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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1944 18 NE NN2 0.1 9 17 15 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .313 .333 .646 73 .311 71 5 1 1 0 /1
1945 19 NE NN2 0.0 10 28 24 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .286 .167 .452 28 .246 41 4 1 0 0 /1
1949 23 BRO NL 0.2 39 102 96 8 22 4 0 0 10 0 0 5 16 .229 .267 .271 .538 42 .250 34 26 4 0 1 0 1/H AS,MVP-8,ROY-1
1950 24 BRO NL 0.8 40 110 97 8 24 3 1 1 8 0 0 10 19 .247 .318 .330 .648 69 .297 65 32 3 0 3 0 1 AS,MVP-18
1951 25 BRO NL 0.4 40 114 103 11 23 3 1 0 8 0 0 8 9 .223 .286 .272 .558 50 .264 46 28 0 1 2 0 1 AS,MVP-22
1952 Did not play - Military Service
1953 Did not play - Military Service
1954 28 BRO NL 0.5 31 55 47 6 15 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 6 .319 .365 .340 .706 83 .326 75 16 0 0 3 1 0 1/H
1955 29 BRO NL 2.3 57 125 117 18 42 9 1 7 23 1 0 6 18 .359 .395 .632 1.028 164 .460 177 74 1 1 1 0 0 1H AS,MVP-7
1956 30 BRO NL 0.8 52 128 111 13 26 6 0 2 16 1 0 12 18 .234 .312 .342 .654 70 .298 61 38 4 1 3 1 0 1H CYA-1,MVP-1
1957 31 BRO NL 0.5 34 86 74 8 17 2 0 1 7 0 1 11 11 .230 .329 .297 .627 65 .299 66 22 4 0 1 0 0 1/H
1958 32 2TM NL 1.3 50 83 72 11 26 1 0 1 9 0 0 10 12 .361 .434 .417 .850 122 .409 140 30 0 0 0 1 0 1H
1958 32 LAD NL 0.2 11 14 12 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .417 .500 .417 .917 143 .423 152 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 32 CIN NL 1.0 39 69 60 9 21 1 0 1 9 0 0 8 10 .350 .420 .417 .837 118 .405 137 25 0 0 0 1 0 1H
1959 33 CIN NL 1.7 61 123 105 10 32 2 0 3 21 0 0 17 23 .305 .402 .410 .811 115 .375 119 43 1 0 1 0 1 H1
1960 34 2TM 2LG 0.1 48 62 56 1 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 15 .196 .250 .232 .482 33 .243 27 13 0 0 2 0 0 1H
1960 34 CIN NL -0.1 24 41 36 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 .139 .205 .167 .372 3 .204 -3 6 0 0 2 0 0 1/H
1960 34 CLE AL 0.2 24 21 20 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .300 .333 .350 .683 88 .315 81 7 0 0 0 0 0 1/H
12 Yrs 8.6 471 1033 917 99 246 34 3 15 109 2 1 90 147 .268 .336 .361 .697 83 .324 83 331 17 5 18 3 1 1H
162 Game Avg 3.0 162 355 315 34 85 12 1 5 37 1 31 .268 .336 .361 .697 83 .324 83 114 2 6 0
LAD (8 Yrs) 5.7 304 734 657 74 174 28 3 11 76 2 1 58 99 .265 .326 .367 .693 81 .318 79 241 16 3 14 2 0 1H
CIN (3 Yrs) 2.7 124 233 201 19 58 4 0 4 31 0 0 28 41 .289 .374 .368 .742 97 .355 104 74 1 0 3 1 1 1H
NE (2 Yrs) 0.1 19 45 39 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 3 .205 .295 .231 .526 46 .270 52 9 2 1 0 1
CLE (1 Yr) 0.2 24 21 20 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .300 .333 .350 .683 88 .315 81 7 0 0 0 0 0 1/H
NL (10 Yrs) 8.4 428 967 858 93 232 32 3 15 107 2 1 86 140 .270 .338 .367 .705 85 .327 85 315 17 3 17 3 1 1H
NN2 (2 Yrs) 0.1 19 45 39 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 3 .205 .295 .231 .526 46 .270 52 9 2 1 0 1
AL (1 Yr) 0.2 24 21 20 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .300 .333 .350 .683 88 .315 81 7 0 0 0 0 0 1/H
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1949 23 BRO WS 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 29 BRO WS 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 30 BRO WS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
3 Yrs 5 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
162 Game Avg 162 259 259 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1944 18 NE NN2 17 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .510 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /1
1945 19 NE NN2 28 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1949 23 BRO NL 102 -8 0 -1 0 0 3 0.2 0 3 0.2 .507 .502 0.2 0.0 3 1/H AS,MVP-8,ROY-1
1950 24 BRO NL 110 -4 -1 0 0 0 8 0.8 0 8 0.8 .520 .505 0.8 0.0 8 1 AS,MVP-18
1951 25 BRO NL 114 -7 -1 1 0 0 4 0.4 0 4 0.4 .511 .503 0.5 0.0 4 1 AS,MVP-22
1952 Did not play - Military Service
1953 Did not play - Military Service
1954 28 BRO NL 55 -1 -1 1 0 0 5 0.5 0 5 0.5 .515 .503 0.5 0.0 5 1/H
1955 29 BRO NL 125 11 1 0 0 0 23 2.2 1 24 2.3 .540 .514 2.3 -0.1 24 1H AS,MVP-7
1956 30 BRO NL 128 -5 0 0 0 0 8 0.7 0 8 0.8 .516 .505 0.9 -0.1 8 1H CYA-1,MVP-1
1957 31 BRO NL 86 -3 0 -1 0 0 5 0.5 0 5 0.5 .515 .503 0.5 0.0 5 1/H
1958 32 2TM NL 83 4 0 0 0 0 12 1.2 0 13 1.3 .525 .505 1.3 0.0 12 1H
1958 32 LAD NL 14 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .522 .501 0.2 0.0 2 1
1958 32 CIN NL 69 3 0 0 0 0 10 1.0 0 10 1.0 .526 .506 1.1 0.0 10 1H
1959 33 CIN NL 123 3 1 1 0 0 16 1.6 1 16 1.7 .526 .510 1.7 0.0 16 H1
1960 34 2TM 2LG 62 -5 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1H
1960 34 CIN NL 41 -4 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 0 -0.1 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1/H
1960 34 CLE AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 2 1/H
12 Yrs 1033 -19 -1 2 0 0 84 8.3 3 88 8.6 .518 .505 8.9 -0.2 88 1H
162 Game Avg 355 -7 0 1 0 0 29 2.9 1 30 3.0 .518 .505 3.1 -0.1 30
LAD (8 Yrs) 734 -17 -1 1 0 0 57 5.6 1 59 5.7 .519 .505 5.9 -0.2 59 1H
CIN (3 Yrs) 233 1 1 1 0 0 25 2.5 2 26 2.7 .521 .507 2.7 0.0 26 1H
NE (2 Yrs) 45 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1
CLE (1 Yr) 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 2 1/H
NL (10 Yrs) 967 -16 0 2 0 0 82 8.1 3 85 8.4 .520 .506 8.6 -0.2 85 1H
NN2 (2 Yrs) 45 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1
AL (1 Yr) 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 2 1/H

