Joel Embiid vs. Mike Newlin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Newlin and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Mike Newlin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Mike Newlin: 1971-72 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Mike Newlin 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Mike Newlin 11

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Mike Newlin 3

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Mike Newlin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Mike Newlin 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Mike Newlin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Mike Newlin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Mike Newlin 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Mike Newlin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Mike Newlin 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Mike Newlin 3.0

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Mike Newlin 4.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Mike Newlin 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Mike Newlin 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Mike Newlin 12,507

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Mike Newlin 2,494

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Mike Newlin 3,364

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Mike Newlin 702 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Mike Newlin 58 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Mike Newlin 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Mike Newlin .466

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Mike Newlin .302 *

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Mike Newlin .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Mike Newlin 21.4 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Mike Newlin 4.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Mike Newlin 5.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Mike Newlin 1.5 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Mike Newlin 0.2 (1978) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Mike Newlin 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Mike Newlin 3.3

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Mike Newlin 4.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Mike Newlin 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Mike Newlin 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Mike Newlin 325

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Mike Newlin 73

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Mike Newlin 103

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Mike Newlin 28 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Mike Newlin 1 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Mike Newlin 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Mike Newlin .500

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Mike Newlin - *

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Mike Newlin .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Mike Newlin 16.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Mike Newlin 4.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Mike Newlin 5.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Mike Newlin 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) 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.