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Hal
Newhouser		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 192
 
Born: May 20, 1921 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1939   
All-Star Selections 1939   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 18 SDP NL $ 300,000 9 7 6 7 7 6 6 8 7 7
1940 19 SDP NL $ 300,000 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 8 8 8
1941 20 SDP NL $ 300,000 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 9 8 8
1942 21 SDP NL $ 300,000 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 7 7 7
1943 22 BSN NL $ 3,957,143 9 8 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1944 23 BSN NL $ 3,957,143 9 8 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1945 24 BSN NL $ 3,957,143 9 7 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 6
1946 25 BSN NL $ 1,750,000 9 8 6 7 5 4 5 6 6 6
1947 26 MON NL $ 1,750,000 9 8 7 7 5 4 4 5 5 5
1948 27 MON NL $ 800,000 9 8 7 7 5 4 4 5 4 4
1949 28 MON NL $ 800,000 8 8 7 7 5 4 4 5 4 4
1950 29 BSN NL $ 663,000 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
1951 30 CLE AL $ 1,390,000 8 8 6 7 5 4 4 4 4 4
1952 31 CLE AL $ 1,390,000 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
1953 32 BOS AL $ 370,000 8 7 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 5
1954 33 BOS AL $ 370,000 8 6 5 6 4 4 4 5 4 4
1955 34 OAK AL   8 6 5 6 4 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 6 5 6 4 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,957,143 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 9 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 18 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1940 19 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1941 20 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1942 21 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1943 22 BSN NL $ 3,957,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1944 23 BSN NL $ 3,957,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1945 24 BSN NL $ 3,957,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1946 25 BSN NL $ 1,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1947 26 MON NL $ 1,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1948 27 MON NL $ 800,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1949 28 MON NL $ 800,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1950 29 BSN NL $ 663,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1951 30 CLE AL $ 1,390,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1952 31 CLE AL $ 1,390,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1953 32 BOS AL $ 370,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1954 33 BOS AL $ 370,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1955 34 OAK AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,957,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1939 18 SDP NL 19 9 .679 33 33 15 2 0 272.7 246 107 13 88 122 3.53 .239 .298 .339 .637 20.1
    AAA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.7 6 2 0 0 2 2.35 .214 .214 .321 .536  
1940 19 SDP NL 13 13 .500 35 34 17 5 0 271.3 257 105 13 79 130 3.48 .250 .305 .350 .654 20.5
1941 20 SDP NL 14 11 .560 29 29 11 0 0 222.3 201 85 15 79 104 3.44 .242 .307 .358 .665 14.0
1942 21 SDP NL 19 14 .576 40 40 21 1 0 327.0 329 133 16 121 142 3.66 .264 .328 .368 .696 22.1
1943 22 BSN NL 7 6 .538 14 14 7 1 0 107.7 108 41 10 35 47 3.43 .261 .318 .396 .714 9.7
    AAA   8 6 .571 19 19 0 0 0 129.3 125 53 10 71 90 3.69 .256 .351 .361 .711  
