Newt
Kimball
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 27, 1915 in Usa, UT, LOGAN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1942   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 22 MON NL   6 5 5 5 3 4 4 6 7 7
1938 23 MON NL   6 5 5 5 5 6 5 8 8 8
1939 24 MON NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 8 8 8
1940 25 MON NL $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 5 6 5 7 8 8
1941 26 MON NL $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 5 6 5 7 8 8
1942 27 MON NL $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7
1943 28 MON NL $ 3,757,143 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
1944 29 MON NL $ 4,100,000 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7
1945 30 MON NL $ 4,100,000 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
1946 31 BOS AL $ 4,100,000 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 7
1947 32 BOS AL $ 4,100,000 5 6 6 6 5 6 5 7 7 7
1948 33 TAM AL $ 4,100,000 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 7 7 7
1949 34 TAM AL $ 1,250,000 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 7 7
1950 35 BSN NL $ 960,000 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4
1951 36 BSN NL $ 960,000 4 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,100,000 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 8 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
1937 22 MON NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1938 23 MON NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1939 24 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1940 25 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1941 26 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 27 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 28 MON NL $ 3,757,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 29 MON NL $ 4,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 30 MON NL $ 4,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 31 BOS AL $ 4,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 32 BOS AL $ 4,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 33 TAM AL $ 4,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 34 TAM AL $ 1,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 35 BSN NL $ 960,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 36 BSN NL $ 960,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1937 22 AAA   7 13 .350 26 26 1 1 0 164.0 192 86 15 89 108 4.72 .292 .377 .405 .782  
1938 23 AAA   15 9 .625 28 28 1 0 0 196.0 195 61 9 85 137 2.80 .259 .335 .332 .667  
1939 24 MON NL 14 11 .560 35 35 1 1 0 231.7 234 69 8 82 94 2.68 .264 .326 .357 .683 19.2
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 0 0 0 39.0 47 21 2 19 31 4.85 .299 .375 .420 .795  
1940 25 MON NL 8 18 .308 41 41 3 2 0 277.7 282 127 6 107 121 4.12 .264 .329 .356 .685 12.2
1941 26 MON NL 20 12 .625 43 43 5 2 0 284.0 264 132 17 108 139 4.18 .245 .313 .360 .673 16.0
1942 27 MON NL 15 10 .600 34 34 5 2 0 230.3 239 96 8 67 96 3.75 .267 .317 .360 .678 15.9
1943 28 MON NL 6 11 .353 26 26 0 0 0 150.0 193 103 16 67 70 6.18 .309 .376 .450 .827 0.0
1944 29 MON NL 4 5 .444 41 2 0 0 4 54.0 81 45 4 41 21 7.50 .346 .438 .500 .938 0.0
1945 30 MON NL 10 8 .556 38 21 2 0 1 177.3 148 57 9 64 73 2.89 .228 .296 .325 .620 18.6
1946 31 BOS AL 11 8 .579 29 28 0 0 0 188.3 196 78 15 75 90 3.73 .271 .337 .384 .721 14.5
1947 32 BOS AL 11 11 .500 35 28 0 0 0 184.3 183 97 21 77 87 4.74 .256 .327 .392 .720 8.4
1948 33 BOS AL 0 7 .000 19 7 0 0 3 20.0 46 34 4 18 11 15.30 .451 .529 .637 1.166 0.0
  TAM AL 4 9 .308 27 10 0 0 0 114.3 126 73 12 58 43 5.75 .281 .359 .394 .753 3.1
  TOT   4 16 .200 46 17 0 0 3 134.3 172 107 16 76 54 7.17 .312 .391 .439 .830 3.1
