.3	11.7	24.1	120	107	7.8	3.3	11.1	.195
1990-91	33	BOS	NBA	PF	68	2067	21.2	.606	.561	8.4	16.5	12.8	8.8	0.6	4.0	11.9	23.9	118	106	5.3	2.6	7.9	.182
1991-92	34	BOS	NBA	PF	56	1398	18.5	.553	.509	9.8	15.9	13.0	8.8	0.4	2.5	10.4	24.2	112	108	2.5	1.5	4.0	.136
1992-93	35	BOS	NBA	PF	71	1656	14.4	.519	.461	6.6	17.8	12.2	6.4	0.5	2.2	11.1	21.7	105	108	1.2	1.6	2.8	.082
Career			NBA		971	30118	20.0	.605	.555	9.2	16.9	13.2	8.1	0.6	3.2	11.7	22.4	118	106	76.0	37.1	113.0	.180

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	23	BOS	NBA	PF	17		296	61	113	.540	0	0		23	36	.639	29	30	59	14	4	25	15	51	145
1981-82	24	BOS	NBA	PF	12		344	77	134	.575	0	0		40	53	.755	41	44	85	11	5	27	16	44	194
1982-83	25	BOS	NBA	PF	7		177	34	62	.548	0	1	.000	10	18	.556	15	27	42	5	3	7	10	16	78
1983-84	26	BOS	NBA	PF	23		702	123	244	.504	0	3	.000	94	121	.777	62	81	143	27	3	35	38	75	340
1984-85	27	BOS	NBA	PF	21	21	837	172	303	.568	0	0		121	150	.807	74	134	208	32	13	46	60	73	465
1985-86	28	BOS	NBA	PF	18	18	715	168	290	.579	0	1	.000	112	141	.794	51	104	155	48	8	43	48	64	448
1986-87	29	BOS	NBA	PF	21	19	827	174	298	.584	0	0		96	126	.762	66	128	194	39	7	30	54	71	444
1987-88	30	BOS	NBA	PF	17	17	716	158	262	.603	1	1	1.000	115	137	.839	55	81	136	40	7	30	39	65	432
1988-89	31	BOS	NBA	PF	3	3	115	20	41	.488	0	0		17	23	.739	7	17	24	9	1	2	4	13	57
1989-90	32	BOS	NBA	PF	5	5	192	42	69	.609	1	3	.333	25	29	.862	8	31	39	13	2	10	14	17	110
1990-91	33	BOS	NBA	PF	11	1	376	78	148	.527	6	11	.545	66	80	.825	18	54	72	20	5	14	14	42	228
1991-92	34	BOS	NBA	PF	10	0	306	65	126	.516	0	1	.000	35	44	.795	21	46	67	13	5	5	9	34	165
1992-93	35	BOS	NBA	PF	4	0	113	32	55	.582	0	0		12	14	.857	9	20	29	3	2	7	5	6	76
Career			NBA		169	84	5716	1204	2145	.561	8	21	.381	766	972	.788	456	797	1253	274	65	281	326	571	3182