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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1944 18 NE NN2 17 .311 71 .267 .067 0.0 0.0 40.0 /1
1945 19 NE NN2 28 .246 41 .167 .000 0.0 10.7 37.5 /1
1949 23 BRO NL 102 .250 34 .275 .042 0.0 15.7 4.9 -0.7 -3.3% -0.05 29.6 42.9 1/H AS,MVP-8,ROY-1
1950 24 BRO NL 110 .297 65 .299 .082 0.9 17.3 9.1 -0.3 -2.8% -1.46 21.2 23.1 1 AS,MVP-18
1951 25 BRO NL 114 .264 46 .245 .049 0.0 7.9 7.0 -0.4 -4.5% -5.07 34.4 35.7 1 AS,MVP-22
1952 Did not play - Military Service
1953 Did not play - Military Service
1954 28 BRO NL 55 .326 75 .357 .021 0.0 10.9 7.3 0.0 -0.1% -0.90 31.6 37.5 1/H
1955 29 BRO NL 125 .460 177 .380 .274 5.6 14.4 4.8 1.0 2.1% 13.56 26.2 100.0 40.0 1H AS,MVP-7
1956 30 BRO NL 128 .298 61 .261 .108 1.6 14.1 9.4 -0.1 -1.0% -3.70 29.7 100.0 60.0 1H CYA-1,MVP-1
1957 31 BRO NL 86 .299 66 .258 .068 1.2 12.8 12.8 -0.1 -0.2% -1.07 25.9 0.0 30.8 1/H
1958 32 2TM NL 83 .409 140 .417 .056 1.2 14.5 12.0 0.1 -0.2% 4.52 28.6 33.3 1H
1958 32 LAD NL 14 .423 152 .500 .000 0.0 14.3 14.3 0.0 0.1% -0.17 28.6 0.0 1
1958 32 CIN NL 69 .405 137 .400 .067 1.4 14.5 11.6 0.2 -0.3% 4.70 28.6 42.9 1H
1959 33 CIN NL 123 .375 119 .367 .105 2.4 18.7 13.8 0.7 0.2% 10.45 15.2 30.0 H1
1960 34 2TM 2LG 62 .243 27 .268 .036 0.0 24.2 6.5 -0.7 -0.6% -4.06 6.7 0.0 1H
1960 34 CIN NL 41 .204 -3 .179 .028 0.0 19.5 7.3 -0.5 -0.5% -4.43 0.0 0.0 1/H
1960 34 CLE AL 21 .315 81 .462 .050 0.0 33.3 4.8 -0.2 -0.1% 0.37 14.3 0.0 1/H
12 Yrs 1033 .324 83 .305 .093 1.5 14.2 8.7 -0.5 -10.4% 12.23 25.8 66.7 35.4 1H
MLB Average .334 100 .276 .125 2.0 10.7 9.2 31.0 58.6 45.6
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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 Pos Awards
1949 23 BRO WS 4 .000 .000 0.0 75.0 0.0 -0.2 -4.7% -1.15 /1
1955 29 BRO WS 3 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.6% -0.71 /1
1956 30 BRO WS 1 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.4% -0.17 /1
3 Yrs 8 .000 .000 0.0 37.5 0.0 -0.2 -8.7% -2.04 /1
MLB Average .258 .141 2.7 16.7 10.2
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Don Newcombe born?

Don Newcombe was born on June 14, 1926.

Where was Don Newcombe born?

Don Newcombe was born in Madison, NJ.

How tall was Don Newcombe?

Don Newcombe was 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Don Newcombe weigh when playing?

Don Newcombe weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Don Newcombe play?

Don Newcombe played 12 seasons.

Is Don Newcombe in the Hall of Fame?

Don Newcombe has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Don Newcombe play?

Don Newcombe was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Don Newcombe have?

Don Newcombe had 1,187 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Don Newcombe played for?

Don Newcombe played for 6 teams; the Newark Eagles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians.

How many World Series has Don Newcombe won?

Don Newcombe won 1 World Series.

When did Don Newcombe retire?

Don Newcombe last played in 1960.

What are Don Newcombe's nicknames?

Newk is a nickname for Don Newcombe.

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