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Bobo Newsom

Starting Pitcher
1929—1953
BORN
August 11, 1907, in Hartsville, SC
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
September 11, 1929
PITCH ARSENAL
Fastball
Sharp Curve
Change
Blooper Pitch
PRIMARY TEAM
Washington Senators
211
WINS
50.3
QUALITY START PCT
47.9
WAR
3.98
ERA
107
38.4
WAR7
2082
STRIKEOUTS
1.20
K / BB RATIO
2.5
WAR PER SEASON
Bobo Newsom
Colorful, durable pitcher who never stayed in one place very long. Was traded 16 times and pitched for nine different teams. Nearly won the 1940 World Series with his heroic pitching that took place while his father died.
— Senators ALL-TIME TEAM —
— 1947 WS CHAMP —

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Bobo Newsom Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Newsom
47.9
38.4
26.6
21.8
43.2
2.5
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Bobo Newsom Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
NR
80
100
69
98
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Lefty Grove
Allie Reynolds
Earl Whitehill
Bump Hadley
Tommy Bridges

FAVORITE CATCHER

Billy Sullivan

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