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Historical player · 1944–1960

Don Newcombe

B/T L/R · HT 76 · WT 220 · Born 6/14/1926 · From Madison, NJ USA · Debut 1949-05-20 · Final 1960-10-01

Career · batting

G
470
 
 
AB
916
 
 
H
246
 
 
HR
15
 
 
RBI
109
 
 
SB
2
 
 
BB
90
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.269 · 0.697
 
 

Career · pitching

G
359
 
 
GS
305
 
 
IP
2,247.0
 
 
W-L
153-96
 
 
SV
7
 
 
SO
1,185
 
 
ERA
3.57
 
 
WHIP
1.21
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Los Angeles Dodgers · 1949–1958

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HR
11
#242 on the Dodgers
1 B. Bailey
1 R. Ventura
Hits
174
#278 on the Dodgers
2 B. DeWitt
1 C. Snyder
RBI
76
#282 on the Dodgers
1 B. Ashley
2 M. Webster
SB
2
#515 on the Dodgers
1 E. Amelung
1 E. Alvarez
Runs
74
#301 on the Dodgers
2 C. Babb
1 L. Cross
BB
58
#280 on the Dodgers
1 B. Bergen
1 A. Ferrara

Career with the Cincinnati Reds · 1958–1960

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HR
4
#391 on the Reds
1 A. Almora
1 B. Zitzmann
Hits
58
#535 on the Reds
1 H. Bailey
1 H. Smoot
RBI
31
#475 on the Reds
1 L. Biittner
1 P. Schriver
Runs
19
#620 on the Reds
1 A. High
1 C. Asbjornson
BB
28
#434 on the Reds
1 B. Bergen
1 B. Jordan

Career with the Newark Eagles · 1944–1945

Hits
8
#69 on the Eagles
1 C. Biot
1 T. Young
RBI
1
#86 on the Eagles
1 J. Atkins
Runs
5
#64 on the Eagles
1 R. Awkard
1 A. Davis
BB
3
#70 on the Eagles
1 J. Brown
1 R. Applegate

Career with the Cleveland Indians · 1960–1960

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Hits
6
#948 on the Indians
1 G. Banks
1 J. Wilson
RBI
1
#1,019 on the Indians
1 H. Aguirre
Runs
1
#1,080 on the Indians
1 J. Aguilar
BB
1
#1,026 on the Indians
1 T. Agee

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
15
#3,622 all-time MLB
1 Á. Alfonso
1 T. York
Hits
246
#4,240 all-time MLB
1 J. Connor
1 J. Visner
RBI
109
#4,169 all-time MLB
1 A. Amezaga
1 A. Ware
SB
2
#7,016 all-time MLB
1 B. Abbey
1 J. Abadie

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1944 Newark Eagles NN2 81424 10 0 1 000 0.2860.3330.357
1945 Newark Eagles NN2 102434 00 0 0 030 0.1670.167
1949 Dodgers NL 3996822 40 0 10 0516 0.2290.271
1950 Dodgers NL 4097824 31 1 8 01019 0.2470.330
1951 Dodgers NL 401031123 31 0 8 089 0.2230.272
1954 Dodgers NL 3147615 10 0 4 046 0.3190.3650.340
1955 Dodgers NL 571171842 91 7 23 1618 0.3590.3950.632
1956 Dodgers NL 521111326 60 2 16 11218 0.2340.3120.342
1957 Dodgers NL 3474817 20 1 7 01111 0.2300.3290.297
1958 Dodgers NL 111225 00 0 0 022 0.4170.5000.417
1958 Redlegs NL 3960921 10 1 9 0810 0.3500.4200.417
1959 Redlegs NL 611051032 20 3 21 01723 0.3050.4020.410
1960 Reds NL 243605 10 0 1 038 0.1390.2050.167
1960 Indians AL 242016 10 0 1 017 0.3000.3330.350
Career 470 916 99 246 34 3 15 109 2 90 147 0.269 0.336 0.361

Pitching · year by year

YearTeamLgWLGGSSVIPHERBBSOERAWHIP
1944 Newark Eagles NN2 13850 37.040232223 5.591.68
1945 Newark Eagles NN2 33760 55.343161633 2.601.07
1949 Dodgers NL 17838311 244.32238673149 3.171.21
1950 Dodgers NL 191140353 267.325811075130 3.701.25
1951 Dodgers NL 20940360 272.02359991164 3.281.20
1954 Dodgers NL 9829250 144.3158734982 4.551.43
1955 Dodgers NL 20534310 233.72228338143 3.201.11
1956 Dodgers NL 27738360 268.02199146139 3.060.99
1957 Dodgers NL 111228280 198.7199773390 3.491.17
1958 Dodgers NL 061180 34.35330816 7.861.78
1958 Redlegs NL 7720181 133.3159572853 3.851.40
1959 Redlegs NL 13830291 222.02167827100 3.161.09
1960 Reds NL 4616150 82.799421436 4.571.37
1960 Indians AL 232021 54.06126827 4.331.28
Career 153 96 359 305 7 2,247.0 2,185 891 528 1,185 3.57 1.21

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
P3592031,463.31613412228

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
2007Veterans - Players1762Ballot
2005Veterans - Players860Ballot
2003Veterans - Players1161Ballot
1980BBWAA59289Ballot
1979BBWAA52324Ballot
1978BBWAA48285Ballot
1977BBWAA43288Ballot
1976BBWAA21291Ballot
1975BBWAA11272Ballot
1974BBWAA7274Ballot
1973BBWAA11285Ballot
1972BBWAA7297Ballot
1971BBWAA8270Ballot
1970BBWAA5225Ballot
1969BBWAA3255Ballot
1968BBWAA9213Ballot
1967BBWAA18219Ballot
1967Run Off2Ballot
1966BBWAA7227Ballot
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