1944 23 BSN NL 9 21 .300 32 32 11 0 0 232.3 269 130 19 103 123 5.04 .295 .365 .428 .793 5.0
1945 24 BSN NL 11 19 .367 37 36 13 0 0 273.7 305 157 30 120 136 5.16 .280 .352 .428 .780 8.8
1946 25 BSN NL 2 6 .250 46 2 1 0 5 64.0 76 40 10 34 28 5.63 .299 .378 .480 .858 1.0
1947 26 BSN NL 1 2 .333 21 0 0 0 3 27.3 22 14 6 16 16 4.61 .222 .328 .475 .802 1.9
    AAA   2 4 .333 15 7 0 0 1 51.7 55 28 9 32 54 4.88 .270 .369 .451 .820  
1948 27 AAA   3 3 .500 39 4 0 0 5 58.7 63 31 7 33 46 4.76 .272 .362 .392 .755  
1949 28 AAA   1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 25.7 24 7 1 13 24 2.46 .253 .343 .358 .700  
1950 29 BSN NL 12 24 .333 41 41 10 0 0 301.7 278 152 36 166 184 4.53 .244 .340 .387 .727 20.5
1951 30 CLE AL 12 19 .387 44 44 4 0 0 290.7 318 179 40 180 140 5.54 .281 .380 .437 .817 8.7
1952 31 CLE AL 1 5 .167 7 7 0 0 0 44.0 56 37 4 36 20 7.57 .308 .423 .473 .895 0.0
    AAA   8 7 .533 20 20 0 0 0 128.0 132 68 24 84 119 4.78 .270 .377 .470 .847  
1953 32 BOS AL 5 19 .208 34 28 4 1 0 196.0 189 126 30 121 100 5.79 .251 .353 .405 .758 2.0
1954 33 BOS AL 5 13 .278 29 21 4 0 0 157.3 167 106 25 93 91 6.06 .272 .367 .462 .829 0.0
1955 34 AAA   6 14 .300 24 24 0 0 0 147.0 149 73 25 85 130 4.47 .262 .358 .430 .788  
    AA   0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 1 0 0 2 7 0.00 .067 .176 .133 .310  
14 Years Sim 130 181 .418 442 361 118 10 8 2788.0 2821 1412 267 1271 1383 4.56 .263 .341 .398 .738 134.3
7 Years AAA 29 36 .446 122 79 0 0 6 548.0 554 262 76 318 465 4.30 .263 .360 .416 .776  
1 Years AA 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 1 0 0 2 7 0.00 .067 .176 .133 .310  
8 Years Minors 29 36 .446 123 80 0 0 6 553.0 555 262 76 320 472 4.26 .262 .359 .414 .773  
Season Average 9 12 .429 31 25 8 0 0 199.1 201 100 19 90 98 4.56 .263 .341 .398 .738  
Career Highs 19 24 .679 46 44 21 5 5 327.0 329 179 40 180 184 7.57 .308 .423 .480 .895  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2033 976 192 924 930   .272 .352 .406 .758
vs LH   788 436 75 347 453   .243 .316 .377 .693
Home 62 84 .425 212 172 54 5 4 1353.3 1357 681 143 608 678 4.53 .262 .340 .404 .744
Away 68 97 .412 230 189 64 5 4 1434.6 1464 731 124 663 705 4.59 .264 .342 .392 .734
Mar/Apr 19 39 .328 85 70 21 2 0 534.0 554 291 50 262 280 4.90 .270 .352 .401 .754
May 25 34 .424 92 64 21 1 3 517.3 531 241 49 226 256 4.19 .266 .340 .398 .738
June 27 30 .474 78 66 26 3 0 524.3 526 241 43 216 257 4.14 .261 .333 .383 .716
July 25 29 .463 73 65 21 2 0 481.6 470 240 49 200 236 4.48 .255 .328 .395 .724
August 20 27 .426 63 57 15 2 2 431.0 437 220 40 221 197 4.59 .266 .353 .402 .755
Sep/Oct 14 22 .389 51 39 15 0 3 299.6 303 179 36 146 157 5.38 .259 .341 .412 .753
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1939 18 SDP NL 33 102 9 23 2 0 0 12 0 0 2 11 .225 .238 .245 .483 5.9 0.0
1940 19 SDP NL 35 98 7 19 4 0 0 6 0 0 1 13 .194 .202 .235 .437 3.8 0.0
1941 20 SDP NL 29 86 3 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 16 .128 .148 .128 .276 -1.1 0.0
1942 21 SDP NL 40 112 15 25 4 0 1 11 0 0 2 14 .223 .235 .286 .520 8.3 0.0
1943 22 BSN NL 14 36 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 .222 .222 .222 .444 1.2 0.0
1944 23 BSN NL 32 79 6 14 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 12 .177 .188 .177 .365 1.2 0.0
1945 24 BSN NL 37 91 8 18 4 0 0 6 0 0 2 18 .198 .215 .242 .457 3.3 0.0
1946 25 BSN NL 46 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2 0.0
1947 26 BSN NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3 0.0
