Kevin McHale vs. Willie Naulls Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willie Naulls and Kevin McHale that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kevin McHale

vs.

Willie Naulls

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Willie Naulls: 1956-57 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Willie Naulls 3

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Willie Naulls 10

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Willie Naulls 4

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Willie Naulls 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Willie Naulls 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Willie Naulls 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Willie Naulls 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Willie Naulls 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Willie Naulls 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Willie Naulls 9.1

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Willie Naulls 1.6

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Willie Naulls 11,305

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Willie Naulls 6,508

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Willie Naulls 1,114

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Willie Naulls 716

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Willie Naulls .406

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Willie Naulls .812

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Willie Naulls 25.0 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Willie Naulls 14.2 (1960)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Willie Naulls 2.6 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Willie Naulls - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Willie Naulls - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Willie Naulls 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Willie Naulls 3.8

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Willie Naulls 0.6

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Willie Naulls 248

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Willie Naulls 134

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Willie Naulls 21

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Willie Naulls 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Willie Naulls .371

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Willie Naulls .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Willie Naulls 17.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Willie Naulls 10.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Willie Naulls 1.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Willie Naulls - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Willie Naulls - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.