1949 34 TAM AL 5 3 .625 34 0 0 0 2 41.7 33 19 6 27 19 4.10 .226 .343 .404 .747 4.0
1950 35 BSN NL 3 4 .429 60 1 0 0 2 72.3 79 50 16 60 29 6.22 .286 .410 .504 .914 1.7
1951 36 AAA   3 0 1.000 19 0 0 0 2 10.0 21 6 3 4 5 5.40 .420 .463 .680 1.143  
12 Years Sim 111 117 .487 462 276 16 7 12 2026.0 2104 980 142 851 893 4.35 .268 .338 .384 .722 113.7
4 Years AAA 28 24 .538 79 60 2 1 2 409.0 455 174 29 197 281 3.83 .282 .360 .381 .741  
Season Average 9 9 .500 38 23 1 0 1 168.8 175 81 11 70 74 4.35 .268 .338 .384 .722  
Career Highs 20 18 .625 60 43 5 2 4 284.0 282 132 21 108 139 7.50 .346 .438 .504 .938  
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   994 459 61 350 503   .252 .313 .354 .667
vs LH   1110 521 81 501 390   .285 .366 .414 .780
Home 59 50 .541 229 135 8 3 6 1006.3 1025 455 58 417 437 4.07 .264 .336 .376 .712
Away 52 67 .437 233 141 8 4 6 1019.6 1079 525 84 434 456 4.63 .272 .344 .392 .736
Mar/Apr 24 16 .600 83 44 2 0 8 345.3 329 139 25 140 179 3.62 .250 .322 .368 .690
May 25 27 .481 89 53 5 2 1 387.9 433 224 27 166 175 5.20 .283 .353 .399 .752
June 10 20 .333 82 49 1 0 0 342.6 386 183 20 152 142 4.81 .283 .354 .394 .748
July 19 17 .528 76 51 1 1 1 359.6 349 156 21 140 142 3.90 .254 .323 .352 .675
August 17 16 .515 71 41 3 2 1 307.0 302 149 26 146 124 4.37 .266 .349 .393 .742
Sep/Oct 16 21 .432 61 38 4 2 1 283.3 305 129 23 107 131 4.10 .273 .336 .401 .737
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 24 MON NL 35 82 7 13 3 1 1 6 0 0 2 32 .159 .179 .256 .435 3.2 0.0
1940 25 MON NL 41 87 2 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 35 .103 .132 .126 .258 -1.0 0.0
1941 26 MON NL 43 102 3 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 37 .098 .107 .098 .205 -3.3 0.0
1942 27 MON NL 34 87 7 16 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 30 .184 .193 .230 .423 3.0 0.0
1943 28 MON NL 26 57 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .105 .121 .123 .243 -1.1 0.0
1944 29 MON NL 41 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1945 30 MON NL 38 52 3 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 20 .192 .192 .192 .385 1.4 0.0
1946 31 BOS AL 28 54 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .204 .232 .222 .454 3.1 0.0
1947 32 BOS AL 35 61 4 10 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 21 .164 .190 .213 .404 1.5 0.0
1948 33 BOS AL 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  TAM AL 27 33 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .152 .176 .152 .328 0.3 0.0
  TOT   46 34 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .147 .171 .147 .318 0.2 0.0
1949 34 TAM AL 34 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1950 35 BSN NL 60 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
12 Years Sim 461 628 35 91 10 3 1 36 0 0 12 226 .145 .162 .175 .337 6.6 0.0
162 Game Average 220 12 31 3 1 0 12 0 0 4 79 .145 .162 .175 .337 2.3  
Career Highs 60 102 7 16 3 2 1 7 0 0 3 37 .500 .500 .500 1.000 3.2  
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   445 22 58 6 2 1 21 0 0 10 159 .130 .151 .160 .311 -1.4
vs LH   183 13 33 4 1 0 15 0 0 2 67 .180 .189 .213 .402 4.2
Home 228 281 11 39 4 0 0 11 0 0 6 113 .139 .160 .153 .313 -0.8
Away 189 347 24 52 6 3 1 25 0 0 6 113 .150 .164 .193 .357 3.6
RISP   175 0 22 0 1 1 35 0 0 3 70 .126 .144 .154 .299 -1.2
Close/Late   21 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .095 .095 .095 .190 -0.8
Mar/Apr 49 104 4 14 2 1 0 4 0 0 5 36 .135 .174 .173 .347 1.0
May 66 129 9 27 1 2 0 12 0 0 0 50 .209 .215 .248 .463 5.0
June 65 101 6 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 41 .109 .126 .109 .235 -2.5
July 51 115 6 12 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 40 .104 .119 .130 .249 -2.5