1950 29 BSN NL 41 96 5 17 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 11 .177 .208 .198 .406 3.9 0.0
1951 30 CLE AL 44 99 6 14 3 0 0 7 1 1 2 18 .141 .157 .172 .329 0.4 0.0
1952 31 CLE AL 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1 0.0
1953 32 BOS AL 34 56 2 11 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 9 .196 .207 .232 .439 2.7 0.0
1954 33 BOS AL 29 49 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .122 .140 .122 .262 -0.3 0.0
14 Years Sim 442 927 63 166 19 1 1 62 1 2 19 139 .179 .195 .205 .399 27.3 0.0
162 Game Average 339 23 60 6 0 0 22 0 0 6 50 .179 .195 .205 .399 10.0  
Career Highs 46 112 15 25 4 1 1 12 1 1 4 18 .225 1.000 .286 1.000 8.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   579 40 106 10 1 0 43 1 1 14 80 .183 .201 .204 .405 15.0
vs LH   348 23 60 9 0 1 19 0 1 5 59 .172 .184 .207 .391 6.7
Home 212 419 26 80 11 1 1 31 0 0 8 64 .191 .206 .229 .435 14.1
Away 221 508 37 86 8 0 0 31 1 2 11 75 .169 .185 .185 .371 7.5
RISP   237 0 40 4 0 0 61 0 0 4 39 .169 .179 .186 .365 3.3
Close/Late   67 4 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .194 .206 .224 .430 2.1
Mar/Apr 78 176 7 35 4 1 0 14 0 1 1 28 .199 .202 .233 .435 5.4
May 87 157 7 14 2 0 0 2 1 0 5 27 .089 .117 .102 .219 -4.4
June 66 175 18 39 3 0 0 10 0 0 6 28 .223 .247 .240 .487 9.1
July 65 168 10 34 3 0 1 15 0 1 3 21 .202 .215 .238 .453 6.4
August 63 149 12 28 4 0 0 9 0 0 2 19 .188 .196 .215 .411 3.9
Sep/Oct 39 102 9 16 3 0 0 12 0 0 2 16 .157 .173 .186 .359 1.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1939 18 SDP NL P 33 33 272.7 11 50 3 2 .953 2.01    
1940 19 SDP NL P 35 34 271.3 14 64 3 3 .963 2.59    
1941 20 SDP NL P 29 29 222.3 19 42 1 7 .984 2.47    
1942 21 SDP NL P 40 40 327.0 22 73 1 8 .990 2.61    
1943 22 BSN NL P 14 14 107.7 7 27 2 0 .944 2.84    
1944 23 BSN NL P 32 32 232.3 15 48 3 5 .955 2.44    
1945 24 BSN NL P 37 36 273.7 22 48 2 5 .972 2.30    
1946 25 BSN NL P 46 2 64.0 3 20 0 4 1.000 3.23    
1947 26 BSN NL P 21 0 27.3 1 6 1 0 .875 2.31    
1950 29 BSN NL P 41 41 301.7 17 66 6 3 .933 2.48    
1951 30 CLE AL P 44 44 290.7 15 65 1 4 .988 2.48    
1952 31 CLE AL P 7 7 44.0 6 11 0 1 1.000 3.48    
1953 32 BOS AL P 34 28 196.0 21 39 1 4 .984 2.76    
1954 33 BOS AL P 29 21 157.3 14 42 2 3 .966 3.20    
Career Totals   442 361 2788.0 187 601 26 49 .968 2.54    
Career Highs   46 44 327.0 22 73 6 8 1.000 3.48    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1939 18 SDP NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 5 1 0 2 7 1.13 .179 .233 .250 .483
1940 19 SDP NL 3 0 1.000 3 3 1 0 0 23.7 19 9 1 13 12 3.42 .226 .330 .286 .616
1941 20 SDP NL 3 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 24.0 24 11 0 12 15 4.13 .264 .350 .308 .657
1942 21 SDP NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 14.3 9 4 1 13 8 2.51 .180 .349 .240 .589
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 1 .857 9 9 1 0 0 70.0 57 25 2 40 42 3.21 .225 .331 .281 .612
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1939 18 SDP NL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 19 SDP NL 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222
1941 20 SDP NL 3 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364
1942 21 SDP NL 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Batting 9 27 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .185 .185 .185 .370
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1939-10-3.53
1940-9-3.48
1941-5-3.44
1942-9-3.66
 Wins
1939-5-19
1942-5-19
 Losses
1944-2-21
1945-3-19
1950-2-24
1951-1-19
1953-3-19
