Don Newcombe Stats

Don Newcombe was born on Monday, June 14, 1926, in Madison, New Jersey. Newcombe was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 20, 1949, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Newcombe baseball stats page.

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Don Newcombe

Don Newcombe Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#320)

Don Newcombe Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#320)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Donald Newcombe
Nickname:   Don or Newk
Born On:   06-14-1926
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Madison, New Jersey
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   225
First Game:   05-20-1949 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-01-1960
Draft:   Not Applicable
Don Newcombe

Don Newcombe Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1949 Dodgers 38 31 5 17 8 .680 3.17 19 5 1 244.1 1,005 223 86 89 17 73 - 149 4 3 2 -
1950 Dodgers 40 35 4 19 11 .633 3.70 20 4 3 267.1 1,101 258 110 120 22 75 - 130 1 2 1 -
1951 Dodgers 40 36 2 20 9 .690 3.28 18 3 0 272.0 1,125 235 99 115 19 91 - 164 7 6 0 -
1954 Dodgers 29 25 2 9 8 .529 4.55 6 0 0 144.1 640 158 73 81 24 49 0 82 0 5 0 -
1955 Dodgers 34 31 1 20 5 .800 3.20 17 1 0 233.2 943 222 83 103 35 38 1 143 0 1 0 -
1956 Dodgers 38 36 2 27 7 .794 3.06 18 5 0 268.0 1,052 219 91 101 33 46 8 139 4 3 0 -
1957 Dodgers 28 28 0 11 12 .478 3.49 12 4 0 198.2 815 199 77 86 28 33 4 90 0 1 0 -
1958 Dodgers 11 8 2 0 6 .000 7.86 1 0 0 34.1 163 53 30 37 11 8 1 16 0 0 0 -
1958 Redlegs 20 18 2 7 7 .500 3.85 7 0 1 133.1 571 159 57 61 20 28 4 53 2 1 0 -
1959 Reds 30 29 1 13 8 .619 3.16 17 2 1 222.0 899 216 78 87 25 27 3 100 4 5 0 -
1960 Reds 16 15 0 4 6 .400 4.57 1 0 0 82.2 354 99 42 48 12 14 0 36 0 3 0 -
1960 Indians 20 2 13 2 3 .400 4.33 0 0 1 54.0 223 61 26 28 6 8 0 27 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
10 Years 344 294 34 149 90 .623 3.56 136 24 7 2,154.2 8,891 2,102 852 956 252 490 21 1,129 22 30 3 -
Don Newcombe

Don Newcombe Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1949 Dodgers 39 96 8 22 4 0 0 0 10 5 - 16 1 - 0 4 .229 .267 .271
1950 Dodgers 40 97 8 24 3 1 1 0 8 10 - 19 3 - 0 3 .247 .318 .330
1951 Dodgers 40 103 11 23 3 1 0 0 8 8 - 9 2 - 1 0 .223 .286 .272
1954 Dodgers 31 47 6 15 1 0 0 0 4 4 - 6 3 1 0 0 .319 .365 .340
1955 Dodgers 57 117 18 42 9 1 7 0 23 6 0 18 1 0 1 1 .359 .395 .632
1956 Dodgers 52 111 13 26 6 0 2 0 16 12 0 18 3 1 1 4 .234 .312 .342
1957 Dodgers 34 74 8 17 2 0 1 0 7 11 0 11 1 0 0 4 .230 .329 .297
1958 Dodgers 11 12 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .417 .500 .417
1958 Redlegs 39 60 9 21 1 0 1 0 9 8 0 10 0 1 0 0 .350 .420 .417
1959 Reds 61 105 10 32 2 0 3 0 21 17 1 23 1 0 0 1 .305 .402 .410
1960 Reds 24 36 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 8 2 0 0 0 .139 .205 .167
1960 Indians 24 20 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 .300 .333 .350
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 452 878 94 238 33 3 15 0 108 87 1 147 17 3 3 17 .271 .338 .367
Don Newcombe

Don Newcombe Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1949 Dodgers P 38 31 733 57 1.5 57 17 40 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.10 -
1950 Dodgers P 40 35 802 64 1.6 62 19 43 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.09 -
1951 Dodgers P 40 36 816 72 1.8 69 24 45 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.28 -
1954 Dodgers P 29 25 433 29 1.0 27 11 16 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .931 1.68 -
1955 Dodgers P 34 31 701 43 1.3 39 15 24 4 5 n/a n/a n/a .907 1.50 -
1956 Dodgers P 38 36 804 65 1.7 64 25 39 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.15 -
1957 Dodgers P 28 28 596 56 2.0 54 13 41 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.45 -
1958 Dodgers P 11 8 103 8 0.7 8 2 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.10 -
1958 Redlegs P 20 18 400 22 1.1 22 9 13 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.49 -
1959 Reds P 30 29 666 46 1.5 45 14 31 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .978 1.82 -
1960 Reds P 16 15 248 19 1.2 17 6 11 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .895 1.85 -
1960 Indians P 20 2 162 9 0.5 8 4 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.33 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 344 294 6,464 490 1.4 472 159 313 18 27 n/a n/a n/a .963 1.97 --
10 Years 344 294 6,464 490 1.4 472 159 313 18 27 n/a n/a n/a .963 1.97 --
Don Newcombe

Don Newcombe Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1949 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.0 9.6 2.04 5.49 2.69
1950 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 97.0 5.1 12.1 1.73 4.38 2.52
1951 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 11.4 12.9 1.80 5.43 3.01
1954 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.8 11.8 1.67 5.11 3.06
1955 Dodgers 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 16.7 6.5 5.1 3.76 5.51 1.46
1956 Dodgers 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 55.5 6.2 6.9 3.02 4.67 1.54
1957 Dodgers 0 1 .000 - - n/a 74.0 6.7 10.6 2.73 4.08 1.49
1958 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 2.00 4.19 2.10
1958 Redlegs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 60.0 6.0 6.7 1.89 3.58 1.89
1959 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 35.0 4.6 5.0 3.70 4.05 1.09
1960 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.5 36.0 2.57 3.92 1.52
1960 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.9 20.0 3.38 4.50 1.33
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 2 1 .667 - - n/a 58.5 6.0 8.1 2.30 4.72 2.05
Don Newcombe

Don Newcombe Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1949 Brooklyn Dodgers 36 Undetermined Stats Stats
1950 Brooklyn Dodgers 36 Undetermined Stats -
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 36 Undetermined Stats -
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers 36 Undetermined - -
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 36 Undetermined Stats Stats
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 36 Undetermined - Stats
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 36 $30,000.00 - -
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 36 Undetermined - -
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs 30, 36 Undetermined - -
1959 Cincinnati Reds 36 Undetermined - -
1960 Cincinnati Reds 36 Undetermined - -
1960 Cleveland Indians 25 Undetermined - -


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