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	23	BOS	NBA	PF	17		17.4	3.6	6.6	.540	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.1	.639	1.7	1.8	3.5	0.8	0.2	1.5	0.9	3.0	8.5
1981-82	24	BOS	NBA	PF	12		28.7	6.4	11.2	.575	0.0	0.0		3.3	4.4	.755	3.4	3.7	7.1	0.9	0.4	2.3	1.3	3.7	16.2
1982-83	25	BOS	NBA	PF	7		25.3	4.9	8.9	.548	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.6	.556	2.1	3.9	6.0	0.7	0.4	1.0	1.4	2.3	11.1
1983-84	26	BOS	NBA	PF	23		30.5	5.3	10.6	.504	0.0	0.1	.000	4.1	5.3	.777	2.7	3.5	6.2	1.2	0.1	1.5	1.7	3.3	14.8
1984-85	27	BOS	NBA	PF	21	21	39.9	8.2	14.4	.568	0.0	0.0		5.8	7.1	.807	3.5	6.4	9.9	1.5	0.6	2.2	2.9	3.5	22.1
1985-86	28	BOS	NBA	PF	18	18	39.7	9.3	16.1	.579	0.0	0.1	.000	6.2	7.8	.794	2.8	5.8	8.6	2.7	0.4	2.4	2.7	3.6	24.9
1986-87	29	BOS	NBA	PF	21	19	39.4	8.3	14.2	.584	0.0	0.0		4.6	6.0	.762	3.1	6.1	9.2	1.9	0.3	1.4	2.6	3.4	21.1
1987-88	30	BOS	NBA	PF	17	17	42.1	9.3	15.4	.603	0.1	0.1	1.000	6.8	8.1	.839	3.2	4.8	8.0	2.4	0.4	1.8	2.3	3.8	25.4
1988-89	31	BOS	NBA	PF	3	3	38.3	6.7	13.7	.488	0.0	0.0		5.7	7.7	.739	2.3	5.7	8.0	3.0	0.3	0.7	1.3	4.3	19.0
1989-90	32	BOS	NBA	PF	5	5	38.4	8.4	13.8	.609	0.2	0.6	.333	5.0	5.8	.862	1.6	6.2	7.8	2.6	0.4	2.0	2.8	3.4	22.0
1990-91	33	BOS	NBA	PF	11	1	34.2	7.1	13.5	.527	0.5	1.0	.545	6.0	7.3	.825	1.6	4.9	6.5	1.8	0.5	1.3	1.3	3.8	20.7
1991-92	34	BOS	NBA	PF	10	0	30.6	6.5	12.6	.516	0.0	0.1	.000	3.5	4.4	.795	2.1	4.6	6.7	1.3	0.5	0.5	0.9	3.4	16.5
1992-93	35	BOS	NBA	PF	4	0	28.3	8.0	13.8	.582	0.0	0.0		3.0	3.5	.857	2.3	5.0	7.3	0.8	0.5	1.8	1.3	1.5	19.0
Career			NBA		169	84	33.8	7.1	12.7	.561	0.0	0.1	.381	4.5	5.8	.788	2.7	4.7	7.4	1.6	0.4	1.7	1.9	3.4	18.8

