Bobo Newsom
Eligible Seasons: 1934-1953
Best Season: 1938
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 St. Louis Browns | 47 | 32 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 262.1 | 149 | 135 | 117 | 4.01 | 4.40 | 4.09 | .261 | 1.56 | 0.91 | 4.63 | 5.11 | 0.51 | $5.96M |
| 1935 St. Louis Browns | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 42.2 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 4.85 | 4.75 | 4.42 | .303 | 1.57 | 1.69 | 4.64 | 2.74 | 0.42 | $713K |
| 1935 Washington Senators | 28 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 198.1 | 84 | 65 | 98 | 4.45 | 4.60 | 4.27 | .288 | 1.54 | 0.77 | 2.95 | 3.81 | 0.41 | $4.80M |
| 1936 Washington Senators | 43 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 285.2 | 146 | 156 | 137 | 4.32 | 4.36 | 3.81 | .268 | 1.54 | 1.07 | 4.91 | 4.60 | 0.41 | $7.12M |
| 1937 Boston Red Sox | 30 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 207.2 | 119 | 127 | 103 | 4.46 | 4.13 | 3.72 | .243 | 1.50 | 1.07 | 5.50 | 5.16 | 0.61 | $5.57M |
| 1937 Washington Senators | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 67.2 | 48 | 39 | 44 | 5.85 | 5.92 | 5.43 | .287 | 1.83 | 0.81 | 5.19 | 6.38 | 0.53 | $1.10M |
| 1938 St. Louis Browns | 44 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 329.2 | 192 | 226 | 186 | 5.08 | 4.91 | 4.39 | .265 | 1.60 | 1.18 | 6.17 | 5.24 | 0.82 | $7.64M |
| 1939 Detroit Tigers | 35 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 246.0 | 104 | 164 | 92 | 3.37 | 3.34 | 3.06 | .238 | 1.33 | 1.58 | 6.00 | 3.80 | 0.51 | $7.00M |
| 1939 St. Louis Browns | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 45.2 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 4.73 | 4.96 | 4.60 | .266 | 1.58 | 1.27 | 5.52 | 4.34 | 0.99 | $751K |
| 1940 Detroit Tigers | 36 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 264.0 | 100 | 164 | 83 | 2.83 | 3.28 | 3.06 | .238 | 1.27 | 1.64 | 5.59 | 3.41 | 0.65 | $7.48M |
| 1941 Detroit Tigers | 43 | 36 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 250.1 | 118 | 175 | 128 | 4.60 | 4.36 | 4.19 | .264 | 1.53 | 1.48 | 6.29 | 4.24 | 0.54 | $5.43M |
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32.0 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 3.38 | 3.21 | 3.46 | .235 | 1.31 | 1.50 | 5.91 | 3.94 | 0.28 | $640K |
| 1942 Washington Senators | 30 | 29 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 213.2 | 92 | 113 | 117 | 4.93 | 4.23 | 4.34 | .280 | 1.54 | 1.23 | 4.76 | 3.88 | 0.21 | $4.80M |
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers | 22 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 125.0 | 57 | 75 | 42 | 3.02 | 3.40 | 3.61 | .244 | 1.36 | 1.32 | 5.40 | 4.10 | 0.29 | $2.85M |
| 1943 St. Louis Browns | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 52.1 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 7.39 | 7.47 | 7.80 | .318 | 1.99 | 1.06 | 6.36 | 6.02 | 1.20 | $499K |
| 1943 Washington Senators | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 40.0 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 3.83 | 3.87 | 4.14 | .247 | 1.48 | 0.52 | 2.48 | 4.73 | 0.23 | $721K |
| 1944 Philadelphia Athletics | 37 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 265.0 | 82 | 142 | 83 | 2.82 | 2.98 | 3.13 | .244 | 1.23 | 1.73 | 4.82 | 2.78 | 0.37 | $6.74M |
| 1945 Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 34 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 257.1 | 103 | 127 | 94 | 3.29 | 3.67 | 3.87 | .260 | 1.39 | 1.23 | 4.44 | 3.60 | 0.42 | $5.84M |
| 1946 Philadelphia Athletics | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 58.2 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 3.38 | 4.55 | 4.65 | .266 | 1.55 | 1.07 | 4.91 | 4.60 | 0.31 | $1.07M |
| 1946 Washington Senators | 24 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 178.0 | 60 | 82 | 55 | 2.78 | 2.94 | 3.02 | .242 | 1.25 | 1.37 | 4.15 | 3.03 | 0.25 | $4.93M |
| 1947 New York Yankees | 17 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 115.2 | 30 | 42 | 36 | 2.80 | 3.12 | 3.15 | .250 | 1.20 | 1.40 | 3.27 | 2.33 | 0.62 | $2.74M |
| 1947 Washington Senators | 14 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 83.2 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 4.09 | 4.73 | 4.77 | .296 | 1.63 | 1.08 | 4.30 | 3.98 | 0.22 | $1.62M |
| 1948 New York Giants | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25.2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 4.21 | 6.12 | 6.03 | .330 | 1.87 | 0.69 | 3.16 | 4.56 | 0.35 | $267K |
| 1952 Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 47.2 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 3.59 | 3.07 | 3.11 | .220 | 1.28 | 0.96 | 4.15 | 4.34 | 0.38 | $1.15M |
| 1953 Philadelphia Athletics | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38.2 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 4.89 | 6.05 | 5.92 | .282 | 1.76 | 0.67 | 3.72 | 5.59 | 0.70 | $484K |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 St. Louis Browns | P | 47 | 98 | 93 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | $5.96M |
