Kevin Newman

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: August 4, 1993 in Poway, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (19th) of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ).

High School: Poway HS (Poway, CA)

School: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Debut: August 16, 2018 (Age 25-012d, 21,748th in major league history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 5.046 • Arb Eligible: 2022 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Jonathan Weiss

Full Name: Kevin Bradley Newman

Nicknames: Newms

Instagram: @kevinnewman27

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.1

2.5

1788

462

.167

.258

191

RBI

173

OBP

.211

.303

SLG

.222

.356

OPS

.433

.660

OPS+

Summary of 23 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

4 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 12 go ahead

2 Tms
PIT	20
CIN	3

Platoon
vs RHP	15
vs LHP	8

Home/Road
Away	13
Home	10

Outs
0	14
1	6
2	3

13 Opps
COL	4
MIL	4
CIN	3
CHC	2
HOU	2
MIN	1
TBR	1
PIT	1
ATL	1
STL	1
LAA	1
WSN	1
DET	1

22 Pitchers
Jon Lester	2
J.A. Happ	1
Michael Pineda	1
Chi Chi González	1
José Suarez	1
Jalen Beeks	1
Lucas Sims	1
Jhoulys Chacín	1
Kirby Yates	1
Tarik Skubal	1
Freddy Peralta	1
Brandon Woodruff	1
Tyler White	1
Hayden Wesneski	1
Adrian Houser	1
Austin Gomber	1
Brad Peacock	1
Jesús Tinoco	1
Anthony DeSclafani	1
Tim Melville	1
Rich Hill	1
Raisel Iglesias	1

10 Parks
PNC Pk (PIT)	7
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	4
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	15
78	7
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	6
2	6
4	4
3	4
6	2
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	17
-2-	2
123	1
--3	1
1--	1
-23	1

32 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	17
1 on	4
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	6

Inning
1	8
2	3
3	2
4	1
5	3
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	3

1-3	13
4-6	5
7-end	5

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	2
+2	1
Tied	11
-1	1
-2	3
-4..	3

Ahead	5
Tied	11
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	6
1-1	4
1-0	3
2-1	3
0-1	3
3-2	1
3-1	1
2-2	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	16
2B	4
DH	2
3B	1

OrderPos
1st	12
2nd	4
5th	2
6th	2
7th	1
9th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	11

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2019-05-28	PIT	@	CIN	Lucas Sims	behind 0-10	t 8	1	123	5,(3-1) BBF*BX	4	1	4	0.004	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Reynolds Scores; E. Díaz Scores; J. Osuna Scores
2	2	2	1	2019-06-07	PIT	@	MIL	Brandon Woodruff	behind 2-4	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	6	0.118	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
3	3	3	1	2019-06-26	PIT	@	HOU	Tyler White	ahead 12-2	t 9	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	1	6	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Dickerson Scores
4	4	4	1	2019-06-27	PIT	@	HOU	Brad Peacock	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	6	0.091	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	2019-06-28	PIT	@	MIL	Jhoulys Chacín	behind 0-2	t 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	6	0.097	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
6	6	6	1	2019-07-06	PIT		MIL	Adrian Houser	ahead 4-2	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	7	6	0.074	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
7	7	7	1	2019-08-12	PIT	@	LAA	José Suarez	ahead 3-0	t 2	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	1	4	0.064	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
8	8	8	1	2019-08-29	PIT	@	COL	Chi Chi González	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	6	0.086	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
9	9	9	2	2019-08-29	PIT	@	COL	Jesús Tinoco	ahead 10-3	t 5	1	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	1	6	0.013	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	10	1	2019-08-31	PIT	@	COL	Tim Melville	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	6	0.086	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	11	1	2019-09-27	PIT		CIN	Anthony DeSclafani	behind 0-4	b 5	0	-23	4,(3-0) BBBX	3	1	6	0.164	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. González Scores; S. Brault Scores
12	12	12	2	2019-09-27	PIT		CIN	Raisel Iglesias	behind 4-5	b 9	2	--3	3,(1-1) CBX	2	1	6	0.835	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Elmore Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2020-08-02	PIT	@	CHC	Jon Lester	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	2	6	0.095	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2021-04-24	PIT	@	MIN	Michael Pineda	ahead 4-1	t 5	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	9	6	0.060	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	2021-06-14	PIT	@	WSN	Jon Lester	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	6,(2-2) CBFFBX	1	6	6	0.110	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
16	16	3	1	2021-07-04	PIT		MIL	Freddy Peralta	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	6	0.102	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
17	17	4	1	2021-08-21	PIT	@	STL	J.A. Happ	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	1	8	6	0.117	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	5	1	2021-09-06	PIT		DET	Tarik Skubal	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	2,(0-1) LX	2	2	6	0.151	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Hayes Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2022-08-24	PIT		ATL	Kirby Yates	behind 0-14	b 9	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	2	4	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	2	1	2022-09-22	PIT		CHC	Hayden Wesneski	behind 1-3	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	4	0.145	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2023-04-01	CIN		PIT	Rich Hill	tied 1-1	b 1	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	DH	0.167	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Stephenson Scores
22	22	2	1	2023-04-17	CIN		TBR	Jalen Beeks	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	5	DH	0.101	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
23	23	3	1	2023-06-19	CIN		COL	Austin Gomber	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	1	5	0.094	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)