Mike Newlin
SG · New York Knicks
Seasons 1971-72–1981-82 · 11 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1949
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Player info
| Nickname | Shark |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #14 |
| Team | New York Knicks |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Born | 1949-01-02 |
| College | Utah |
| Drafted | 1971 · Round 2, Pick 24 · Houston Rockets |
| Seasons | 1971-72–1981-82 (11) |
Career averages
14.9 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 4.0 APG · 837 games · .466 FG% · .302 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | HOU | 23 | 82 | 18.2 | .414 | — | .750 | 2.8 | 1.6 | — | — | 7.6 | 10.6 | .455 |
| 1972-73 | HOU | 24 | 82 | 32.4 | .443 | — | .886 | 4.1 | 5.0 | — | — | 17.0 | 16.2 | .510 |
| 1973-74 | HOU | 25 | 76 | 34.1 | .448 | — | .856 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 18.4 | 16.6 | .525 |
| 1974-75 | HOU | 26 | 79 | 34.3 | .482 | — | .869 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 14.4 | 15.1 | .547 |
| 1975-76 | HOU | 27 | 82 | 37.4 | .507 | — | .865 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 18.6 | 17.4 | .577 |
| 1976-77 | HOU | 28 | 82 | 25.8 | .455 | — | .885 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 16.1 | .530 |
| 1977-78 | HOU | 29 | 45 | 26.2 | .436 | — | .874 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 16.0 | .511 |
| 1978-79 | HOU | 30 | 76 | 24.1 | .487 | — | .872 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 12.9 | .565 |
| 1979-80 | NJN | 31 | 78 | 32.2 | .460 | .296 | .884 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 20.9 | 17.7 | .540 |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 32 | 79 | 36.8 | .497 | .333 | .888 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 21.4 | 15.6 | .571 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 33 | 76 | 19.8 | .465 | .304 | .857 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 11.5 | .519 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | HOU | 82 | — | 1,495 | 256 | 618 | .414 | — | — | 108 | 144 | 228 | 135 | — | — | — | 620 |
| 1972-73 | HOU | 82 | — | 2,658 | 534 | 1,206 | .443 | — | — | 327 | 369 | 340 | 409 | — | — | — | 1,395 |
| 1973-74 | HOU | 76 | — | 2,591 | 510 | 1,139 | .448 | — | — | 380 | 444 | 262 | 363 | 87 | 9 | — | 1,400 |
| 1974-75 | HOU | 79 | — | 2,709 | 436 | 905 | .482 | — | — | 265 | 305 | 260 | 403 | 111 | 7 | — | 1,137 |
| 1975-76 | HOU | 82 | 82 | 3,065 | 569 | 1,123 | .507 | — | — | 385 | 445 | 336 | 457 | 106 | 5 | — | 1,523 |
| 1976-77 | HOU | 82 | — | 2,119 | 387 | 850 | .455 | — | — | 269 | 304 | 204 | 320 | 60 | 3 | — | 1,043 |
| 1977-78 | HOU | 45 | — | 1,181 | 216 | 495 | .436 | — | — | 152 | 174 | 120 | 203 | 52 | 9 | 120 | 584 |
| 1978-79 | HOU | 76 | — | 1,828 | 283 | 581 | .487 | — | — | 212 | 243 | 170 | 291 | 51 | 9 | 175 | 778 |
| 1979-80 | NJN | 78 | — | 2,510 | 611 | 1,329 | .460 | 45 | 152 | 367 | 415 | 264 | 314 | 115 | 4 | 231 | 1,634 |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 79 | — | 2,911 | 632 | 1,272 | .497 | 10 | 30 | 414 | 466 | 219 | 299 | 87 | 9 | 248 | 1,688 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 76 | 32 | 1,507 | 286 | 615 | .465 | 7 | 23 | 126 | 147 | 91 | 170 | 33 | 3 | 104 | 705 |
| Career | 837 | — | — | 4,720 | 10,133 | .466 | 62 | 205 | 3005 | 3456 | 2494 | 3364 | 702 | 58 | 878 | 12,507 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | HOU | 82 | 18.2 | 6.2 | 14.9 | .414 | — | — | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 14.9 |
| 1972-73 | HOU | 82 | 32.4 | 7.2 | 16.3 | .443 | — | — | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | — | — | — | 18.9 |
| 1973-74 | HOU | 76 | 34.1 | 7.1 | 15.8 | .448 | — | — | 5.3 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | — | 19.5 |
| 1974-75 | HOU | 79 | 34.3 | 5.8 | 12.0 | .482 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | — | 15.1 |
| 1975-76 | HOU | 82 | 37.4 | 6.7 | 13.2 | .507 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | — | 17.9 |
| 1976-77 | HOU | 82 | 25.8 | 6.6 | 14.4 | .455 | — | — | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | — | 17.7 |
| 1977-78 | HOU | 45 | 26.2 | 6.6 | 15.1 | .436 | — | — | 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 17.8 |
| 1978-79 | HOU | 76 | 24.1 | 5.6 | 11.4 | .487 | — | — | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 15.3 |
| 1979-80 | NJN | 78 | 32.2 | 8.8 | 19.1 | .460 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 23.4 |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 79 | 36.8 | 7.8 | 15.7 | .497 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 20.9 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 76 | 19.8 | 6.8 | 14.7 | .465 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 16.8 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | HOU | 82 | 1,495 | 10.6 | .455 | — | -0.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | .050 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | HOU | 82 | 2,658 | 16.2 | .510 | — | 4.0 | 1.8 | 5.8 | .105 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | HOU | 76 | 2,591 | 16.6 | .525 | — | 4.4 | 0.8 | 5.2 | .096 | +0.5 | -1.7 | -1.2 | +0.5 |
