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Don Newcombe 2026 Season · CLE

Career: 156-96, 3.58 ERA, 1210 K in 2274.0 IP.

Awards: NL MVP (1956); Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year (1949).

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Don Newcombe

#36

P · CLE

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AGreat

+8.1Career NUT

+9.9 to Nutty

Career

3.58ERA1.21WHIP156W1210K2274.0IP7SV

L/R · 6' 4", 225 lb · b. Jun 14, 1926 · Madison, NJ · Signed Undrafted FA, 1949

Player Overview

Year by Year


1944	18	EAG	-0.4	2	3	5.48	9	6	4	0	2	0	217	46.0	48	28	27	3	24	1.63
1945	19	EAG	+0.6	5	3	2.95	9	8	8	0	1	0	310	73.1	62	24	21	2	57	1.13
1949	23	BRO	+2.7	17	8	3.17	38	31	19	5	5	1	1005	244.1	223	86	73	3	149	1.21
1950	24	BRO	+2.3	19	11	3.70	40	35	20	4	4	3	1101	267.1	258	110	75	2	130	1.25
1951	25	BRO	+2.4	20	9	3.28	40	36	18	3	2	0	1125	272.0	235	99	91	6	164	1.20
1954	28	BRO	-1.1	9	8	4.55	29	25	6	0	2	0	640	144.1	158	73	49	5	82	1.43
1955	29	BRO	+1.1	20	5	3.20	34	31	17	1	1	0	943	233.2	222	83	38	1	143	1.11
1956	30	BRO	+1.5	27	7	3.06	38	36	18	5	2	0	1052	268.0	219	91	46	3	139	0.99
1957	31	BRO	-0.2	11	12	3.49	28	28	12	4	0	0	815	198.2	199	77	33	1	90	1.17
1958	32	LAD	-1.0	0	6	7.86	11	8	1	0	2	0	163	34.1	53	30	8	0	16	1.78
1958	32	CIN	-0.7	7	7	3.85	20	18	7	0	2	1	571	133.1	159	57	28	1	53	1.40
1958	32	TOT	-1.7	7	13	4.67	31	26	8	0	4	1	734	167.2	212	87	36	1	69	1.48
1959	33	CIN	+0.9	13	8	3.16	30	29	17	2	1	1	899	222.0	216	78	27	5	100	1.09
1960	34	CIN	-0.3	4	6	4.57	16	15	1	0	0	0	354	82.2	99	42	14	3	36	1.37
1960	34	CLE	+0.3	2	3	4.33	20	2	0	0	13	1	223	54.0	61	26	8	0	27	1.28
1960	34	TOT	-0.1	6	9	4.48	36	17	1	0	13	1	577	136.2	160	68	22	3	63	1.33
Career	—	12 yrs	+8.1	156	96	3.58	362	308	148	24	37	7	9418	2274.0	2212	904	538	35	1210	1.21

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Newcombe's career NUT of +8.1

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

2.7

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NUT by Season

-0.4

+0.6

+2.7

+2.3

+2.4

-1.1

+1.1

+1.5

-0.2

-1.7

+0.9

-0.1

Awards

1949Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year · NL All-Star

1950NL All-Star

1951NL All-Star

1955NL All-Star · World Series Championship

1956NL MVP · MLB Cy Young

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