Kevin McHale
- Seasons
- 1980-81 to 1992-93
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Dec 19, 1957
- College
- Minnesota
- Draft
- 1980, round 1, pick 3
3Championships
1All-League teams
7All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 20.0
- True shooting
- .605
- Effective FG
- .555
- Usage rate
- 22.4
- Win shares
- 113.1
- WS per 48
- .180
- Box plus/minus
- 2.5
- VORP
- 34.3
- Best season, WS
- 14.8
- Best season, BPM
- 5.1
- MVP vote shares
- 0.33
- Finals appearances
- 5
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | BOS | 23 | 82 | 1,645 | 16.4 | .556 | .533 | 20.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.7 | .137 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 108 | 102 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 24 | 82 | 2,332 | 16.9 | .568 | .531 | 19.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 7.5 | .155 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 113 | 102 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 25 | 82 | 2,345 | 17.6 | .573 | .541 | 19.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 7.5 | .154 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 111 | 102 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 26 | 82 | 2,577 | 20.0 | .605 | .557 | 22.3 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 10.5 | .196 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 120 | 105 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 27 | 79 | 2,653 | 20.7 | .617 | .570 | 21.9 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 11.0 | .199 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 122 | 106 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 28 | 68 | 2,397 | 21.6 | .623 | .574 | 22.5 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 11.0 | .220 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 122 | 103 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 29 | 77 | 3,060 | 24.0 | .655 | .604 | 24.1 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 14.8 | .232 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 125 | 106 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 30 | 64 | 2,390 | 21.9 | .656 | .604 | 22.3 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 10.2 | .205 | 4.0 | -0.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 126 | 110 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 31 | 78 | 2,876 | 20.3 | .608 | .546 | 23.7 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 10.1 | .168 | 3.2 | -1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 120 | 111 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 32 | 82 | 2,722 | 21.8 | .623 | .558 | 24.1 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 11.1 | .195 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 120 | 107 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 33 | 68 | 2,067 | 21.2 | .606 | .561 | 23.9 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 7.9 | .182 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 118 | 106 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 34 | 56 | 1,398 | 18.5 | .553 | .509 | 24.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .136 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 112 | 108 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 35 | 71 | 1,656 | 14.4 | .519 | .461 | 21.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | .082 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 105 | 108 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.