Mike Newlin vs. Norman Powell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Norman Powell 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 Norman Powell, who played 9. Mike Newlin had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, while Norman Powell 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
Norman Powell 9 8 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mike Newlin Norman Powell
Season 1971-722015-16
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 %
Mike Newlin 82 18.2 7.6 - - 2.8 1.6 - - - 2.8 3.1 7.5 .414 - - - 1.3 1.8 .750
Norman Powell 49 14.8 5.6 0.3 1.9 2.3 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.0 4.7 .424 0.7 1.8 .404 0.9 1.1 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Norman Powell 18 11.4 3.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.5 3.9 .386 0.4 1.4 .269 0.4 0.4 .875

Season 2

Mike Newlin Norman Powell
Season 1972-732016-17
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 82 32.4 17.0 - - 4.1 5.0 - - - 3.7 6.5 14.7 .443 - - - 4.0 4.5 .886
Norman Powell 76 18.0 8.4 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.7 3.0 6.7 .449 0.7 2.3 .324 1.7 2.1 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Norman Powell 9 25.2 11.7 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.6 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.8 3.9 9.1 .427 1.7 3.8 .441 2.2 2.7 .833

Season 3

Mike Newlin Norman Powell
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 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
Norman Powell 70 15.2 5.5 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.6 2.1 5.3 .401 0.8 2.7 .285 0.5 0.6 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Norman Powell 6 6.7 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.7 2.3 .286 0.2 1.2 .143 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 4

Mike Newlin Norman Powell
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf SemisNBA 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 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
Norman Powell 60 18.8 8.6 0.3 2.1 2.3 1.5 0.7 0.2 1.1 1.6 3.2 6.7 .483 1.1 2.8 .400 1.0 1.3 .827
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
Norman Powell 23 15.9 6.5 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.3 2.4 5.5 .444 1.0 2.7 .387 0.6 0.8 .737

Season 5

Mike Newlin Norman Powell
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 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
Norman Powell 52 28.4 16.0 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.8 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.1 5.7 11.5 .495 2.1 5.3 .399 2.5 2.9 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Norman Powell 11 24.8 13.4 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.6 4.6 9.5 .490 2.0 4.7 .423 2.1 2.6 .793

Season 6

Mike Newlin Norman Powell
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West 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 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
Norman Powell 69 32.0 18.6 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.7 2.3 6.3 13.3 .477 2.5 6.0 .411 3.4 3.9 .871
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
Norman Powell 6 36.0 17.0 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.0 0.8 1.0 1.2 2.8 6.3 12.7 .500 1.7 4.3 .385 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 7

Mike Newlin Norman Powell
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers
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 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
Norman Powell 45 32.4 19.0 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.1 0.9 0.5 1.5 2.4 6.2 13.4 .461 2.4 5.6 .419 4.2 5.2 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Norman Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Mike Newlin Norman Powell
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West 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
Norman Powell 60 26.1 17.0 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.8 0.8 0.3 1.7 2.1 5.7 11.8 .479 1.9 4.8 .397 3.8 4.6 .812
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
Norman Powell 5 33.4 21.8 0.8 2.2 3.0 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.6 3.2 7.2 15.2 .474 2.6 6.4 .406 4.8 6.2 .774

Season 9

Mike Newlin Norman Powell
Season 1979-802023-24
Team New Jersey NetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West 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
Norman Powell 76 26.2 13.9 0.2 2.4 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.8 4.9 10.1 .486 2.2 5.1 .435 1.9 2.3 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Newlin ------- --- ----------
Norman Powell 6 29.8 12.8 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.0 1.2 3.3 4.3 10.2 .426 2.2 4.8 .448 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 10

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

Season 11

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