Mike Newlin vs. Bobby Portis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Portis and Mike Newlin, 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.

Mike Newlin played 11 years in the NBA, 2 more than Bobby Portis, who played 9. Mike Newlin had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, while Bobby Portis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Mike Newlin 11 3 1971-72 to 1981-82
Bobby Portis 9 5 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mike Newlin Bobby Portis
Season 1971-722015-16
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
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 %
Mike Newlin 82 18.2 7.6 - - 2.8 1.6 - - - 2.8 3.1 7.5 .414 - - - 1.3 1.8 .750
Bobby Portis 62 17.8 7.0 2.0 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.0 7.0 .427 0.3 0.8 .308 0.8 1.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mike Newlin Bobby Portis
Season 1972-732016-17
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
Mike Newlin 82 32.4 17.0 - - 4.1 5.0 - - - 3.7 6.5 14.7 .443 - - - 4.0 4.5 .886
Bobby Portis 64 15.6 6.8 1.2 3.5 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.9 5.9 .488 0.5 1.5 .333 0.6 0.9 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis 6 20.2 6.7 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.5 .515 1.0 2.2 .462 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Mike Newlin Bobby Portis
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
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 %
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
Bobby Portis 73 22.5 13.2 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.8 5.2 11.1 .471 1.1 3.1 .359 1.6 2.1 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Mike Newlin Bobby Portis
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
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
Bobby Portis 50 26.0 14.2 2.2 5.9 8.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 2.9 5.6 12.6 .444 1.5 3.8 .393 1.5 1.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Mike Newlin Bobby Portis
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
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 %
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
Bobby Portis 66 21.1 10.1 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.7 4.0 8.9 .450 1.0 2.8 .358 1.1 1.4 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Mike Newlin Bobby Portis
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Bobby Portis 66 20.8 11.4 1.9 5.2 7.1 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.7 4.7 9.1 .523 1.1 2.4 .471 0.8 1.1 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Bobby Portis 20 18.3 8.8 1.7 3.4 5.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.6 3.5 7.6 .464 0.9 2.6 .346 0.9 1.3 .720

Season 7

Mike Newlin Bobby Portis
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
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
Bobby Portis 72 28.2 14.6 2.5 6.6 9.1 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.8 12.1 .479 1.8 4.7 .393 1.2 1.6 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis 12 24.8 10.6 2.1 7.9 10.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.2 4.0 9.6 .417 1.2 3.9 .298 1.4 1.8 .773

Season 8

Mike Newlin Bobby Portis
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks 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 %
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
Bobby Portis 70 26.0 14.1 2.2 7.4 9.6 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.6 5.7 11.5 .496 1.4 3.7 .370 1.4 1.8 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Bobby Portis 5 21.4 9.6 2.0 6.2 8.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 4.0 8.2 .488 1.0 3.6 .278 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 9

Mike Newlin Bobby Portis
Season 1979-802023-24
Team New Jersey NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
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
Bobby Portis 82 24.5 13.8 1.7 5.7 7.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.1 2.3 5.7 11.2 .508 1.2 3.0 .407 1.2 1.5 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis 6 31.2 16.5 2.7 8.7 11.3 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.5 2.2 7.3 15.2 .484 0.5 2.0 .250 1.3 2.2 .615

Season 10

Mike Newlin Bobby Portis
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 %
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
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Mike Newlin Bobby Portis
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 %
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
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------