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	23	BOS	NBA	PF	17		296	7.4	13.7	.540	0.0	0.0		2.8	4.4	.639	3.5	3.6	7.2	1.7	0.5	3.0	1.8	6.2	17.6
1981-82	24	BOS	NBA	PF	12		344	8.1	14.0	.575	0.0	0.0		4.2	5.5	.755	4.3	4.6	8.9	1.2	0.5	2.8	1.7	4.6	20.3
1982-83	25	BOS	NBA	PF	7		177	6.9	12.6	.548	0.0	0.2	.000	2.0	3.7	.556	3.1	5.5	8.5	1.0	0.6	1.4	2.0	3.3	15.9
1983-84	26	BOS	NBA	PF	23		702	6.3	12.5	.504	0.0	0.2	.000	4.8	6.2	.777	3.2	4.2	7.3	1.4	0.2	1.8	1.9	3.8	17.4
1984-85	27	BOS	NBA	PF	21	21	837	7.4	13.0	.568	0.0	0.0		5.2	6.5	.807	3.2	5.8	8.9	1.4	0.6	2.0	2.6	3.1	20.0
1985-86	28	BOS	NBA	PF	18	18	715	8.5	14.6	.579	0.0	0.1	.000	5.6	7.1	.794	2.6	5.2	7.8	2.4	0.4	2.2	2.4	3.2	22.6
1986-87	29	BOS	NBA	PF	21	19	827	7.6	13.0	.584	0.0	0.0		4.2	5.5	.762	2.9	5.6	8.4	1.7	0.3	1.3	2.4	3.1	19.3
1987-88	30	BOS	NBA	PF	17	17	716	7.9	13.2	.603	0.1	0.1	1.000	5.8	6.9	.839	2.8	4.1	6.8	2.0	0.4	1.5	2.0	3.3	21.7
1988-89	31	BOS	NBA	PF	3	3	115	6.3	12.8	.488	0.0	0.0		5.3	7.2	.739	2.2	5.3	7.5	2.8	0.3	0.6	1.3	4.1	17.8
1989-90	32	BOS	NBA	PF	5	5	192	7.9	12.9	.609	0.2	0.6	.333	4.7	5.4	.862	1.5	5.8	7.3	2.4	0.4	1.9	2.6	3.2	20.6
1990-91	33	BOS	NBA	PF	11	1	376	7.5	14.2	.527	0.6	1.1	.545	6.3	7.7	.825	1.7	5.2	6.9	1.9	0.5	1.3	1.3	4.0	21.8
1991-92	34	BOS	NBA	PF	10	0	306	7.6	14.8	.516	0.0	0.1	.000	4.1	5.2	.795	2.5	5.4	7.9	1.5	0.6	0.6	1.1	4.0	19.4
1992-93	35	BOS	NBA	PF	4	0	113	10.2	17.5	.582	0.0	0.0		3.8	4.5	.857	2.9	6.4	9.2	1.0	0.6	2.2	1.6	1.9	24.2
Career			NBA		169	84	5716	7.6	13.5	.561	0.1	0.1	.381	4.8	6.1	.788	2.9	5.0	7.9	1.7	0.4	1.8	2.1	3.6	20.0

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1980-81	23	BOS	NBA	PF	17	296	18.1	.563	.540	11.4	10.7	11.0	7.3	0.7	4.8	10.4	20.5	115	102	0.7	0.4	1.1	.177
1981-82	24	BOS	NBA	PF	12	344	22.0	.617	.575	12.8	13.1	13.0	5.2	0.7	4.5	9.2	20.5	127	100	1.2	0.6	1.8	.257
1982-83	25	BOS	NBA	PF	7	177	15.0	.558	.548	9.0	16.4	12.7	4.6	0.8	2.3	12.5	18.9	106	102	0.2	0.3	0.4	.114
1983-84	26	BOS	NBA	PF	23	702	16.3	.572	.504	9.9	13.5	11.7	5.7	0.2	3.0	11.3	19.6	118	109	1.4	0.7	2.1	.142
1984-85	27	BOS	NBA	PF	21	837	18.7	.630	.568	9.9	17.7	13.8	5.5	0.7	3.0	14.0	20.7	119	108	1.8	1.0	2.8	.163
1985-86	28	BOS	NBA	PF	18	715	21.1	.636	.579	8.6	15.0	12.1	10.0	0.5	3.4	12.0	23.6	123	105	2.0	1.2	3.2	.215
1986-87	29	BOS	NBA	PF	21	827	17.9	.628	.584	9.9	17.8	14.0	7.1	0.4	2.1	13.3	21.3	119	116	1.5	0.5	2.1	.120
1987-88	30	BOS	NBA	PF	17	716	21.8	.670	.605	9.4	13.6	11.5	10.1	0.5	2.6	10.8	22.8	129	110	2.5	0.8	3.3	.222
1988-89	31	BOS	NBA	PF	3	115	17.4	.558	.488	7.1	17.0	12.1	13.1	0.4	1.1	7.3	21.5	116	110	0.2	0.1	0.3	.135
1989-90	32	BOS	NBA	PF	5	192	19.7	.673	.616	5.4	18.6	12.4	9.3	0.5	3.0	14.6	21.0	123	118	0.5	0.0	0.5	.129
1990-91	33	BOS	NBA	PF	11	376	21.2	.622	.547	5.7	15.7	10.9	8.3	0.7	2.3	7.1	23.0	128	113	1.2	0.3	1.5	.192
1991-92	34	BOS	NBA	PF	10	306	18.7	.568	.516	8.0	19.7	13.5	6.2	0.9	1.1	5.8	22.3	122	115	0.7	0.2	0.9	.144
1992-93	35	BOS	NBA	PF	4	113	27.4	.621	.582	10.1	22.5	16.3	4.8	1.0	3.9	7.6	26.4	127	109	0.5	0.1	0.6	.240
Career			NBA		169	5716	19.4	.618	.563	9.3	15.7	12.6	7.4	0.6	2.9	11.2	21.6	122	109	14.5	6.2	20.7	.174