| 1935 St. Louis Browns | P | 7 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .2 | .4 | $713K |
| 1935 Washington Senators | P | 28 | 80 | 73 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9.2 | 4.6 | $4.80M |
| 1936 Washington Senators | P | 43 | 115 | 108 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | 1.9 | $7.12M |
| 1937 Boston Red Sox | P | 30 | 81 | 75 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 3.3 | $5.57M |
| 1937 Washington Senators | P | 11 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | $1.10M |
| 1938 St. Louis Browns | P | 44 | 139 | 124 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 9.8 | 2.7 | $7.64M |
| 1939 Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 102 | 97 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 | .9 | $7.00M |
| 1939 St. Louis Browns | P | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | $751K |
| 1940 Detroit Tigers | P | 36 | 112 | 107 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 | 1.6 | $7.48M |
| 1941 Detroit Tigers | P | 43 | 96 | 88 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1.2 | .4 | $5.43M |
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 6 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -.0 | -.1 | $640K |
| 1942 Washington Senators | P | 30 | 79 | 75 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | .6 | $4.80M |
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 22 | 47 | 44 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | $2.85M |
| 1943 St. Louis Browns | P | 10 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.4 | $499K |
| 1943 Washington Senators | P | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .1 | .3 | $721K |
| 1944 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 37 | 97 | 88 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | .4 | $6.74M |
| 1945 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 36 | 94 | 86 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | $5.84M |
| 1946 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 10 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .4 | .7 | $1.07M |
| 1946 Washington Senators | P | 24 | 69 | 62 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | .8 | $4.93M |
| 1947 New York Yankees | P | 17 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .3 | .2 | $2.74M |
| 1947 Washington Senators | P | 14 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | $1.62M |
| 1948 New York Giants | P | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.4 | $267K |
| 1952 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 14 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $1.15M |
| 1953 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .2 | 1.1 | $484K |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 St. Louis Browns | P | 47 | 98 | 93 | .183 | 66 | .177 | .200 | 57 | .192 | .204 | 51 | .199 | .404 | 54 | .391 | .000 | $5.96M |
| 1935 St. Louis Browns | P | 7 | 13 | 11 | .091 | 32 | .087 | .091 | 26 | .087 | .091 | 23 | .088 | .182 | 24 | .174 | .000 | $713K |
| 1935 Washington Senators | P | 28 | 80 | 73 | .301 | 108 | .292 | .329 | 94 | .318 | .356 | 89 | .347 | .685 | 91 | .665 | .000 | $4.80M |
| 1936 Washington Senators | P | 43 | 115 | 108 | .213 | 74 | .202 | .234 | 65 | .221 | .231 | 55 | .217 | .466 | 59 | .438 | .000 | $7.12M |
| 1937 Boston Red Sox | P | 30 | 81 | 75 | .253 | 90 | .244 | .273 | 77 | .261 | .333 | 80 | .318 | .606 | 79 | .580 | .000 | $5.57M |
| 1937 Washington Senators | P | 11 | 26 | 25 | .120 | 43 | .115 | .154 | 43 | .146 | .240 | 58 | .228 | .394 | 51 | .374 | .040 | $1.10M |
| 1938 St. Louis Browns | P | 44 | 139 | 124 | .250 | 89 | .241 | .256 | 72 | .244 | .282 | 68 | .269 | .538 | 70 | .513 | .000 | $7.64M |
| 1939 Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 102 | 97 | .186 | 67 | .179 | .194 | 55 | .186 | .206 | 51 | .198 | .400 | 53 | .384 | .000 | $7.00M |
| 1939 St. Louis Browns | P | 6 | 18 | 18 | .222 | 80 | .215 | .222 | 63 | .213 | .278 | 68 | .267 | .500 | 66 | .481 | .000 | $751K |
| 1940 Detroit Tigers | P | 36 | 112 | 107 | .215 | 79 | .211 | .222 | 65 | .217 | .262 | 64 | .252 | .484 | 65 | .469 | .000 | $7.48M |
| 1941 Detroit Tigers | P | 43 | 96 | 88 | .102 | 38 | .101 | .132 | 39 | .129 | .102 | 26 | .101 | .234 | 32 | .230 | .000 | $5.43M |
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 6 | 12 | 11 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $640K |
| 1942 Washington Senators | P | 30 | 79 | 75 | .160 | 62 | .162 | .160 | 49 | .160 | .187 | 52 | .195 | .347 | 51 | .355 | .000 | $4.80M |
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 22 | 47 | 44 | .250 | 97 | .252 | .250 | 77 | .252 | .250 | 72 | .264 | .500 | 74 | .516 | .000 | $2.85M |
| 1943 St. Louis Browns | P | 10 | 16 | 15 | .333 | 134 | .341 | .333 | 104 | .337 | .333 | 98 | .353 | .667 | 101 | .690 | .000 | $499K |
| 1943 Washington Senators | P | 6 | 15 | 15 | .133 | 53 | .137 | .133 | 41 | .135 | .133 | 39 | .144 | .267 | 40 | .279 | .000 | $721K |
