Bobo Newsom

Pitcher

1929—1953

PITCHER LeveL

Star

Pitcher rank

#122

ALL-TIME

Player Detail

August 11, 1907, in Hartsville, SC

BORN

December 7, 1962, in Orlando, FL

DIED

1929—1953

Playing Career

Played from 21-45

PLAYING AGE

Right-Handed

THREW

Finesse

PITCHING STYLE

Senators

Primary Team

1947 Yankees

World Series Titles

Buck

Nickname

6-3

HEIGHT

200 WEIGHT

September 11, 1929

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

September 17, 1953

FINAL GAME

WHO IS 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.

Career Stats

WINS	LOSSES	IP	STRIKEOUTS	WALKS	ERA
211	222	3759.1	2082	1732	3.98

4 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Bobo Newsom PITCHES

1. Fastball

2. Sharp Curve

3. Change

4. Blooper Pitch

1939 Multiple Teams

31 Years Old

WINS

LOSSES

3.58

ERA

136

ERA+

291.2

IP

272

HITS

192

SO

126

BB

STARTS

SHO

SAVES

8.2

WAR

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS*	deGROM LOSSES*
18	31

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+	K/BB RATIO
107	1.20

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS	HOF JAWS
43.2	61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Lefty Grove

Allie Reynolds

Earl Whitehill

Bump Hadley

Tommy Bridges

FAVORITE CATCHER

Billy Sullivan

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Bobo Newsom Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG	HALL OF STATS	POSNANSKI	JAWS	BILL JAMES
122	115	UNK	NR	NR

NR = NOT RANKED UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK
NR	83	NR	74

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

Bobo Newsom Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	WAR PER SN
47.9	38.4	26.6	21.8	2.55
73.0	49.8	30.3	21.5	3.71

BLUE = Bobo Newsom

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER	WIN SHARES 7	WIN SHARES 5C	WIN SHARES 3	WS PER SN
239.8	150.2	UNK	73.2	UNK
302.1	173.9	UNK	86.0	UNK

BLUE = Bobo Newsom

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMANT

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

WAR7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

WAR5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

WAR3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

WAR PER SN

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

WIN SHARES

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

WS7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

WS5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

WS3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

WS PER SN

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).