LaMelo Ball vs. Mike Newlin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Newlin and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Mike Newlin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Mike Newlin: 1971-72 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Mike Newlin 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Mike Newlin 11

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Mike Newlin 3

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Mike Newlin 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Mike Newlin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Mike Newlin 14.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Mike Newlin 3.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Mike Newlin 4.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Mike Newlin 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Mike Newlin 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Mike Newlin 12,507

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Mike Newlin 2,494

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Mike Newlin 3,364

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Mike Newlin 702 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Mike Newlin 58 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Mike Newlin 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Mike Newlin .466

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Mike Newlin .302 *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Mike Newlin .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Mike Newlin 21.4 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Mike Newlin 4.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Mike Newlin 5.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Mike Newlin 1.5 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Mike Newlin 0.2 (1978) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 14.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 3.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 4.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 325

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 73

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 103

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 28 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 1 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Mike Newlin 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin .500

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin - *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 16.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 4.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 5.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Newlin 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.