All-Star Games

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1983-84	26	BOS	NBA	PF	1	11:00	3	7	.429	0	0		4	6	.667	2	5	0	0	0	2	1	10
1985-86	28	BOS	NBA	PF	1	20:00	3	8	.375	0	0		2	2	1.000	3	10	2	0	4	0	4	8
1986-87	29	BOS	NBA	PF	1	30:00	7	11	.636	0	0		2	2	1.000	4	7	2	0	4	0	5	16
1987-88	30	BOS	NBA	PF	1	14:00	0	1	.000	0	0		2	2	1.000	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	2
1988-89	31	BOS	NBA	PF	1	16:00	5	7	.714	0	0		0	0		1	3	0	0	2	1	3	10
1989-90	32	BOS	NBA	PF	1	20:00	6	11	.545	1	1	1.000	0	0		2	8	1	0	0	0	4	13
1990-91	33	BOS	NBA	PF	1	14:00	0	3	.000	0	1	.000	2	2	1.000	1	3	2	1	0	0	2	2
Career			NBA		7	125	24	48	.500	1	2	.500	12	14	.857	13	37	8	1	12	5	21	61

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 13 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Kevin McHale		14.8	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.5	10.2	10.1	7.9	7.5	7.5	4.7	4.0	2.8
Chet Walker	95.0	14.5	10.9	10.9	10.6	10.5	10.1	9.8	9.8	8.2	7.8	5.4	5.3	3.7
Dominique Wilkins	93.5	12.2	11.4	11.1	10.8	10.5	10.4	9.8	8.4	7.6	7.0	5.8	5.1	3.9
Bailey Howell	92.2	14.0	11.8	11.7	11.3	10.9	10.7	10.1	9.8	8.7	7.6	5.0	3.1
Larry Nance	91.5	12.2	10.7	10.5	10.3	10.2	9.8	9.8	8.4	8.0	7.9	6.5	2.8	2.4
Rick Barry	89.9	14.4	12.7	11.1	10.4	10.4	10.2	9.7	9.6	8.5	8.4	8.1	7.8	4.2
John Havlicek	89.5	12.5	12.4	12.1	10.6	9.7	9.7	8.3	7.7	7.6	7.3	6.4	4.5	4.3
Scottie Pippen	89.3	13.1	12.7	12.3	11.8	11.2	11.2	8.6	7.8	6.6	5.7	4.9	4.0	2.3
Shawn Marion	89.1	14.6	13.0	12.5	12.0	11.7	9.8	9.1	7.4	5.6	5.2	5.0	4.1	3.7
Paul Pierce	88.9	12.9	12.4	11.6	11.5	11.2	10.4	10.3	10.1	8.3	8.2	7.1	5.4	4.9
Horace Grant	88.5	14.1	10.3	10.0	9.5	9.1	8.0	8.0	7.7	7.1	6.4	5.2	4.2	4.1

