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Don
Newcombe		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 225
 
Born: June 14, 1926 in Usa, NJ, MADISON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953    1954    1955    1956    1957   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1949 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 8 10 9 7 8 7 3 4 4
1950 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 8 10 9 6 7 7 3 3 3
1951 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 8 10 9 6 7 7 3 3 3
1952 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 8 10 9 7 7 7 3 3 3
1953 27 TAM AL $ 2,950,000 8 9 10 9 7 7 7 3 4 4
1954 28 TAM AL $ 3,114,286 7 8 10 9 7 7 7 3 3 3
1955 29 TAM AL $ 3,114,286 7 8 9 9 7 7 7 3 3 3
1956 30 TAM AL $ 6,250,000 7 7 9 8 6 7 7 3 4 4
1957 31 TAM AL $ 6,250,000 7 7 9 8 6 7 7 3 4 3
1958 32 TAM AL $ 6,250,000 7 7 9 8 6 7 7 3 4 4
1959 33 CIN NL $ 6,250,000 6 7 9 8 6 7 7 3 4 4
1960 34 CIN NL $ 2,000,000 6 7 8 8 6 6 6 3 4 3
1961 35 CIN NL $ 2,000,000 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3
1962 36 COL NL $ 2,000,000 6 6 8 7 6 6 6 3 3 3
1963 37 COL NL $ 2,000,000 5 5 7 6 5 6 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 5 7 6 5 6 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,250,000 9 9 10 9 7 8 7 3 4 4
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1949 23 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1950 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1951 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1952 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1953 27 TAM AL $ 2,950,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1954 28 TAM AL $ 3,114,286   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1955 29 TAM AL $ 3,114,286   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1956 30 TAM AL $ 6,250,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1957 31 TAM AL $ 6,250,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1958 32 TAM AL $ 6,250,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1959 33 CIN NL $ 6,250,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1960 34 CIN NL $ 2,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1961 35 CIN NL $ 2,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1962 36 COL NL $ 2,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1963 37 COL NL $ 2,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,250,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
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
1949 23 NYA AL 8 9 .471 27 27 0 0 0 168.7 177 88 17 65 110 4.70 .268 .333 .433 .767 11.3
1950 24 NYA AL 10 21 .323 38 38 2 0 0 244.0 254 128 31 91 164 4.72 .265 .328 .443 .771 18.1
1951 25 NYA AL 12 16 .429 40 40 8 3 0 293.3 274 137 30 133 195 4.20 .248 .325 .395 .720 22.4
1952 26 NYA AL 15 17 .469 40 40 7 1 0 273.3 264 139 28 130 189 4.58 .256 .338 .421 .759 18.4
1953 27 TAM AL 26 7 .788 44 44 10 2 0 325.0 296 148 36 132 245 4.10 .243 .316 .399 .715 23.1
1954 28 TAM AL 24 12 .667 40 40 4 0 0 274.7 236 130 32 127 225 4.26 .230 .312 .382 .694 14.7
1955 29 TAM AL 21 13 .618 44 44 6 2 0 322.3 305 148 44 115 255 4.13 .246 .310 .399 .709 19.7
1956 30 TAM AL 22 10 .688 42 42 8 0 0 320.0 282 131 51 125 253 3.68 .237 .310 .409 .719 24.0
1957 31 TAM AL 19 10 .655 40 40 7 1 0 299.7 248 109 39 94 244 3.27 .225 .285 .384 .669 21.9
1958 32 TAM AL 14 11 .560 36 35 4 0 0 250.7 231 111 28 95 197 3.99 .247 .316 .380 .696 15.7
1959 33 TAM AL 5 9 .357 57 9 0 0 21 66.0 75 41 12 35 56 5.59 .287 .372 .475 .847 0.1
  CIN NL 3 3 .500 11 2 0 0 0 74.7 74 39 11 26 66 4.70 .260 .323 .421 .744 3.0
  TOT   8 12 .400 68 11 0 0 21 140.7 149 80 23 61 122 5.12 .273 .346 .447 .793 3.0
1960 34 CIN NL 12 12 .500 38 38 2 0 0 252.3 209 102 38 78 240 3.64 .223 .281 .388 .669 16.5
1961 35 CIN NL 5 6 .455 31 16 0 0 0 121.7 119 60 18 45 110 4.44 .259 .323 .417 .741 5.7
1962 36 COL NL 3 2 .600 39 1 0 0 2 59.7 59 25 9 19 24 3.77 .260 .315 .419 .733 3.6
1963 37 COL NL 5 3 .625 41 1 0 0 3 71.3 69 32 8 21 54 4.04 .251 .302 .382 .684 4.3
15 Years Sim 204 161 .559 608 457 58 9 26 3417.3 3172 1568 432 1331 2627 4.13 .246 .315 .404 .719 222.7
Season Average 13 10 .565 40 30 3 0 1 227.8 211 104 28 88 175 4.13 .246 .315 .404 .719  
Career Highs 26 21 .788 68 44 10 3 21 325.0 305 148 51 133 255 5.12 .273 .346 .447 .793  
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   1529 761 213 562 1634   .226 .285 .375 .660
vs LH   1643 807 219 769 993   .268 .349 .437 .786
Home 99 85 .538 305 232 27 3 13 1726.3 1637 815 210 675 1363 4.25 .250 .320 .403 .723
Away 105 76 .580 303 225 31 6 15 1691.0 1535 753 222 656 1264 4.01 .241 .312 .406 .718
Mar/Apr 33 19 .635 103 72 9 1 7 563.9 503 229 63 225 415 3.65 .235 .308 .387 .695
May 43 32 .573 116 87 13 1 6 653.3 649 300 90 232 540 4.13 .259 .322 .426 .748
June 31 34 .477 102 83 9 1 3 579.9 560 313 88 241 426 4.86 .253 .327 .435 .762
July 34 25 .576 103 69 11 2 9 539.3 479 222 54 199 413 3.70 .238 .307 .373 .680
August 32 25 .561 97 77 7 1 1 559.0 533 290 76 229 402 4.67 .251 .324 .418 .742
Sep/Oct 31 26 .544 87 69 9 3 2 521.6 448 214 61 205 431 3.69 .232 .306 .377 .682
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
1949 23 NYA AL 27 66 4 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 .167 .164 .182 .346 0.8 0.0
1950 24 NYA AL 38 91 5 16 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 10 .176 .191 .187 .378 1.8 0.0
1951 25 NYA AL 40 105 8 24 1 0 0 11 0 0 4 18 .229 .257 .238 .495 6.2 0.0
1952 26 NYA AL 40 101 7 28 3 0 0 12 0 0 1 22 .277 .284 .307 .591 8.0 0.4
1953 27 TAM AL 44 119 10 36 0 0 0 14 0 1 3 15 .303 .315 .303 .617 12.0 1.0
1954 28 TAM AL 40 105 13 24 3 0 0 10 0 0 3 14 .229 .250 .257 .507 5.8 0.0
1955 29 TAM AL 44 113 7 19 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 21 .168 .165 .168 .333 1.2 0.0
1956 30 TAM AL 42 118 16 27 5 0 0 13 0 0 1 19 .229 .242 .271 .513 6.5 0.0
1957 31 TAM AL 40 119 12 35 5 0 1 15 0 0 0 14 .294 .298 .361 .659 11.7 1.5
1958 32 TAM AL 36 86 10 23 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 13 .267 .319 .267 .587 8.0 0.6
1959 33 TAM AL 57 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
  CIN NL 11 22 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .136 .130 .136 .267 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   68 28 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .107 .103 .107 .211 -0.7 0.0
1960 34 CIN NL 38 80 7 14 1 1 0 8 0 1 0 19 .175 .190 .213 .403 2.6 0.0
1961 35 CIN NL 31 33 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .242 .242 .242 .485 1.8 0.0
1962 36 COL NL 39 6 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1.8 0.7
1963 37 COL NL 41 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
15 Years Sim 608 1178 104 272 20 1 1 109 0 2 20 190 .231 .245 .252 .497 66.9 4.1
