Fame share
Combined across every stint with each team.
- New York Knicks30%
- Charlotte Hornets26%
- Milwaukee Bucks16%
- New Jersey Nets14%
- Denver Nuggets5.3%
- Dallas Mavericks4.6%
- Cleveland Cavaliers3.7%
Total legacy per season
Every season’s full on-court fame - rewarding not just winning a title, but how dominantly a team won it, on top of stats and awards.
168CLENYKCHHNJNMILDENCLENJNDALPEAK · 16 · 1988-89 · NYK
1986-871988-892001-02
Career teams - the connection strand
Every teammate on these rosters is a possible link.
Career
11.0PPG
2.2RPG
1.5APG
1,159Games
16Seasons
0Titles
Peak season: 1988-89 - 16 fame points.
Draft: Round 2, No. 29 overall (1986).
Season-by-season log · 16 seasons
| Season | Team(s) | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | Fame Earned | Awards | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | CLE (31-51) | 59 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2 | - | - |
| 1987-88 | NYK (38-44) | 77 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 8 | - | Lost First Round |
| 1988-89 | NYK (52-30) | 81 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 16 | - | Lost Conf Semis |
| 1989-90 | NYK (45-37) | 80 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 12 | - | Lost Conf Semis |
| 1990-91 | CHH (26-56) | 81 | 16.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 11 | - | - |
| 1991-92 | CHH (31-51) | 55 | 15.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 9 | - | - |
| 1992-93 | CHH (44-38) | 64 | 11.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 8 | - | Lost Conf Semis |
| 1993-94 | CHH (41-41)NJN (45-37) | 81 | 10.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 7 | - | Lost First Round |
| 1994-95 | MIL (34-48) | 82 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 6 | - | - |
| 1995-96 | MIL (25-57) | 82 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 7 | - | - |
| 1996-97 | MIL (33-49) | 82 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 6 | - | - |
| 1997-98 | DEN (11-71) | 74 | 14.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 6 | - | - |
| 1998-99 | CLE (22-28) | 50 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3 | - | - |
| 1999-00 | NJN (31-51) | 82 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 6 | - | - |
| 2000-01 | NJN (26-56) | 82 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 6 | - | - |
| 2001-02 | DAL (57-25) | 47 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 5 | - | Lost Conf Semis |
The Fame Recipe
Fame shape
What built this fame
Base fame · 393.40
Career Stats18688th
Longevity7592nd
Draft Bonus42nd
Peak Bonus12869th
Honors011th
Rings00th
How it adds up
Base fame393.40
× Recency 1.11+42.88
+ Team Context+63.76
= Final fame517.37
Percentile vs every real NBA career - 1st (lowest) to 100th (best) per axis.
Teammates · strongest connections
How the game ranks teammates - career fame weighted by time played together. Long-time running mates rise; one-off cameos fall.