August 66 96 5 15 2 0 1 9 0 0 2 33 .156 .173 .208 .382 1.8
Sep/Oct 42 83 5 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 26 .145 .155 .169 .323 0.0
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 24 MON NL P 35 35 231.7 15 51 0 8 1.000 2.56    
1940 25 MON NL P 41 41 277.7 20 42 2 4 .969 2.01    
1941 26 MON NL P 43 43 284.0 25 61 1 2 .989 2.73    
1942 27 MON NL P 34 34 230.3 14 51 1 2 .985 2.54    
1943 28 MON NL P 26 26 150.0 7 25 1 2 .970 1.92    
1944 29 MON NL P 41 2 54.0 3 12 1 0 .938 2.50    
1945 30 MON NL P 38 21 177.3 5 44 2 2 .961 2.49    
1946 31 BOS AL P 28 28 188.3 15 34 1 4 .980 2.34    
1947 32 BOS AL P 35 28 184.3 9 44 1 1 .981 2.59    
1948 33 BOS AL P 19 7 20.0 1 4 0 1 1.000 2.25    
  TAM AL P 27 10 114.3 9 22 0 4 1.000 2.44    
  TOT   P 46 17 134.3 10 26 0 5 1.000 2.41    
1949 34 TAM AL P 34 0 41.7 6 7 0 0 1.000 2.81    
1950 35 BSN NL P 60 1 72.3 4 16 0 1 1.000 2.49    
Career Totals   461 276 2026.0 133 413 10 31 .982 2.43    
Career Highs   60 43 284.0 25 61 2 8 1.000 2.81    
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
1941 26 MON NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 19 9 0 7 5 6.75 .345 .419 .345 .765
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 19 9 0 7 5 6.75 .345 .419 .345 .765
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
1941 26 MON NL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1939-1-2.68
1945-3-2.89
1946-8-3.73
Wins
1941-2-20
Losses
1940-8-18
Winning Pct
1939-10-.560
1941-4-.625
1942-8-.600
1946-10-.579
Games Started
1940-7-41
1941-6-43
Shutouts
1940-6-2
1941-4-2
1942-6-2
Walks Allowed
1940-9-107
1941-9-108
Hits per 9IP
1941-4-8.4
1945-3-7.5
Strikeouts per 9IP
1946-9-4.3
1947-9-4.2
WHiP
1945-6-1.20
OAVG
1941-4-.245
1945-2-.228
OOBP
1945-6-.296
OSLG
1939-8-.357
1940-7-.356
1941-7-.360
1942-7-.360
1945-3-.325
OOPS
1941-7-.673
1942-9-.678
1945-2-.620
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 41    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 46th overall pick, by Montreal in 1937
Had first career hit on 5/6/1939, off Preacher Roe (CIN)
Earned first career win on 5/24/1939
Hit first career homerun on 8/29/1939, off Johnny Rigney (PIT)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1941, winning 2 games with a 3.29 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1941, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1941, winning 2 games with a 2.25 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1941, going 5-1, 2.33
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Injured on 7/22/1942 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 8/16/1942 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,757,143 through salary arbitration
7/1/1943: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $4,100,000 per year, for 5 years
Injured on 7/19/1943 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Traded from Montreal to Boston (A) on 3/3/1946 (Going to BOS: P Al Javery, P Newt Kimball. Going to MON: P Howie Fox)
Injured on 5/4/1946 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/21/1947 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/13/1947 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from Boston (A) to Tampa Bay on 6/1/1948 (Going to TAM: P Billy Pierce, CF Clyde Vollmer, RF Dick Kokos, 2B Nellie Fox, P Newt Kimball. Going to BOS: 2B Jackie Robinson, RF Les Fleming, C Walker Cooper, CF Dom Dimaggio)
9/1/1948: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $1,250,000 per year, for 1 years
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/8/1950 to a 2-year deal worth $960,000 per year
4/2/1951: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N)