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Kevin McHale		14.8	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.5	10.2	10.1	7.9	7.5	7.5	4.7	4.0	2.8
Chet Walker	95.0	14.5	10.9	10.9	10.6	10.5	10.1	9.8	9.8	8.2	7.8	5.4	5.3	3.7
Bailey Howell	92.2	14.0	11.8	11.7	11.3	10.9	10.7	10.1	9.8	8.7	7.6	5.0	3.1
Dominique Wilkins	92.1	12.2	11.4	11.1	10.8	10.5	10.4	9.8	8.4	7.6	7.0	5.8	5.1	3.9	3.4	0.3
Larry Nance	91.5	12.2	10.7	10.5	10.3	10.2	9.8	9.8	8.4	8.0	7.9	6.5	2.8	2.4
Rick Barry	88.7	14.4	12.7	11.1	10.4	10.4	10.2	9.7	9.6	8.5	8.4	8.1	7.8	4.2	3.4
Elton Brand	88.4	14.8	13.6	11.5	10.6	9.7	9.4	7.6	7.5	6.1	6.1	3.5	3.4	0.9	0.5
Jerry Lucas	88.2	12.7	11.2	10.5	10.1	9.9	9.5	8.1	7.9	7.8	7.3	3.4
Pau Gasol	87.5	14.7	13.9	12.0	11.0	8.5	8.4	8.3	8.1	7.6	6.9	6.8	3.7
Shawn Marion	87.1	14.6	13.0	12.5	12.0	11.7	9.8	9.1	7.4	5.6	5.3	5.2	5.0	4.1	3.7
Detlef Schrempf	86.0	12.9	10.4	10.4	9.8	9.0	8.4	8.2	8.1	8.0	5.8	5.2	4.4	4.0	3.6	0.8	0.5