| 1974-75 | HOU | 79 | 2,709 | 15.1 | .547 | — | 4.4 | 1.5 | 5.9 | .105 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 | +1.0 |
| 1975-76 | HOU | 82 | 3,065 | 17.4 | .577 | — | 7.5 | 0.9 | 8.5 | .133 | +1.6 | -1.0 | +0.6 | +2.0 |
| 1976-77 | HOU | 82 | 2,119 | 16.1 | .530 | — | 4.2 | 0.4 | 4.7 | .106 | +1.0 | -1.5 | -0.5 | +0.8 |
| 1977-78 | HOU | 45 | 1,181 | 16.0 | .511 | 23.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | .073 | +0.7 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +0.5 |
| 1978-79 | HOU | 76 | 1,828 | 12.9 | .565 | 18.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | .076 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -1.3 | +0.3 |
| 1979-80 | NJN | 78 | 2,510 | 17.7 | .540 | 26.8 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | .124 | +2.0 | -0.7 | +1.3 | +2.1 |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 79 | 2,911 | 15.6 | .571 | 23.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 6.1 | .100 | +0.6 | -1.4 | -0.8 | +0.9 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 76 | 1,507 | 11.5 | .519 | 21.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | .049 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -3.6 | -0.6 |
| Career | 837 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.5 | — | — | — | — | +7.5 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 8 | 37.4 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .486 | — | .543 |
| 1976-77 | 12 | 26.3 | 14.2 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .524 | — | .550 |
| 1978-79 | 2 | 33.5 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .400 | — | .510 |
| Career | 22 | 31.0 | 14.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .544 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 421 | 15.6 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 239–182 |
| Away | 416 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 132–284 |
| In wins | 371 | 15.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 371–0 |
| In losses | 466 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0–466 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 60 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 29–31 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 50 | 16.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 11–39 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 15 | 11.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 7–8 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 44 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 17–27 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 59 | 14.8 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 33–26 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 20.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2–2 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 12 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 6–6 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 46 | 13.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 24–22 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 37 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 12–25 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 10 | 19.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4–6 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 25 | 15.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 11–14 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 17.3 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 36 | 15.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 13–23 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 46 | 15.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 17–29 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 48 | 17.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 18–30 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 53 | 15.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 23–30 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 36 | 14.8 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 15–21 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 38 | 15.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 24–14 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 30 | 15.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 13–17 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 20 | 17.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 8–12 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 29 | 15.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 17–12 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Mike Newlin play for?
Mike Newlin plays SG for the New York Knicks.
What are Mike Newlin's career stats?
Mike Newlin has averaged 14.9 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 4.0 APG over 11 seasons (1971-72–1981-82).
How tall is Mike Newlin?
Mike Newlin is 6-4 (200 lb).
When was Mike Newlin drafted?
Mike Newlin was drafted in 1971, round 2, pick 24, by the Houston Rockets.