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Don Newcombe

Don Newcombe

1944–1960  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'4", 220 lb  ·  b. 1926 Madison, NJ

Career 153–96 · 3.57 ERA · 1,185 SO · 2247.0 IP · 470 G · 246 H · 15 HR · 109 RBI · .269 AVG

Seasons leading his league
9
5 best in baseball 4 league only
37 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
7 Categories led
1949 Best season

Spanning 1949–1958, peaking at 3 titles in 1949.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×3
Team records #3 Newark Eagles 1945 WHIP #6 Newark Eagles 1945 ERA #9 Dodgers 1956 W #10 Dodgers career WHIP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 595th League titles 9
  • 508th Best in baseball 5
  • 667th Top-5 finishes 37

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 2 1st — 1949 1.000 1958 1.000
Walks + Hits / IP 2 1st 2 yrs (1955–1956) 1956 0.99 1955 NL 1.11 1945 #3 1959 #2
Pitcher Putouts 1 1st — 1956 NL 25 1949 #2 1951 #2
Shutouts 1 1st — 1949 NL 5 1956 #2 1957 #2
Strikeouts / 9 1 1st — 1949 NL 5.49 1951 #3
Strikeouts 1 1st — 1951 164 1949 #2
Wins 1 1st — 1956 27 1955 #2
Pitcher Range Factor — #3 — 1956 #3 1957 #3
Complete Games — #2 — 1949 #3 1955 #2
Earned Run Average — #2 — 1955 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1958 1 P FPCT 1.000
1956 3 W 27 WHIP 0.99 P PO 25
1955 1 WHIP 1.11
1951 1 SO 164
1949 3 K/9 5.49 SHO 5 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

  led the league   12 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1944 NE NN2 1 3 5.59 8 5 0 37.0 40 23 2 22 23 1.68
1945 NE NN2 3 3 2.60 7 6 0 55.1 43 16 1 16 33 1.07
1949 BRO NL 17 8 3.17 38 31 1 244.1 223 86 17 73 149 1.21
1950 BRO NL 19 11 3.70 40 35 3 267.1 258 110 22 75 130 1.25
1951 BRO NL 20 9 3.28 40 36 0 272.0 235 99 19 91 164 1.20
1954 BRO NL 9 8 4.55 29 25 0 144.1 158 73 24 49 82 1.43
1955 BRO NL 20 5 3.20 34 31 0 233.2 222 83 35 38 143 1.11
1956 BRO NL 27 7 3.06 38 36 0 268.0 219 91 33 46 139 0.99
1957 BRO NL 11 12 3.49 28 28 0 198.2 199 77 28 33 90 1.17
1958 CIN +1 NL 7 13 4.67 31 26 1 167.2 212 87 31 36 69 1.48
1959 CIN NL 13 8 3.16 30 29 1 222.0 216 78 25 27 100 1.09
1960 CLE +1 AL 6 9 4.48 36 17 1 136.2 160 68 18 22 63 1.33
Career — — 153 96 3.57 359 305 7 2247.0 2,185 891 255 528 1,185 1.21

Batting

12 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1944 NE NN2 8 14 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .333 .357 .690
1945 NE NN2 10 24 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
1949 BRO NL 39 96 8 22 4 0 0 10 5 16 0 .229 .267 .271 .538
1950 BRO NL 40 97 8 24 3 1 1 8 10 19 0 .247 .318 .330 .648
1951 BRO NL 40 103 11 23 3 1 0 8 8 9 0 .223 .286 .272 .558
1954 BRO NL 31 47 6 15 1 0 0 4 4 6 0 .319 .365 .340 .706
1955 BRO NL 57 117 18 42 9 1 7 23 6 18 1 .359 .395 .632 1.028
1956 BRO NL 52 111 13 26 6 0 2 16 12 18 1 .234 .312 .342 .654
1957 BRO NL 34 74 8 17 2 0 1 7 11 11 0 .230 .329 .297 .627
1958 CIN +1 NL 50 72 11 26 1 0 1 9 10 12 0 .361 .434 .417 .850
1959 CIN NL 61 105 10 32 2 0 3 21 17 23 0 .305 .402 .410 .811
1960 CIN +1 NL 48 56 1 11 2 0 0 2 4 15 0 .196 .250 .232 .482
Career — — 470 916 99 246 34 3 15 109 90 147 2 .269 .336 .361 .698

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1944 NE NN2 P 8 5 37.0 0 15 1 1 16 .938 1.88
1945 NE NN2 P 7 6 55.1 2 13 3 0 18 .833 2.14
1949 BRO NL P 38 — — 17 40 0 2 57 1.000 1.50
1950 BRO NL P 40 — — 19 43 2 3 64 .969 1.55
1951 BRO NL P 40 — — 24 45 3 3 72 .958 1.73
1954 BRO NL P 29 25 144.1 11 16 2 2 29 .931 0.93
1955 BRO NL P 34 31 233.2 15 24 4 5 43 .907 1.15
1956 BRO NL P 38 36 268.0 25 39 1 5 65 .985 1.68
1957 BRO NL P 28 28 198.2 13 41 2 1 56 .964 1.93
1958 CIN NL P 31 26 167.2 11 19 0 2 30 1.000 0.97
1959 CIN NL P 30 29 222.0 14 31 1 4 46 .978 1.50
1960 CIN NL P 36 17 136.2 10 15 3 0 28 .893 0.69
Career — — P 359 203 1463.1 161 341 22 28 524 .958 1.40