Mike Newlin vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton 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.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Newlin: 1971-72 to 1981-82
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Newlin 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Mike Newlin 11 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Mike Newlin 3 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Mike Newlin 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike Newlin 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Mike Newlin 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Mike Newlin 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Newlin 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Newlin 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Newlin 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Mike Newlin 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Mike Newlin 0 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Newlin 14.9 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Mike Newlin 3.0 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Mike Newlin 4.0 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Mike Newlin 1.0 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mike Newlin 0.1 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Newlin 12,507 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Mike Newlin 2,494 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Mike Newlin 3,364 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Mike Newlin 702 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Mike Newlin 58 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Mike Newlin 837 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Newlin .466 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Mike Newlin .302 * Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike Newlin .870 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Newlin 21.4 (1981) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Newlin 4.1 (1973) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Mike Newlin 5.6 (1976) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mike Newlin 1.5 (1980) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Mike Newlin 0.2 (1978) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Newlin 14.8 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Mike Newlin 3.3 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Mike Newlin 4.7 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Mike Newlin 1.3 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mike Newlin 0.0 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Newlin 325 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Mike Newlin 73 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Mike Newlin 103 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Mike Newlin 28 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Mike Newlin 1 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Mike Newlin 22 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Newlin .500 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Mike Newlin - * Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike Newlin .846 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Newlin 16.3 (1975) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Newlin 4.1 (1975) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Mike Newlin 5.6 (1975) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Mike Newlin 1.5 (1975) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Mike Newlin 0.5 (1979) * Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

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.