Don Newcombe

Q: When was Don Newcombe born?

Don Newcombe was born on June 14, 1926.

Q: Where was Don Newcombe born?

Don Newcombe was born in Madison, NJ .

Q: How tall was Don Newcombe?

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

Q: How much did Don Newcombe weigh when playing?

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

Q: How many seasons did Don Newcombe play?

Don Newcombe played 12 seasons.

Q: Is Don Newcombe in the Hall of Fame?

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

Q: How many strikeouts did Don Newcombe have?

Don Newcombe had 1,187 strikeouts over his career.

Q: 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.

Q: How many World Series has Don Newcombe won?

Don Newcombe won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Don Newcombe retire?

Don Newcombe last played in 1960.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 220lb (193cm, 99kg)

Born: June 14, 1926 in Madison, NJ us

Died: February 19, 2019 in Sherman Oaks, CA

Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

High School: Thomas Jefferson HS (Elizabeth, NJ)

Debut: 1944 (9,552nd in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: May 20, 1949 (Age 22-340d)
vs. STL 0.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1960 (Age 34-109d)
vs. CHW 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1949 season)

Full Name: Donald Newcombe

Nicknames: Newk

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.7

153

ERA

3.57

360

305

2251.2

1187

WHIP

1.207

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1944	18	NE	NN2	1	3	.250	5.40	9	5	2	3	0	0	41.2	43	28	25	2	24	0	25	3	0	2	198	81	4.05	1.608	9.3	0.4	5.2	5.4	1.04
1945	19	NE	NN2	3	3	.500	2.60	7	6	1	6	0	0	55.1	43	23	16	1	16	0	33	2	0	1	231	157	2.72	1.066	7.0	0.2	2.6	5.4	2.06

