Last played for the Boston Celtics, 1992-93
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 |  BOS | 10.0 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 55.6 | 20.1 | 82 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 13.6 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 56.8 | 28.4 | 82 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 57.3 | 28.6 | 82 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 18.4 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 60.5 | 31.4 | 82 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 19.8 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 61.7 | 33.6 | 79 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 21.3 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 62.3 | 35.3 | 68 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 26.1 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 65.5 | 39.7 | 77 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 22.6 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 65.6 | 37.3 | 64 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 22.5 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 60.8 | 36.9 | 78 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 20.9 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 62.3 | 33.2 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 18.4 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 60.6 | 30.4 | 68 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 13.9 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 55.3 | 25 | 56 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 10.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 51.9 | 23.3 | 71 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | BOS | 818 | 359 | 55 | 27 | 151 | 110 | 355 | 0 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 1,117 | 556 | 91 | 30 | 185 | 137 | 465 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 1,159 | 553 | 104 | 34 | 192 | 159 | 483 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 1,511 | 610 | 104 | 23 | 126 | 150 | 587 | 1 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 1,565 | 712 | 141 | 28 | 120 | 157 | 605 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 1,448 | 551 | 181 | 29 | 134 | 149 | 561 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 2,008 | 763 | 198 | 38 | 172 | 197 | 790 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 1,446 | 536 | 171 | 27 | 92 | 141 | 550 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 1,758 | 637 | 172 | 26 | 97 | 196 | 661 | 0 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 1,712 | 677 | 172 | 30 | 157 | 183 | 648 | 23 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 1,251 | 480 | 126 | 25 | 146 | 140 | 504 | 15 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 780 | 330 | 82 | 11 | 59 | 82 | 323 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 762 | 358 | 73 | 16 | 59 | 92 | 298 | 2 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | BOS | 17.9 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 55.6 | 20.1 | 82 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 17.2 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 56.8 | 28.4 | 82 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 17.7 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 57.3 | 28.6 | 82 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 21.1 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 60.5 | 31.4 | 82 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 21.2 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 61.7 | 33.6 | 79 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 21.7 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 62.3 | 35.3 | 68 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 23.7 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 65.5 | 39.7 | 77 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 21.8 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 65.6 | 37.3 | 64 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 22.0 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 60.8 | 36.9 | 78 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 22.7 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 62.3 | 33.2 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 21.8 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 60.6 | 30.4 | 68 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 20.0 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 55.3 | 25 | 56 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 16.5 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 51.9 | 23.3 | 71 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Kevin McHale played 13 seasons for the Celtics. He scored 17,335 points with 7,122 rebounds and 1,670 assists in 971 games — 17.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. His best season was 1986-87: 2,008 points, 763 rebounds and 198 assists.
13 seasons, 13 postseasons, 1980-81 to 1992-93
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.