Ja Morant vs. Mike Newlin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Newlin and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Mike Newlin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Mike Newlin: 1971-72 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Mike Newlin 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Mike Newlin 11

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Mike Newlin 3

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Mike Newlin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Mike Newlin 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Mike Newlin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Mike Newlin 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Mike Newlin 3.0

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Mike Newlin 4.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Mike Newlin 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Mike Newlin 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Mike Newlin 12,507

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Mike Newlin 2,494

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Mike Newlin 3,364

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Mike Newlin 702 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Mike Newlin 58 *

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Mike Newlin 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Mike Newlin .466

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Mike Newlin .302 *

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Mike Newlin .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Mike Newlin 21.4 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Mike Newlin 4.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Mike Newlin 5.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Mike Newlin 1.5 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Mike Newlin 0.2 (1978) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Mike Newlin 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Mike Newlin 3.3

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Mike Newlin 4.7

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Mike Newlin 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Mike Newlin 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Mike Newlin 325

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Mike Newlin 73

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Mike Newlin 103

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Mike Newlin 28 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Mike Newlin 1 *

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Mike Newlin 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Mike Newlin .500

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Mike Newlin - *

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Mike Newlin .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Mike Newlin 16.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Mike Newlin 4.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Mike Newlin 5.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Mike Newlin 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Mike Newlin 0.5 (1979) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.