1946	20	BRO-min	B	14	4	.778	2.21	26	19	6	15	4		155.0	109	40	38		79		104	4	1	4				1.213	6.3		4.6	6.0	1.32	NAS NENL
1947	21	BRO-min	B	19	6	.760	2.91	29	27		24	2		223.0	180	94	72		116		186	10	1	8				1.327	7.3		4.7	7.5	1.60	NAS NENL
1948	22	BRO-min	AAA	17	6	.739	3.14	37	27		16	3		189.0	151	83	66		106		144	9	0	5				1.360	7.2		5.0	6.9	1.36	MTL IL
1949	23	BRO	NL	17	8	.680	3.17	38	31	5	19	5	1	244.1	223	89	86	17	73	4	149	3	2	4	1005	130	3.13	1.211	8.2	0.6	2.7	5.5	2.04	AS,MVP-8,RoY-1
1950	24	BRO	NL	19	11	.633	3.70	40	35	4	20	4	3	267.1	258	120	110	22	75	3	130	2	1	1	1101	111	3.55	1.246	8.7	0.7	2.5	4.4	1.73	AS,MVP-18
1951	25	BRO	NL	20	9	.690	3.28	40	36	2	18	3	0	272.0	235	115	99	19	91	7	*164*	6	0	7	1125	120	3.25	1.199	7.8	0.6	3.0	5.4	1.80	AS,MVP-22
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1954	28	BRO	NL	9	8	.529	4.55	29	25	2	6	0	0	144.1	158	81	73	24	49	4	82	5	0	0	640	91	4.55	1.434	9.9	1.5	3.1	5.1	1.67
1955	29	BRO	NL	20	5	*.800*	3.20	34	31	1	17	1	0	233.2	222	103	83	35	38	1	143	1	0	0	943	128	3.59	1.113	8.6	1.3	*1.5*	5.5	*3.76*	AS,MVP-7
1956	30	BRO	NL	27	7	*.794*	3.06	38	36	2	18	5	0	268.0	219	101	91	33	46	8	139	3	0	4	1052	131	3.48	*0.989*	7.4	1.1	1.5	4.7	3.02	CYA-1,MVP-1
1957	31	BRO	NL	11	12	.478	3.49	28	28	0	12	4	0	198.2	199	86	77	28	33	4	90	1	0	0	815	118	3.90	1.168	9.0	1.3	*1.5*	4.1	2.73
1958	32	TOT	NL	7	13	.350	4.67	31	26	4	8	0	1	167.2	212	98	87	31	36	5	69	1	0	2	734	90	4.72	1.479	11.4	1.7	1.9	3.7	1.92
1958	32	LAD	NL	0	6	.000	7.86	11	8	2	1	0	0	34.1	53	37	30	11	8	1	16	0	0	0	163	53	6.41	1.777	13.9	2.9	2.1	4.2	2.00
1958	32	CIN	NL	7	7	.500	3.85	20	18	2	7	0	1	133.1	159	61	57	20	28	4	53	1	0	2	571	109	4.28	1.403	10.7	1.4	1.9	3.6	1.89
1959	33	CIN	NL	13	8	.619	3.16	30	29	1	17	2	1	222.0	216	87	78	25	27	3	100	5	0	4	899	129	3.54	1.095	8.8	1.0	*1.1*	4.1	3.70
1960	34	TOT	MLB	6	9	.400	4.48	36	17	13	1	0	1	136.2	160	76	68	18	22	0	63	3	0	0	577	85	3.87	1.332	10.5	1.2	1.4	4.1	2.86
1960	34	CIN	NL	4	6	.400	4.57	16	15	0	1	0	0	82.2	99	48	42	12	14	0	36	3	0	0	354	84	4.16	1.367	10.8	1.3	1.5	3.9	2.57
1960	34	CLE	AL	2	3	.400	4.33	20	2	13	0	0	1	54.0	61	28	26	6	8	0	27	0	0	0	223	87	3.42	1.278	10.2	1.0	1.3	4.5	3.38
1961	35	LAD-min	AAA	9	8	.529	4.96	25	23		8	2		147.0	204	90	81	16	15	1	76	0	0	3				1.490	12.5	1.0	0.9	4.7	5.07	SPO PCL
12 Yrs				153	96	.614	3.57	360	305	37	145	24	7	2251.2	2188	1007	893	255	530	39	1187	35	3	25	9320	114	3.65	1.207	8.7	1.0	2.1	4.7	2.24
162 Game Avg.				16	10	.614	3.57	37	31	4	15	2	1	230	224	103	91	26	54	4	121	4	0	3	953	114	3.65	1.207	8.7	1.0	2.1	4.7	2.24

LAD (8 yrs)				123	66	.651	3.51	258	230	18	111	22	4	1662.2	1567	732	649	189	413	32	913	21	3	16	6844	116	3.62	1.191	8.5	1.0	2.2	4.9	2.21
CIN (3 yrs)				24	21	.533	3.64	66	62	3	25	2	2	438.0	474	196	177	57	69	7	189	9	0	6	1824	112	3.88	1.240	9.7	1.2	1.4	3.9	2.74
NE (2 yrs)				4	6	.400	3.80	16	11	3	9	0	0	97.0	86	51	41	3	40	0	58	5	0	3	429	111	3.29	1.299	8.0	0.3	3.7	5.4	1.45
CLE (1 yr)				2	3	.400	4.33	20	2	13	0	0	1	54.0	61	28	26	6	8	0	27	0	0	0	223	87	3.42	1.278	10.2	1.0	1.3	4.5	3.38

NL (10 yrs)				147	87	.628	3.54	324	292	21	136	24	6	2100.2	2041	928	826	246	482	39	1102	30	3	22	8668	115	3.67	1.201	8.7	1.1	2.1	4.7	2.29
NN2 (2 yrs)				4	6	.400	3.80	16	11	3	9	0	0	97.0	86	51	41	3	40	0	58	5	0	3	429	111	3.29	1.299	8.0	0.3	3.7	5.4	1.45
AL (1 yr)				2	3	.400	4.33	20	2	13	0	0	1	54.0	61	28	26	6	8	0	27	0	0	0	223	87	3.42	1.278	10.2	1.0	1.3	4.5	3.38

