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Bojan Bogdanović vs. Mike Newlin: Career comparison

hussEyquationCareer impact · regular season
Regular-season verdict

Mike Newlin ranks higher in career impact

Impact comparison

Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Higher is better. Career ranks and average league finishes work the other way: lower is better.

#1653Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#890Leads
+1.4Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.6Leads
-0.3Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.1Leads
138.7Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better69.7Leads
+306 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+473 ptsLeads
235.6Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better121.4Leads

Career Impact Rank places Mike Newlin #890 and Bojan Bogdanović #1653. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three.

Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.

Career impact · regular seasonhusseyquation.com/compare/bojan-bogdanovic/mike-newlin/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedBojan Bogdanović169.733 · No. 1,653Mike Newlin85.153 · No. 890

Only the three league-finish windows below determine Career Impact Rank. Career Value and peak impact are separate measures; neither adds points to this calculation. Lower composite scores rank higher.

Bojan Bogdanović

169.733 composite · No. 1,653 all-time

Bojan Bogdanović's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 792022–23No. 1182018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2192017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate138.66750%69.333
Best 5No. 792022–23No. 1182018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2192017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2232019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2492021–22177.60030%53.280
Best 10No. 792022–23No. 1182018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2192017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2232019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2492021–22No. 2622016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2882014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2982023–24No. 3052020–21No. 3152015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate235.60020%47.120

69.333 + 53.280 + 47.120= 169.733

Mike Newlin

85.153 composite · No. 890 all-time

Mike Newlin's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 471979–80Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 641975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 981977–78Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate69.66750%34.833
Best 5No. 471979–80Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 641975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 981977–78Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1081972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1171974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate86.80030%26.040
Best 10No. 471979–80Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 641975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 981977–78Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1081972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1171974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1321973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1341980–81Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1431971–72Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1851976–77Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1861978–79Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate121.40020%24.280

34.833 + 26.040 + 24.280= 85.153

Averages, contributions, and totals are displayed to three decimal places. The ranking calculation keeps full source precision. Read the full method →

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Full comparison · Career comparison

Understand the numbers

Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.

1 · Ranking evidence

Impact: who ranks higher, and why?

Career Impact Rank compares entire regular-season careers across NBA history. It combines average league places across the best three, five, and ten seasons, weighted 50%, 30%, and 20%. A lower rank or average place is better.

Impact: Bojan Bogdanović and Mike Newlin
MetricBojan BogdanovićMike Newlin
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1653#890Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better138.769.7Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better177.686.8Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better235.6121.4Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Bojan Bogdanović and Mike Newlin
MetricBojan BogdanovićMike Newlin
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1001#805Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.4+1.6Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.3+0.5Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.3-0.1Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.3-1.0Better result for this metric.
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+306 pts+473 ptsBetter result for this metric.
Seasons ranked No. 100
Top-five impact seasons00
Top-ten impact seasons00

2 · Playing time and responsibility

How much did each player take on?

Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.

Playing time and workload: Bojan Bogdanović and Mike Newlin
MetricBojan BogdanovićMike Newlin
Games719837
Minutes20,89024,574

3 · Individual skills

Where does each player have an advantage?

These are each player's averages across up to ten best seasons. Career Impact Rank gives the Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights, giving the most weight to the highest peak. The model accounts for position, role, pace, playing time, and team results. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.

Shooting

True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.

Shooting: Bojan Bogdanović and Mike Newlin
MetricBojan BogdanovićMike Newlin
True shooting percentage59.4%Better result for this metric.53.7%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile59.1%Better result for this metric.53.3%
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Bojan Bogdanović and Mike Newlin
MetricBojan BogdanovićMike Newlin
Field-goal percentage46.0%46.6%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage39.4%Better result for this metric.30.2%
Free-throw percentage85.9%87.0%Better result for this metric.

Passing

Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.

Passing: Bojan Bogdanović and Mike Newlin
MetricBojan BogdanovićMike Newlin
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.0%19.5%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game1.74.0Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Bojan Bogdanović and Mike Newlin
MetricBojan BogdanovićMike Newlin
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.4%Better result for this metric.16.4%

Rebounding

Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.

Rebounding: Bojan Bogdanović and Mike Newlin
MetricBojan BogdanovićMike Newlin
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.7%Better result for this metric.5.5%
Rebounds per game3.6Better result for this metric.3.0

Defense

Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.

Defense: Bojan Bogdanović and Mike Newlin
MetricBojan BogdanovićMike Newlin
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.9%1.7%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Bojan Bogdanović and Mike Newlin
MetricBojan BogdanovićMike Newlin
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.2%0.2%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Bojan Bogdanović and Mike Newlin
MetricBojan BogdanovićMike Newlin
Points per game15.6Better result for this metric.14.9

4 · Team context, not ranking inputs

What happened with and without them?

A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.

Four separate questions

Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards

These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Mike Newlin ranks higher in career impact.

Bojan BogdanovićMetricMike Newlin
#1653Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#890Leads
+1.4Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.6Leads
-0.3Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.1Leads
+306 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+473 ptsLeads

This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.

Context

Team Success

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Bojan BogdanovićMetricMike Newlin
450Listed-team regular-season wins625Leads
46.7%LeadsListed-team winning percentage0.6%
250-win team seasons5Leads
060-win team seasons5Leads
8LeadsPlayoff team seasons3

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.

Context

Playoff Résumé

Bojan Bogdanović leads every available measure below.

Bojan BogdanovićMetricMike Newlin
7LeadsPlayoff appearances3
51LeadsPlayoff games22
27LeadsTeam playoff wins9
0Finals appearances0
0Championships0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.

Context

Awards

No recorded measure separates these careers.

Bojan BogdanovićMetricMike Newlin
Not availableAll-StarNot available
Not availableMVPNot available
Not availableAll-NBANot available
Not availableAll-DefenseNot available
Not availableDPOYNot available
Not availableRookie of the YearNot available

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.

How each context field is counted
Listed-team regular-season wins
The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
Listed-team winning percentage
Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
50- and 60-win team seasons
Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
Team seasons reaching playoffs
Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
Playoff appearances and games
Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
Team playoff wins
Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
Finals appearances and championships
Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
Awards
Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.

Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09.

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How the careers developed

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