College

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			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	College	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1976-77	19	MINNESOTA	27		133	241			58	77		218	36					324	.552		.753		12.0	8.1	1.3
1977-78	20	MINNESOTA	26		143	242			54	77		192	27					340	.591		.701		13.1	7.4	1.0
1978-79	21	MINNESOTA	27		202	391			79	96		259	33					483	.517		.823		17.9	9.6	1.2
1979-80	22	MINNESOTA	32		236	416			85	107		281	28					557	.567		.794		17.4	8.8	0.9
Career			112		714	1290			276	357		950	124					1704	.553		.773		15.2	8.5	1.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games 1984 NBA 1986 NBA 1987 NBA 1988 NBA 1989 NBA 1990 NBA 1991 NBA	Awards 1983-84 NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1984-85 NBA Sixth Man of the Year	Honors 1980-81 NBA All-Rookie (1st) 1982-83 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) 1985-86 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1986-87 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1986-87 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1987-88 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1988-89 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) 1989-90 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)	MVP Award Shares 1985-86 NBA 0.004 (13) 1986-87 NBA 0.334 (4) 1990-91 NBA 0.001 (19) Career 0.339 (63)
Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1981 Boston Celtics (NBA) 1984 Boston Celtics (NBA) 1986 Boston Celtics (NBA)	Games 1980-81 NBA 82 (3) 1981-82 NBA 82 (4) 1982-83 NBA 82 (2) 1983-84 NBA 82 (1) 1989-90 NBA 82 (1)	Minutes Played 1986-87 NBA 3060 (8)	Field Goals 1986-87 NBA 790 (6) Career NBA 6830 (67) Career 6830 (69)
Free Throws Career NBA 3634 (87) Career 3634 (91)	Free Throw Attempts Career NBA 4554 (97)	Offensive Rebounds Career NBA 2358 (48) Career 2358 (56)	Defensive Rebounds Career NBA 4764 (76) Career 4764 (83)
Total Rebounds Career NBA 7122 (91) Career 7122 (100)	Blocks 1980-81 NBA 151 (10) 1981-82 NBA 185 (6) 1982-83 NBA 192 (4) 1986-87 NBA 172 (6) Career NBA 1690 (25) Career 1690 (27)	Points 1986-87 NBA 2008 (8) Career NBA 17335 (73) Career 17335 (76)	Field Goal Pct 1984-85 NBA .570 (7) 1985-86 NBA .574 (5) 1986-87 NBA .604 (1) 1987-88 NBA .604 (1) 1988-89 NBA .546 (6) 1989-90 NBA .549 (7) 1990-91 NBA .553 (8) Career NBA .554 (12) Career .554 (13)
Free Throw Pct 1989-90 NBA .893 (5)	Minutes Per Game 1986-87 NBA 39.7 (4)	Points Per Game 1986-87 NBA 26.1 (6)	Blocks Per Game 1981-82 NBA 2.3 (6) 1982-83 NBA 2.3 (5) 1985-86 NBA 2.0 (10) 1986-87 NBA 2.2 (7) 1990-91 NBA 2.1 (8) Career NBA 1.7 (29) Career 1.7 (30)
Player Efficiency Rating 1985-86 NBA 21.6 (9) 1986-87 NBA 24.0 (5) 1987-88 NBA 21.9 (10) Career NBA 20.0 (63) Career 20.0 (67)	True Shooting Pct 1984-85 NBA .617 (8) 1985-86 NBA .623 (7) 1986-87 NBA .655 (3) 1987-88 NBA .656 (2) 1988-89 NBA .608 (8) 1989-90 NBA .623 (6) Career NBA .605 (13) Career .605 (15)	Effective Field Goal Pct 1984-85 NBA .570 (8) 1985-86 NBA .574 (6) 1986-87 NBA .604 (2) 1987-88 NBA .604 (2) 1988-89 NBA .546 (9) 1989-90 NBA .558 (7) 1990-91 NBA .561 (8) Career NBA .555 (16) Career .555 (17)	Offensive Rebound Pct Career NBA 9.2 (91)
Block Pct 1980-81 NBA 5.1 (4) 1981-82 NBA 4.3 (8) 1982-83 NBA 4.5 (5) Career NBA 3.2 (51) Career 3.2 (56)	Offensive Rating 1983-84 NBA 120.3 (6) 1984-85 NBA 122.0 (5) 1985-86 NBA 121.5 (6) 1986-87 NBA 125.3 (2) 1987-88 NBA 126.1 (1) 1988-89 NBA 119.9 (9) Career NBA 118.5 (10) Career 118.5 (10)	Offensive Win Shares 1984-85 NBA 7.6 (6) 1985-86 NBA 7.2 (9) 1986-87 NBA 10.8 (3) 1987-88 NBA 8.2 (6) 1988-89 NBA 8.1 (9) Career NBA 76.0 (38) Career 76.0 (43)	Win Shares 1983-84 NBA 10.5 (6) 1984-85 NBA 11.0 (8) 1985-86 NBA 11.0 (5) 1986-87 NBA 14.8 (4) 1987-88 NBA 10.2 (10) Career NBA 113.0 (47) Career 113.0 (52)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes 1983-84 NBA .196 (5) 1984-85 NBA .199 (5) 1985-86 NBA .220 (4) 1986-87 NBA .232 (4) 1987-88 NBA .205 (7) Career NBA .180 (34) Career .180 (37)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.874 (66)	NBA Elo Player Rating 27th (overall) as of May 23, 2013, 5:08AM

Transactions

June 9, 1980: Traded by the Golden State Warriors (as a 1980 1st round draft pick) with Robert Parish to the Boston Celtics for a 1980 1st round draft pick (Rickey Brown) and a 1980 1st round draft pick (Joe Barry Carroll).

June 10, 1980: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

Salaries

Season	Team	Lg	Salary
1985-86	Boston Celtics	NBA	$1,000,000
1987-88	Boston Celtics	NBA	$1,300,000
1988-89	Boston Celtics	NBA	$1,300,000
1990-91	Boston Celtics	NBA	$1,400,000
1991-92	Boston Celtics	NBA	$3,500,000
1992-93	Boston Celtics	NBA	$3,500,000
Career	(may be incomplete)		$12,000,000

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