CAR-50-181
 Winning Pct
1939-5-.679
1941-10-.560
1942-10-.576
 Games Started
1942-7-40
1950-7-41
1951-1-44
 Complete Games
1940-8-17
1942-3-21
Shutouts
1939-8-2
1940-1-5
1953-9-1
 Innings Pitched
1942-4-327.0
1950-9-301.7
1951-8-290.7
 Hits Allowed
1942-6-329
1945-9-305
1951-5-318
 Homeruns Allowed
1945-6-30
1950-1-36
1951-4-40
 Strikeouts
1942-7-142
1944-9-123
1945-9-136
1950-4-184
1951-10-140
 Walks Allowed
1942-5-121
1944-8-103
1945-7-120
1950-6-166
1951-1-180
1953-6-121
Hits per 9IP
1939-4-8.1
1940-6-8.5
1941-2-8.1
1953-9-8.7
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1940-10-4.3
1944-5-4.8
1945-9-4.5
1950-6-5.5
 WHiP
1939-5-1.22
1941-7-1.26
 OAVG
1939-3-.239
1940-7-.250
1941-2-.242
1950-9-.244
1953-9-.251
 OOBP
1939-5-.298
1941-7-.307
 OSLG
1939-3-.339
1940-5-.350
1941-6-.358
OOPS
1939-3-.637
1940-7-.654
1941-5-.665
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 88    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Ken Heintzelman (944)
  2. Joe Nuxhall (936)
  3. Bill Hallahan (930)
  4. Ray Scarborough (912)
  5. Al Javery (909)
  6. Roy Moore (902)
  7. Bill Voiselle (901)
  8. Fergie Jenkins (901)
  9. Charley Schanz (894)
  10. Tug McGraw (891)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ray Scarborough (992)
  2. Gary Peters (992)
  3. Red Embree (987)
  4. Marius Russo (986)
  5. Pat Malone (986)
  6. Carl Hubbell (986)
  7. Harry Brecheen (986)
  8. Bob Feller (984)
  9. Paul Derringer (984)
  10. Ray Benge (983)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by San Diego in 1939
Earned first career win on 4/5/1939
Had first career hit on 4/10/1939, off Ralph Winegarner (SEM)
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Won Bronze Rookie in 1939, going 19-9, 3.53 ERA
Pitched NO-HITTER against Oakland on 6/9/1940, striking out 4
Won World Series with San Diego in 1940
Injured on 4/16/1941 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 8/21/1941 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Won World Series with San Diego in 1941
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1942, winning 2 games with a 0.51 ERA
Hit first career homerun on 7/17/1942, off Vito Tamulis (MON)
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,957,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Diego to Boston (N) on 2/1/1943 (Going to SDP: P Lou Tost. Going to BSN: P Hal Newhouser)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1943, going 5-1, 1.91
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,957,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/8/1944 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,957,143 through salary arbitration
6/1/1945: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $1,750,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Boston (N) to Montreal on 6/1/1947 (Going to MON: P Hal Newhouser. Going to BSN: P Joe Beggs)
10/3/1947: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $800,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 4/4/1948 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/9/1950 to a 1-year deal worth $663,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/13/1951 to a 2-year deal worth $1,390,000 per year
Injured on 8/15/1952 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/3/1953 to a 2-year deal worth $370,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 4/2/1955 to a minor league deal
Injured on 4/2/1955 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
 
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