Karl Malone vs. Mike Newlin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Newlin and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Mike Newlin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Mike Newlin: 1971-72 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Mike Newlin 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Mike Newlin 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Mike Newlin 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Mike Newlin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Mike Newlin 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Mike Newlin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Mike Newlin 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Mike Newlin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Mike Newlin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Mike Newlin 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Mike Newlin 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Mike Newlin 4.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Mike Newlin 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Mike Newlin 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Mike Newlin 12,507

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Mike Newlin 2,494

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Mike Newlin 3,364

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Mike Newlin 702 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Mike Newlin 58 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Mike Newlin 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Mike Newlin .466

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Mike Newlin .302 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Mike Newlin .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Mike Newlin 21.4 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Mike Newlin 4.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Mike Newlin 5.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Mike Newlin 1.5 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Mike Newlin 0.2 (1978) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Mike Newlin 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Mike Newlin 3.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Mike Newlin 4.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Mike Newlin 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Mike Newlin 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Mike Newlin 325

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Mike Newlin 73

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Mike Newlin 103

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Mike Newlin 28 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Mike Newlin 1 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Mike Newlin 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Mike Newlin .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Mike Newlin - *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Mike Newlin .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Mike Newlin 16.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Mike Newlin 4.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Mike Newlin 5.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Mike Newlin 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.