Darius Garland vs. Mike Newlin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Newlin and Darius Garland, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Darius Garland played 5 years in the NBA, 6 less than Mike Newlin, who played 11. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Mike Newlin had his rookie season in 1971-72. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Darius Garland 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24
Mike Newlin 11 3 1971-72 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Mike Newlin
Season 2019-201971-72
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 59 30.9 12.3 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.6 4.7 11.8 .401 1.8 5.0 .355 1.1 1.2 .875
Mike Newlin 82 18.2 7.6 - - 2.8 1.6 - - - 2.8 3.1 7.5 .414 - - - 1.3 1.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Darius Garland Mike Newlin
Season 2020-211972-73
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 54 33.1 17.4 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.1 1.2 0.1 3.0 2.0 6.7 14.9 .451 1.9 4.9 .395 2.1 2.4 .848
Mike Newlin 82 32.4 17.0 - - 4.1 5.0 - - - 3.7 6.5 14.7 .443 - - - 4.0 4.5 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Darius Garland Mike Newlin
Season 2021-221973-74
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 68 35.7 21.7 0.6 2.7 3.3 8.6 1.3 0.1 3.6 1.7 8.0 17.3 .462 2.6 6.7 .383 3.2 3.5 .892
Mike Newlin 76 34.1 18.4 1.0 2.4 3.4 4.8 1.1 0.1 - 3.4 6.7 15.0 .448 - - - 5.0 5.8 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Darius Garland Mike Newlin
Season 2022-231974-75
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 69 35.5 21.6 0.4 2.3 2.7 7.8 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.1 7.6 16.4 .462 2.4 6.0 .410 4.0 4.7 .863
Mike Newlin 79 34.3 14.4 0.7 2.6 3.3 5.1 1.4 0.1 - 3.6 5.5 11.5 .482 - - - 3.4 3.9 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 5 37.8 20.6 0.0 1.8 1.8 5.0 1.6 0.2 3.6 3.4 7.0 16.0 .438 2.4 6.2 .387 4.2 5.0 .840
Mike Newlin 8 37.4 16.3 1.4 2.8 4.1 5.6 1.5 0.0 - 3.1 6.5 13.4 .486 - - - 3.3 3.6 .897

Season 5

Darius Garland Mike Newlin
Season 2023-241975-76
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 57 33.4 18.0 0.5 2.1 2.7 6.5 1.3 0.1 3.1 1.7 6.6 14.8 .446 2.3 6.2 .371 2.6 3.1 .834
Mike Newlin 82 37.4 18.6 0.9 3.2 4.1 5.6 1.3 0.1 - 3.2 6.9 13.7 .507 - - - 4.7 5.4 .865
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 12 36.0 15.7 0.1 3.5 3.6 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.8 6.1 14.3 .427 2.1 5.9 .352 1.4 1.8 .810
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Darius Garland Mike Newlin
Season -1976-77
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin 82 25.8 12.7 0.6 1.8 2.5 3.9 0.7 0.0 - 2.8 4.7 10.4 .455 - - - 3.3 3.7 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin 12 26.3 14.3 0.7 2.2 2.8 4.4 1.3 0.0 - 3.1 6.3 11.9 .524 - - - 1.8 2.3 .750

Season 7

Darius Garland Mike Newlin
Season -1977-78
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin 45 26.2 13.0 0.8 1.9 2.7 4.5 1.2 0.2 2.7 2.8 4.8 11.0 .436 - - - 3.4 3.9 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Darius Garland Mike Newlin
Season -1978-79
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin 76 24.1 10.2 0.7 1.6 2.2 3.8 0.7 0.1 2.3 2.9 3.7 7.6 .487 - - - 2.8 3.2 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin 2 33.5 12.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 3.0 5.0 4.0 10.0 .400 - - - 4.0 4.0 1.000

Season 9

Darius Garland Mike Newlin
Season -1979-80
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin 78 32.2 20.9 1.3 2.1 3.4 4.0 1.5 0.1 3.0 2.5 7.8 17.0 .460 0.6 1.9 .296 4.7 5.3 .884
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Darius Garland Mike Newlin
Season -1980-81
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin 79 36.8 21.4 1.0 1.8 2.8 3.8 1.1 0.1 3.1 3.0 8.0 16.1 .497 0.1 0.4 .333 5.2 5.9 .888
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Darius Garland Mike Newlin
Season -1981-82
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin 76 19.8 9.3 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.2 0.4 0.0 1.4 2.6 3.8 8.1 .465 0.1 0.3 .304 1.7 1.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------