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Retired#14Guard1971–1981#268 all-time in points

Mike Newlin

Mike Newlin scored 12,507 points in 837 games, 268th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1980-81 at 21.4 points a game. He earned 1 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 4″ / 200 lb
Age77
PositionGuard
BornJan 2, 1949
HometownPortland, Oregon
Experience1971–1981
CollegeUniversity of Utah
Draft1971 · round 2, pick 24
High schoolSaint Francis High School La Cañada Flintridge, California
TeamsHouston Rockets 1971–1978New Jersey Nets 1979–1980New York Knicks 1981–1981
Career points
12,507
837 games · 14.9 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#268
Also 194th in assists, 799th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1971–1981. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1981-82.

1981-82 season

NYK · 76 games
Points7059.3 per game
Rebounds1.291 total
Assists2.2170 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

1 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
1Legend
  • LegendCareer10,000 points12,507 points

Mike Newlin career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1980-81 · 21.4 points per game

Mike Newlin milestones

Career · regular season
12,507 career points
Retired 268th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points12,507Past 10,000 · 268th all-time
Assists3,364Past 2,500 · 194th all-time

Mike Newlin career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Mike Newlin stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1981-82NYK767059.31.22.2.465.304.8577———
1980-81NJN791,68821.42.83.8.497.333.88810———
1979-80NJN781,63420.93.44.0.460.296.88445———
1978-79HOU7677810.22.23.8.487—.872————
1977-78HOU4558413.02.74.5.436—.874————
1976-77HOU821,04312.72.53.9.455—.885————
1975-76HOU821,52318.64.15.6.507—.865————
1974-75HOU791,13714.43.35.1.482—.869————
1973-74HOU761,40018.43.44.8.448—.856————
1972-73HOU821,39517.04.15.0.443—.886————
1971-72HOU826207.62.81.6.414—.750————
Career11 seasons83712,50714.93.04.0.466.302.87062——0

Mike Newlin splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
74%
Threes
1%
Free throws
24%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Mike Newlin facts
How many career points did Mike Newlin score?

Mike Newlin scored 12,507 career regular-season points in 837 games, 14.9 per game, which ranks 268th all-time.

What was Mike Newlin’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1980-81 with NJN: 21.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.

Where is Mike Newlin from?

Mike Newlin is from Portland, Oregon. He played high school ball at Saint Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California. He played college ball at University of Utah.

What teams did Mike Newlin play for?

Houston Rockets (1971–1978); New Jersey Nets (1979–1980); New York Knicks (1981–1981).