Mike Newlin vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Mike Newlin 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

Mike Newlin

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Newlin: 1971-72 to 1981-82
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Newlin 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Mike Newlin 11 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Mike Newlin 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Mike Newlin 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Newlin 14.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Newlin 3.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Mike Newlin 4.0 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Mike Newlin 1.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mike Newlin 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Newlin 12,507 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Mike Newlin 2,494 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Mike Newlin 3,364 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Mike Newlin 702 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Mike Newlin 58 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Mike Newlin 837 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Newlin .466 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Mike Newlin .302 * Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Mike Newlin .870 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Newlin 21.4 (1981) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Newlin 4.1 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Mike Newlin 5.6 (1976) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Mike Newlin 1.5 (1980) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mike Newlin 0.2 (1978) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Newlin 14.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Newlin 3.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Mike Newlin 4.7 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Mike Newlin 1.3 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mike Newlin 0.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Newlin 325 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Mike Newlin 73 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Mike Newlin 103 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Mike Newlin 28 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Mike Newlin 1 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Mike Newlin 22 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Newlin .500 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Mike Newlin - * Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Mike Newlin .846 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Newlin 16.3 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Newlin 4.1 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Mike Newlin 5.6 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Mike Newlin 1.5 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Mike Newlin 0.5 (1979) * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.