162 Game Average 313 27 72 5 0 0 29 0 0 5 50 .231 .245 .252 .497 17.8  
Career Highs 68 119 16 36 5 1 1 15 0 1 6 22 .667 .667 .667 1.333 12.0  
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   757 75 193 17 0 0 76 0 1 13 114 .255 .269 .277 .546 50.2
vs LH   421 29 79 3 1 1 33 0 1 7 76 .188 .201 .207 .408 10.9
Home 305 549 52 131 11 0 1 44 0 0 12 94 .239 .257 .264 .522 32.8
Away 303 629 52 141 9 1 0 65 0 2 8 96 .224 .233 .242 .475 28.3
RISP   287 0 70 5 1 0 106 0 0 7 51 .244 .252 .268 .521 18.2
Close/Late   91 8 20 2 0 0 7 0 0 4 16 .220 .250 .242 .492 5.0
Mar/Apr 102 209 18 50 3 0 0 24 0 1 1 25 .239 .242 .254 .495 10.4
May 104 220 16 45 6 0 0 27 0 0 5 35 .205 .222 .232 .454 8.7
June 100 201 23 46 2 1 1 17 0 0 7 35 .229 .255 .264 .518 12.4
July 97 189 14 52 4 0 0 11 0 0 1 28 .275 .279 .296 .575 14.1
August 94 189 22 45 1 0 0 18 0 0 2 34 .238 .246 .243 .490 9.6
Sep/Oct 83 170 11 34 4 0 0 12 0 1 4 33 .200 .227 .224 .451 5.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1949 23 NYA AL P 27 27 168.7 10 27 0 1 1.000 1.97    
1950 24 NYA AL P 38 38 244.0 13 55 0 3 1.000 2.51    
1951 25 NYA AL P 40 40 293.3 20 60 3 3 .964 2.45    
1952 26 NYA AL P 40 40 273.3 16 67 2 3 .976 2.73    
1953 27 TAM AL P 44 44 325.0 27 57 3 4 .966 2.33    
1954 28 TAM AL P 40 40 274.7 25 54 1 6 .988 2.59    
1955 29 TAM AL P 44 44 322.3 31 56 2 2 .978 2.43    
1956 30 TAM AL P 42 42 320.0 16 75 1 10 .989 2.56    
1957 31 TAM AL P 40 40 299.7 27 69 5 7 .950 2.88    
1958 32 TAM AL P 36 35 250.7 16 42 1 3 .983 2.08    
1959 33 TAM AL P 57 9 66.0 4 14 0 2 1.000 2.45    
  CIN NL P 11 2 74.7 5 15 0 3 1.000 2.41    
  TOT   P 68 11 140.7 9 29 0 5 1.000 2.43    
1960 34 CIN NL P 38 38 252.3 20 48 2 2 .971 2.43    
1961 35 CIN NL P 31 16 121.7 5 22 0 3 1.000 2.00    
1962 36 COL NL P 39 1 59.7 0 7 0 0 1.000 1.06    
1963 37 COL NL P 41 1 71.3 3 15 2 1 .900 2.27    
Career Totals   608 457 3417.3 238 683 22 53 .977 2.43    
Career Highs   68 44 325.0 31 75 5 10 1.000 2.88    
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
1953 27 TAM AL 1 1 .500 5 1 0 0 0 9.0 16 12 2 8 7 12.00 .421 .522 .711 1.232
1956 30 TAM AL 1 3 .250 4 4 0 0 0 30.7 30 11 4 12 23 3.23 .263 .333 .474 .807
1958 32 TAM AL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 2 6.0 3 0 0 4 2 0.00 .150 .292 .150 .442
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 4 .333 14 5 0 0 2 45.7 49 23 6 24 32 4.53 .285 .372 .488 .861
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
1953 27 TAM AL 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
1956 30 TAM AL 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .111 .000 .111
Career Post-Season Batting 9 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .100 .182 .200 .382
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1956-8-3.68
1957-8-3.27
 Wins
1953-2-26
1954-3-24
1955-4-21
1956-3-22
1957-5-19
 Losses
1950-3-21
1951-8-16
1952-3-17
 Winning Pct
1953-2-.788
1954-5-.667
1955-7-.618
1956-4-.688
1957-7-.655
 Saves
1959-3-21
 Games Started
1951-8-40
1953-1-44
1955-1-44
1956-10-42
Complete Games
1951-8-8
 Shutouts
1951-2-3
1952-10-1
1953-2-2
1955-3-2
 Innings Pitched
1951-5-293.3
1953-4-325.0
1955-4-322.3
1956-6-320.0
1957-9-299.7
 Hits Allowed
1955-4-305
1956-10-282
 Homeruns Allowed
1950-7-31
1953-5-36
1954-6-32
1955-3-44
1956-1-51
1957-8-39
1960-8-38
CAR-14-432
 Strikeouts
1950-4-164
1951-2-195
1952-6-189