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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
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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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1944	18	NE	NN2	P	9	5		41.2	19	0	17	2	1	.895	.958	3.67	2.76	1.89	1.76	2	3	0	0.0	1.3
1945	19	NE	NN2	P	7	6		55.1	18	2	13	3	0	.833	.930	2.44	2.37	2.14	1.76	1	4

1949	23	BRO	NL	P	38	31	19	244.1	57	17	40	0	2	*1.000*	.953	2.10	2.04	1.50	2.02	4	4	6	60.0	44.0	0	AS,MVP-8,ROY-1
1950	24	BRO	NL	P	40	35	20	267.1	64	19	43	2	3	.969	.961	2.09	2.13	1.55	2.10	1	2	8	80.0	44.7	0	AS,MVP-18
1951	25	BRO	NL	P	40	36	18	272.0	72	24	45	3	3	.958	.962	2.28	2.14	1.73	2.14	7	2	3	60.0	42.2	1	AS,MVP-22
1952	Did not play - Military Service
1953	Did not play - Military Service
1954	28	BRO	NL	P	29	25	6	144.1	29	11	16	2	2	.931	.960	1.68	2.07	0.93	2.06	0	4	2	33.3	44.5	0
1955	29	BRO	NL	P	34	31	17	233.2	43	15	24	4	5	.907	.950	1.50	2.04	1.15	2.02	0	5	5	50.0	43.8	0	AS,MVP-7
1956	30	BRO	NL	P	38	36	18	268.0	65	25	39	1	5	.985	.966	2.15	2.05	1.68	2.03	4	5	5	50.0	40.0	0	CYA-1,MVP-1
1957	31	BRO	NL	P	28	28	12	198.2	56	13	41	2	1	.964	.962	2.45	2.06	1.93	2.08	0	3	6	66.7	39.8	2
1958	32	2TM	NL	P	31	26	8	167.2	30	11	19	0	2	*1.000*	.955	1.61	1.97	0.97	1.96	2	5	3	37.5	38.6	1
1958	32	LAD	NL	P	11	8	1	34.1	8	2	6	0	0	1.000	.955	2.10	1.97	0.73	1.96	0	2	1	33.3	38.7	1
1958	32	CIN	NL	P	20	18	7	133.1	22	9	13	0	2	1.000	.955	1.49	1.97	1.10	1.96	2	3	2	40.0	38.6	0
1959	33	CIN	NL	P	30	29	17	222.0	46	14	31	1	4	.978	.954	1.82	1.99	1.50	1.97	4	5	1	16.7	38.0	2
1960	34	2TM	2LG	P	36	16	1	136.2	28	10	15	3	0	.893	.964	1.65	2.04	0.69	2.01	0	7	6	46.2	40.2	1
1960	34	CIN	NL	P	16	14	1	82.2	19	6	11	2	0	.895	.962	1.85	2.09	1.06	2.08	0	5	4	44.4	40.2	1
1960	34	CLE	AL	P	20	2	0	54.0	9	4	4	1	0	.889	.967	1.33	1.97	0.40	1.95	0	2	2	50.0	40.0	0
12 Yrs					360	304	136	2251.2	527	161	343	23	28	.956	.958	2.01	2.08	1.40	2.03	25	49	45	50.0	40.3	7

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1949	23	BRO	WS	P	2	2	11.2	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.54	1.00	0	0

1955	29	BRO	WS	P	1	1	5.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.59	1.00	0	1	100.0
1956	30	BRO	WS	P	2	2	4.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	3.86	1.00	1	0	0.0
3 Yrs					5	5	22.0	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	2.05	1.00	1	1	50.0

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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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