Patrick Ewing (1986-2002)NYK · 3 seasons · 3.0 together465connectionMark JacksonNYK · 3 seasons · 3.0 together223connectionKendall GillCHH, NJN · 5 seasons · 4.7 together222connectionVin BakerMIL · 3 seasons · 3.0 together174connectionGlenn RobinsonMIL · 3 seasons · 3.0 together134connectionAlonzo MourningCHH · 2 seasons · 1.4 together121connectionLarry Johnson (1992-2001)CHH · 3 seasons · 2.4 together121connectionDell CurryCHH · 4 seasons · 3.4 together115connectionMuggsy BoguesCHH · 4 seasons · 3.4 together112connectionDirk NowitzkiDAL · 1 season · 1.0 together99connection
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Gerald WilkinsNYK · 3 seasons · 3.0 together97connectionMike GminskiCHH · 4 seasons · 2.9 together96connectionSteve NashDAL · 1 season · 1.0 together93connectionSherman DouglasMIL, NJN · 4 seasons · 3.4 together91connectionCharles OakleyNYK · 2 seasons · 2.0 together90connectionArmen GilliamCHH, NJN, MIL · 3 seasons · 2.6 together84connectionRay AllenMIL · 1 season · 1.0 together81connectionTrent TuckerNYK · 3 seasons · 3.0 together79connectionTim HardawayDAL · 1 season · 1.0 together70connectionRod StricklandNYK · 2 seasons · 2.0 together61connectionStephon MarburyNJN · 2 seasons · 2.0 together60connectionJ.R. ReidCHH · 3 seasons · 2.4 together53connectionRon HarperCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together53connectionSidney GreenNYK, CHH · 3 seasons · 2.5 together52connectionKenny WalkerNYK · 3 seasons · 3.0 together51connectionMaurice CheeksNYK · 1 season · 0.7 together50connectionKenny GattisonCHH · 4 seasons · 3.4 together50connectionTerry CummingsMIL · 1 season · 1.0 together47connectionShawn KempCLE · 1 season · 0.9 together46connectionElliot PerryCHH, MIL, NJN · 3 seasons · 2.9 together45connectionMichael FinleyDAL · 1 season · 1.0 together45connectionKeith Van HornNJN · 2 seasons · 2.0 together44connectionBill CartwrightNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together43connectionBenoit BenjaminNJN, MIL · 2 seasons · 2.0 together41connectionDerrick ColemanNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together34connectionP.J. BrownNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together34connectionKenyon MartinNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together33connectionJuwan HowardDAL · 1 season · 1.0 together33connectionMark PriceCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together33connectionBrad DaughertyCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together31connectionStephen JacksonNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together30connectionDanny ManningDAL · 1 season · 0.9 together27connectionKenny AndersonNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together27connectionLucious HarrisNJN · 2 seasons · 2.0 together27connectionAlton ListerMIL · 2 seasons · 1.2 together26connectionKiki VandewegheNYK · 2 seasons · 1.1 together26connectionDavid WesleyNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together23connectionShawn BradleyDAL · 1 season · 1.0 together23connectionHot Rod WilliamsCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together23connectionRex ChapmanCHH · 2 seasons · 1.5 together22connectionKelly TripuckaCHH · 1 season · 1.0 together22connectionMark WestCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together21connectionBobby JacksonDEN · 1 season · 1.0 together21connectionKerry KittlesNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together20connectionDanny FerryCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together20connectionChris MorrisNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together20connectionCraig EhloCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together20connectionAaron WilliamsMIL, NJN · 2 seasons · 1.3 together19connectionRick MahornNJN · 1 season · 0.6 together19connectionDavid WingateCHH · 2 seasons · 1.4 together18connectionTyrone CorbinCLE · 1 season · 0.7 together18connectionLaPhonso EllisDEN · 1 season · 1.0 together18connectionMarty ConlonCHH, MIL · 3 seasons · 2.4 together17connectionWesley PersonCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together17connectionScott BurrellCHH, NJN · 2 seasons · 1.4 together17connectionDerek AndersonCLE · 1 season · 0.8 together17connectionNick Van ExelDAL · 1 season · 0.6 together17connectionTony BattieDEN · 1 season · 1.0 together16connectionJoe WolfMIL, DEN · 2 seasons · 2.0 together16connectionTodd DayMIL · 2 seasons · 1.2 together16connectionEric MurdockMIL · 2 seasons · 1.2 together16connectionAndrew LangMIL · 1 season · 1.0 together15connectionJohn BagleyCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together15connectionEd PinckneyMIL · 1 season · 1.0 together15connectionHersey HawkinsCHH · 1 season · 0.4 together15connectionBrevin KnightCLE · 1 season · 0.9 together14connectionJon BarryMIL · 1 season · 1.0 together14connectionLee MayberryMIL · 2 seasons · 2.0 together14connectionBob SuraCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together14connectionBilly DonovanNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together13connectionKevin EdwardsNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together12connectionAvery JohnsonDAL · 1 season · 0.4 together12connectionChucky BrownMIL · 1 season · 1.0 together12connectionEddie Johnson (1982-1999)CHH · 1 season · 0.4 together12connectionPat CummingsNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together11connectionPhil HubbardCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together11connectionRaef LaFrentzDAL · 1 season · 0.6 together11connectionMichael CageNJN · 1 season · 0.4 together11connectionJayson WilliamsNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together11connectionEduardo NájeraDAL · 1 season · 1.0 together11connectionAdrian GriffinDAL · 1 season · 1.0 together10connectionDanny FortsonDEN · 1 season · 1.0 together10connectionJim McIlvaineNJN · 2 seasons · 1.4 together10connectionMelvin TurpinCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together10connectionBryant StithDEN · 1 season · 0.7 together10connectionEric LecknerCHH · 2 seasons · 1.9 together10connectionGreg BucknerDAL · 1 season · 1.0 together10connectionBen PoquetteCLE · 1 season · 0.8 together10connectionEvan EschmeyerNJN, DAL · 3 seasons · 2.4 together9connectionPete MyersNYK · 2 seasons · 1.2 together9connectionDean GarrettDEN · 1 season · 1.0 together8connectionCedric Henderson (1998-2002)CLE · 1 season · 1.0 together7connectionLouis OrrNYK · 1 season · 0.6 together7connectionGheorghe MureșanNJN · 1 season · 0.7 together7connectionFrank BrickowskiCHH · 1 season · 0.4 together6connectionRandolph KeysCHH, MIL · 2 seasons · 2.0 together6connectionAnthony GoldwireDEN · 1 season · 1.0 together6connectionJamie FeickNJN · 2 seasons · 1.1 together6connectionEddie Lee WilkinsNYK · 2 seasons · 2.0 together6connectionAndrew DeClercqCLE · 1 season · 0.7 together6connectionRex WaltersNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together5connectionKevin DuckworthMIL · 1 season · 0.2 together5connectionGerald Henderson (1980-1992)NYK · 1 season · 0.1 together5connectionZydrunas IlgauskasCLE · 1 season · 0.1 together5connectionKeith LeeCLE · 1 season · 1.0 together5connectionCorie BlountCLE · 1 season · 0.4 together5connectionDavid WoodMIL · 1 season · 1.0 together4connectionJerry ReynoldsMIL · 1 season · 0.4 together4connectionShawn RespertMIL · 2 seasons · 1.3 together4connectionVitaly PotapenkoCLE · 1 season · 0.4 together4connectionEarl BoykinsCLE · 1 season · 0.4 together4connectionRumeal RobinsonCHH, NJN · 1 season · 0.4 together4connectionTom HammondsCHH · 1 season · 0.4 together4connectionRon AndersonNJN · 1 season · 0.2 together4connectionEarl CuretonCHH · 1 season · 0.2 together3connectionEric WashingtonDEN · 1 season · 1.0 together3connectionMitchell ButlerCLE · 1 season · 0.7 together3connectionCory AlexanderDEN · 1 season · 0.5 together3connectionVladimir StepaniaNJN · 1 season · 0.6 together3connectionKevin OllieNJN · 1 season · 0.4 together3connectionKevin LynchCHH · 2 seasons · 1.9 together2connectionTony BennettCHH · 2 seasons · 1.4 together2connectionEric MobleyMIL · 2 seasons · 1.1 together2connectionDonnell HarveyDAL · 1 season · 0.4 together2connectionDanny YoungMIL · 1 season · 0.2 together2connectionEric WilliamsDEN · 1 season · 0.1 together2connectionRick CarlisleNYK · 1 season · 0.6 together2connectionRory SparrowNYK · 1 season · 0.1 together2connectionAnthony FrederickCHH · 1 season · 1.0 together2connectionDoug OvertonNJN · 1 season · 0.3 together2connectionDirk MinniefieldCLE · 1 season · 0.2 together2connectionHarold EllisDEN · 1 season · 0.6 together1connectionTony MassenburgCHH · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionDave HoppenCHH · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionWang ZhizhiDAL · 1 season · 1.0 together1connectionRay TolbertNYK · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionDwayne SchintziusNJN · 1 season · 0.7 together1connectionBrian QuinnettNYK · 1 season · 0.7 together1connectionDarrick MartinDAL · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionTariq Abdul-WahadDAL · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionCharlie BellDAL · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionMark StricklandNJN · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionGreg GrantCHH · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionStuart GrayNYK · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionAcie EarlMIL · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionTim KemptonCHH · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionLorenzo WilliamsCHH · 2 seasons · 0.1 together1connectionChris McNealyNYK · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionLeRon EllisCHH · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionBob ThorntonNYK · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionSedric ToneyNYK · 1 season · 0.5 together1connectionEddie GillNJN · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionCarey ScurryNYK · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionAntonio LangCLE · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionTate GeorgeMIL · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionGeorge ZídekDEN · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionDarrin HancockMIL · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionMichael AnsleyCHH · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionSteve HensonCHH · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionDave JamersonNJN · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionMark HendricksonNJN · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionScooter McCrayCLE · 1 season · 0.5 together1connectionPriest LauderdaleDEN · 1 season · 0.9 together1connectionMike PeplowskiMIL · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionLitterial GreenCLE · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionScott HaffnerCHH · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionJamel ThomasNJN · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionCuonzo MartinMIL · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionJimmy CarruthMIL · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionCedric HunterCHH · 1 season · 0.0 together0connectionRon GrandisonCHH · 1 season · 0.1 together0connectionTony WhiteNYK · 1 season · 0.3 together0connectionJeff SandersCHH · 1 season · 0.1 together0connectionKeith TowerMIL · 1 season · 0.1 together0connectionSteve SchefflerCHH · 1 season · 0.9 together0connectionRyan StackCLE · 1 season · 0.4 together0connectionKiwane Lemorris GarrisDEN · 1 season · 0.6 together0connectionSoumaila SamakeNJN · 1 season · 0.8 together0connectionGreg ButlerNYK · 2 seasons · 1.0 together0connection
Quick Answers
What teams did Johnny Newman play for?
Johnny Newman played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets (1988–2002), New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, and Dallas Mavericks.
What team is Johnny Newman most known for?
Johnny Newman is most known for the New York Knicks (30%), Charlotte Hornets (26%), and Milwaukee Bucks (16%) - ranked by share of Johnny Newman's on-court Tetherball fame.
How many championships did Johnny Newman win?
Johnny Newman did not win an NBA championship.
What was Johnny Newman's most famous season?
Johnny Newman's most famous season was 1988-89, earning 16 fame points - 81 games, 16.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 28.8 minutes per game.
What were Johnny Newman's career stats?
Johnny Newman averaged 11.0 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game over 1159 career games.
When did Johnny Newman play in the NBA?
Johnny Newman played from 1986-87 to 2001-02, spanning 16 NBA seasons.
Where was Johnny Newman drafted?
Johnny Newman was selected with the #29 overall pick (Round 2) in the 1986 NBA Draft.
How famous is Johnny Newman?
Johnny Newman has a Tetherball fame score of 517, ranked #780 of 5,416 rated players - rated Common.
Who was Johnny Newman's most famous teammate?
Johnny Newman's most famous teammate was Dirk Nowitzki, sharing 1 season together.
Who were Johnny Newman's most connected teammates?
Johnny Newman's most connected teammates were Patrick Ewing (1986-2002), Mark Jackson, and Kendall Gill - the strongest teammate connections of Johnny Newman's career, led by Patrick Ewing (1986-2002) over 3 shared seasons.
What awards did Johnny Newman win?
Johnny Newman did not win any major NBA honors or All-Star selections.
Career fame
517.37
Common#780 in fame
Johnny Newman
More famous than 86% of all other NBA careers. A household name - the most-recognised tier in the game.
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