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Don Newcombe

Don Newcombe

#100 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1949—1960
Starting Pitcher
BORN
June 14, 1926, in Madison, NJ
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Brooklyn Dodgers

What Pitches Did Don Newcombe Throw?

Rising Fastball
Slider
Change
Curve
153
WINS
52.1
QUALITY START PCT
38.6
WAR
90
LOSSES
114
ERA+
28.4
WAR7
3.57
ERA
2.24
K / BB RATIO
14.9
WAR3
1187
STRIKEOUTS
1.20
WHIP
3.6
WAR PER SEASON
The first great black pitcher in the integrated major leagues. Helped Dodgers to many pennants with his arm and bat.
4-TIME
ALL-STAR
Dodgers
ALL-TIME TEAM
1955
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Don Newcombe Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Newcombe
CAREER
38.6
WAR7
28.4
WAR5C
21.2
WAR3
14.9
JAWS
33.5
WAR PER SN
3.6
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Don Newcombe Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
100
CAREER
NR
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
NR
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS