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Kevin McHale

1957 - Today

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Kevin Edward McHale (born December 19, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player, coach and analyst who played his entire professional career for the Boston Celtics. He earned the nickname "the Torture Chamber" for his exceptional footwork and post skills that consistently overwhelmed opponents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kevin McHale has received more than 118,628 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Kevin McHale is the 129th most popular basketball player (down from 112th in 2019), the 7,055th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,460th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Kevin McHale ranks 129 out of 1,757. Before him are Borislav Stanković, Vlade Divac, Predrag Danilović, Tom Heinsohn, Valdemaras Chomičius, and Marion Jones. After him are Jo Jo White, Doc Rivers, Andro Knego, Otar Korkia, Detlef Schrempf, and David Blatt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Kevin McHale ranks 286. Before him are Heather Thomas, Vitaly Daraselia, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Evangelos Venizelos, Peter Englund, and Ingrid Auerswald. After him are Alexandra Marinina, Mario Van Peebles, LeVar Burton, Vinny Appice, Nancy Cartwright, and Mario Grech.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kevin McHale ranks 7,055 out of 20,380. Before him are Joanna Russ (1937), Dave Navarro (1967), Daphne Zuniga (1962), Marion Jones (1975), Gary Locke (1950), and David A. R. White (1970). After him are Utada Hikaru (1983), Paul Theroux (1941), Jim Hutton (1934), Gregory Walcott (1928), Leo Burnett (1891), and Barbara Rush (1927).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Kevin McHale ranks 72. Before him are John Wooden (1910), James Worthy (1961), Bill Walton (1952), Dave Cowens (1948), Tom Heinsohn (1934), and Marion Jones (1975). After him are Jo Jo White (1946), Doc Rivers (1961), David Blatt (1959), Walt Bellamy (1939), Dave Bing (1943), and Dennis Johnson (1954).

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