| 1944 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 37 | 97 | 88 | .114 | 44 | .114 | .114 | 35 | .115 | .136 | 39 | .144 | .250 | 37 | .258 | .000 | $6.74M |
| 1945 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 36 | 94 | 86 | .163 | 64 | .165 | .172 | 53 | .174 | .174 | 50 | .186 | .347 | 52 | .360 | .000 | $5.84M |
| 1946 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 10 | 23 | 19 | .105 | 41 | .107 | .105 | 32 | .105 | .158 | 43 | .163 | .263 | 38 | .269 | .000 | $1.07M |
| 1946 Washington Senators | P | 24 | 69 | 62 | .161 | 63 | .164 | .161 | 49 | .162 | .161 | 44 | .167 | .323 | 47 | .328 | .000 | $4.93M |
| 1947 New York Yankees | P | 17 | 43 | 42 | .095 | 37 | .097 | .095 | 29 | .094 | .095 | 26 | .099 | .190 | 27 | .193 | .000 | $2.74M |
| 1947 Washington Senators | P | 14 | 31 | 29 | .241 | 94 | .245 | .241 | 72 | .240 | .310 | 85 | .319 | .552 | 79 | .558 | .000 | $1.62M |
| 1948 New York Giants | P | 11 | 8 | 7 | .429 | 164 | .430 | .429 | 129 | .426 | .429 | 112 | .428 | .857 | 120 | .855 | .000 | $267K |
| 1952 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 14 | 16 | 15 | .133 | 53 | .136 | .133 | 40 | .133 | .133 | 36 | .138 | .267 | 38 | .271 | .000 | $1.15M |
| 1953 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 17 | 7 | 6 | .167 | 63 | .167 | .167 | 50 | .164 | .167 | 43 | .166 | .333 | 46 | .331 | .000 | $484K |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 St. Louis Browns | A-/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.96M |
| 1935 St. Louis Browns | B/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $713K |
| 1935 Washington Senators | B/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.80M |
| 1936 Washington Senators | A+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.12M |
| 1937 Boston Red Sox | C+/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.57M |
| 1937 Washington Senators | C+/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.10M |
| 1938 St. Louis Browns | B/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.64M |
| 1939 Detroit Tigers | C+/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.00M |
| 1939 St. Louis Browns | C+/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $751K |
| 1940 Detroit Tigers | C-/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.48M |
| 1941 Detroit Tigers | B-/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.43M |
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers | D/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $640K |
| 1942 Washington Senators | D/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.80M |
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers | A+/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.85M |
| 1943 St. Louis Browns | A+/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $499K |
| 1943 Washington Senators | A+/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $721K |
| 1944 Philadelphia Athletics | A+/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.74M |
| 1945 Philadelphia Athletics | B-/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.84M |
| 1946 Philadelphia Athletics | A+/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.07M |
| 1946 Washington Senators | A+/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.93M |
| 1947 New York Yankees | D+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.74M |
| 1947 Washington Senators | D+/A- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.62M |
| 1948 New York Giants | B/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $267K |
| 1952 Philadelphia Athletics | A+/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.15M |
| 1953 Philadelphia Athletics | B/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $484K |
Player Awards
| Team | All-Star | MVP | Gold Glove | Rookie of the Year | Cy Young | Reliever of the Year | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 St. Louis Browns | $5.96M | ||||||
| 1935 St. Louis Browns | $713K | ||||||
| 1935 Washington Senators | $4.80M | ||||||
| 1936 Washington Senators | $7.12M | ||||||
| 1937 Boston Red Sox | $5.57M | ||||||
| 1937 Washington Senators | $1.10M | ||||||
| 1938 St. Louis Browns | X | $7.64M | |||||
| 1939 Detroit Tigers | X | $7.00M | |||||
| 1939 St. Louis Browns | X | $751K | |||||
| 1940 Detroit Tigers | X | $7.48M | |||||
| 1941 Detroit Tigers | $5.43M | ||||||
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers | $640K | ||||||
| 1942 Washington Senators | $4.80M | ||||||
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers | $2.85M | ||||||
| 1943 St. Louis Browns | $499K | ||||||
| 1943 Washington Senators | $721K | ||||||
| 1944 Philadelphia Athletics | X | $6.74M | |||||
| 1945 Philadelphia Athletics | $5.84M | ||||||
| 1946 Philadelphia Athletics | $1.07M | ||||||
| 1946 Washington Senators | $4.93M | ||||||
| 1947 New York Yankees | $2.74M | ||||||
| 1947 Washington Senators | $1.62M | ||||||
| 1948 New York Giants | $267K | ||||||
| 1952 Philadelphia Athletics | $1.15M | ||||||
| 1953 Philadelphia Athletics | $484K |
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