Don Newcombe
Bats L · Throws R · b. 1926, Madison, USA · d. 2019 · MLB debut 1949-05-20, final game 1960-10-01
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NE | NN2 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .357 |
| 1945 | NE | NN2 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
| 1949 | BRO | NL | 39 | 96 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .229 | .267 | .271 |
| 1950 | BRO | NL | 40 | 97 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 19 | .247 | .318 | .330 |
| 1951 | BRO | NL | 40 | 103 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .223 | .286 | .272 |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 31 | 47 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .319 | .365 | .340 |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 57 | 117 | 18 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 18 | .359 | .395 | .632 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 52 | 111 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 18 | .234 | .312 | .342 |
| 1957 | BRO | NL | 34 | 74 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11 | .230 | .329 | .297 |
| 1958 | 2TM | NL | 50 | 72 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .361 | .434 | .417 |
| 1959 | CIN | NL | 61 | 105 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 23 | .305 | .402 | .410 |
| 1960 | 2TM | 48 | 56 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .196 | .250 | .232 | |
| 1944–1960 | 470 | 916 | 99 | 246 | 34 | 3 | 15 | 109 | 2 | 90 | 147 | .269 | .336 | .361 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NE | NN2 | 1 | 3 | 5.59 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 23 |
| 1945 | NE | NN2 | 3 | 3 | 2.60 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 43 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 33 |
| 1949 | BRO | NL | 17 | 8 | 3.17 | 38 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 244.1 | 223 | 86 | 17 | 73 | 149 |
| 1950 | BRO | NL | 19 | 11 | 3.70 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 267.1 | 258 | 110 | 22 | 75 | 130 |
| 1951 | BRO | NL | 20 | 9 | 3.28 | 40 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 272.0 | 235 | 99 | 19 | 91 | 164 |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 9 | 8 | 4.55 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 144.1 | 158 | 73 | 24 | 49 | 82 |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 20 | 5 | 3.20 | 34 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 233.2 | 222 | 83 | 35 | 38 | 143 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 27 | 7 | 3.06 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 268.0 | 219 | 91 | 33 | 46 | 139 |
| 1957 | BRO | NL | 11 | 12 | 3.49 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 198.2 | 199 | 77 | 28 | 33 | 90 |
| 1958 | 2TM | NL | 7 | 13 | 4.67 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 167.2 | 212 | 87 | 31 | 36 | 69 |
| 1959 | CIN | NL | 13 | 8 | 3.16 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 222.0 | 216 | 78 | 25 | 27 | 100 |
| 1960 | 2TM | 6 | 9 | 4.48 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 136.2 | 160 | 68 | 18 | 22 | 63 | |
| 1944–1960 | 153 | 96 | 3.57 | 359 | 305 | 145 | 24 | 7 | 2247.0 | 2185 | 891 | 255 | 528 | 1185 |
Awards
- 1949 Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
- 1949 Rookie of the Year (NL)
- 1949 TSN Rookie of the Year (NL)
- 1955 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1956 Cy Young Award (ML)
- 1956 Most Valuable Player (NL)
- 1956 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1956 TSN Pitcher of the Year (NL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | BBWAA | 7 | 302 | 227 | |
| 1967 | BBWAA | 18 | 292 | 219 | |
| 1967 | Run Off | 2 | 306 | ||
| 1968 | BBWAA | 9 | 283 | 213 | |
| 1969 | BBWAA | 3 | 340 | 255 | |
| 1970 | BBWAA | 5 | 300 | 225 | |
| 1971 | BBWAA | 8 | 360 | 270 | |
| 1972 | BBWAA | 7 | 396 | 297 | |
| 1973 | BBWAA | 11 | 380 | 285 | |
| 1974 | BBWAA | 7 | 365 | 274 | |
| 1975 | BBWAA | 11 | 362 | 272 | |
| 1976 | BBWAA | 21 | 388 | 291 | |
| 1977 | BBWAA | 43 | 383 | 288 | |
| 1978 | BBWAA | 48 | 379 | 285 | |
| 1979 | BBWAA | 52 | 432 | 324 | |
| 1980 | BBWAA | 59 | 385 | 289 | |
| 2003 | Veterans - Players | 11 | 81 | 61 | |
| 2005 | Veterans - Players | 8 | 80 | 60 | |
| 2007 | Veterans - Players | 17 | 84 | 62 |