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Don Newcombe

Starting Pitcher

1949—1960

BORN

June 14, 1926, in Madison, NJ

THROWS

Right-Handed

MLB DEBUT

May 20, 1949

PITCH ARSENAL

Rising Fastball

Slider

Change

Curve

PRIMARY TEAM

Brooklyn Dodgers

153

WINS

52.1

QUALITY START PCT

38.6

WAR

3.57

ERA

114

28.4

WAR7

1187

STRIKEOUTS

2.24

K / BB RATIO

3.6

WAR PER SEASON

Don Newcombe

The first great black pitcher in the integrated major leagues. Helped Dodgers to many pennants with his arm and bat.

— # 100 RANKED PITCHER —

— Dodgers ALL-TIME TEAM —

— 1955 WS CHAMP —

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Don Newcombe Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

	CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	JAWS	WAR PER SN
Newcombe	38.6	28.4	21.2	14.9	33.5	3.6
AVG HOFer	73.0	49.8	30.3	21.5	61.4	4.5

Where Does Don Newcombe Rank?

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

COMING SOON

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