1953-2-245
1954-2-225
1955-2-255
1956-3-253
1957-5-244
1960-9-240
CAR-37-2627
Walks Allowed
1951-8-133
1952-4-130
1953-3-132
1954-6-127
1955-9-115
1956-7-125
CAR-47-1331
 Walks per 9IP
1957-10-2.8
 Hits per 9IP
1951-6-8.4
1953-6-8.2
1954-6-7.7
1956-6-7.9
1957-7-7.4
1960-9-7.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1949-1-5.9
1950-4-6.0
1951-4-6.0
1952-4-6.2
1953-3-6.8
1954-1-7.4
1955-3-7.1
1956-4-7.1
1957-8-7.3
1958-10-7.1
1960-5-8.6
 WHiP
1955-8-1.30
1956-7-1.27
1957-3-1.14
1960-7-1.14
 OAVG
1951-7-.248
1953-6-.243
1954-4-.230
1955-10-.246
1956-6-.237
1957-7-.225
1960-9-.223
OOBP
1949-10-.333
1955-8-.310
1956-8-.310
1957-2-.285
1960-7-.281
 OSLG
1958-10-.380
 OOPS
1951-10-.720
1957-10-.669
1960-10-.669
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 143    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 41    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Pat Malone (948)
  2. Rollie Fingers (925)
  3. Monte Pearson (916)
  4. Carl Scheib (897)
  5. Ralph Birkofer (895)
  6. Jim Maloney (888)
  7. Red Embree (887)
  8. Ramon Monzant (872)
  9. Milt Wilcox (870)
  10. Gary Peters (869)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ralph Birkofer (991)
  2. Johnny Sain (988)
  3. Dave Ferriss (984)
  4. Ralph Winegarner (981)
  5. Fred Hutchinson (978)
  6. Clay Bryant (974)
  7. Ted Lyons (970)
  8. Schoolboy Rowe (967)
  9. Monte Pearson (966)
  10. Dizzy Dean (965)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1949
Had first career hit on 4/11/1949, off Ed Head (OAK)
Earned first career win on 4/11/1949
Injured on 7/25/1949 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 9/15/1950 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 6/29/1951 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/20/1952 with a Inflamed Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,950,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from New York (A) to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1953 (Going to NYA: P Ralph Branca, 3B Sid Gordon, SS Jerry Snyder. Going to TAM: LF Pat Seerey, P Don Newcombe, CF Bill Howerton)
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1953, going 6-1, 1.19
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,114,286 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1954, going 6-1, 2.11
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Injured on 7/30/1954 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 9/1/1954 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,114,286 through salary arbitration
6/1/1955: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $6,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
Hit first career homerun on 6/8/1957, off Dick Littlefield (CIN)
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
Injured on 9/18/1957 with a Broken Elbow, out for 8-9 weeks
Won World Series with Tampa Bay in 1957
Injured on 3/3/1958 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 7 weeks
6/1/1959: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Tampa Bay to Cincinnati on 7/31/1959 (Going to CIN: P Walt Masterson, P Dave Ferriss, CF Bill Bruton, P Don Newcombe. Going to TAM: 1B Ferris Fain, SS Alex Grammas)
Injured on 3/24/1960 with a Pulled Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 6/14/1961 with a Sore Back, out for one week
 
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