Don Newcombe
- Position(s):
- P
- Nicknames:
- Newk
- Born:
- June 14, 1926
- Bats:
- Left
- Throws:
- Right
- Height:
- 6' 4"
- Weight:
- 220 lbs
- Major League Debut:
- 5-20-1949 with BRO
- Allstar Selections:
- 1949 ROOK, 1956 CY, 1956 MVP, 1956 TSN
| Yr | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | BRO | 39 | 96 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 16 | .229 | .281 | .271 | .552 |
| 1950 | BRO | 40 | 97 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | .247 | .351 | .330 | .680 |
| 1951 | BRO | 40 | 103 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | .223 | .311 | .272 | .583 |
| 1954 | BRO | 31 | 47 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | .319 | .404 | .340 | .745 |
| 1955 | BRO | 57 | 117 | 18 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 18 | .359 | .419 | .632 | 1.051 |
| 1956 | BRO | 52 | 111 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 18 | .234 | .351 | .342 | .694 |
| 1957 | BRO | 34 | 74 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | .230 | .378 | .297 | .676 |
| 1958 | LAN | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .417 | .583 | .417 | 1.00 |
| 1958 | CIN | 39 | 60 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | .350 | .483 | .417 | .900 |
| 1959 | CIN | 61 | 105 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 23 | .305 | .467 | .410 | .876 |
| 1960 | CIN | 24 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .139 | .222 | .167 | .389 |
| 1960 | CLE | 24 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .300 | .350 | .350 | .700 |
| Yr | TM | G | PA | SF | SH | TB | HBP | IBB | GIDP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | BRO | 39 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | BRO | 40 | 110 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | BRO | 40 | 114 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | BRO | 31 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | BRO | 57 | 125 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | BRO | 52 | 128 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | BRO | 34 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1958 | LAN | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | CIN | 39 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | CIN | 61 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | CIN | 24 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | CLE | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452 | 878 | 94 | 238 | 108 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 147 | 87 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| TM | G | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRO | 293 | 645 | 72 | 169 | 76 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 56 | 3 |
| CIN | 124 | 201 | 19 | 58 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 28 | 0 |
| CLE | 24 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| LAN | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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