Bobo Newsom
Retired
Bobo Newsom
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Buck
Birthdate:
Aug. 11, 1907 (130 y, 4 m, 24 d)
Born In:
Hartsville, SC, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'2"/220
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1944 None (MLB)
1940 None (MLB)
1939 None (MLB)
1938 None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 15 41.5 26.6
Grey Ink 181 195.8 149.9
HoF Standard 22 48.8 44.0
WAR 47.7 68.8 59.0
WAR7 35.1 46.1 37.8
JAWS 41.4 57.4 48.4
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Charlie Hough R 895
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Earl Whitehill R 843
Bob Friend R 841
Red Ruffing R 839
Jerry Reuss R 837
Tim Wakefield R 829
Mel Harder R 822
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1938 14 3
1946 11 8
Year G Rank
1934 47 2
1936 43 3
1937 41 3
1938 44 2
1939 41 5
1941 43 2
1945 36 9
1946 34 10
Year GS Rank
1934 32 5
1935 29 10
1936 38 1
1937 37 1
1938 40 1
1939 37 1
1940 34 4
1941 36 2
1942 29 7
1944 33 4
1945 34 2
1946 31 7
1947 28 10
Year W Rank
1934 16 7
1936 17 9
1937 16 6
1938 20 2
1939 20 3
1940 21 2
1946 14 9
Year L Rank
1934 20 1
1935 18 1
1936 15 8
1938 16 2
1941 20 1
1942 17 3
1944 15 3
1945 20 1
1946 13 9
Year Win % Rank
1940 0.808 2
Year SV Rank
1934 5 3
1935 3 8
Year IP Rank
1934 262.1 4
1935 241.0 9
1936 285.2 3
1937 275.1 3
1938 329.2 1
1939 291.2 2
1940 264.0 4
1941 250.1 5
1944 265.0 3
1945 257.1 3
1946 236.2 8
Year BF Rank
1934 1159 1
1935 1064 7
1936 1258 3
1937 1247 2
1938 1475 1
1939 1261 1
1940 1101 6
1941 1130 3
1942 957 8
1944 1095 3
1945 1116 2
1946 1011 8
Year HR Rank
1937 18 7
1938 30 1
1939 19 5
1940 19 8
1941 15 10
1944 11 10
1945 12 2
Year BB Rank
1934 149 1
1935 97 10
1936 146 2
1937 167 1
1938 192 2
1939 126 3
1940 100 4
1941 118 3
1942 92 6
1944 82 10
1945 103 4
1946 90 8
Year K Rank
1934 135 6
1936 156 3
1937 166 2
1938 226 2
1939 192 2
1940 164 2
1941 175 2
1942 113 1
1944 142 3
1945 127 3
1946 114 10
Year WP Rank
1934 5 9
1935 5 10
1936 8 6
1937 6 5
1944 8 2
Year ERA Rank
1936 4.316 10
1939 3.579 9
1940 2.830 2
1944 2.819 8
1946 2.928 9
Year BABIP Rank
1940 0.265 10
Year WHIP Rank
1939 1.365 10
1940 1.269 7
Year H/9 Rank
1934 8.886 9
1936 9.263 9
1937 8.793 8
1938 9.118 10
1939 8.393 6
1940 8.011 5
1944 8.253 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1947 3.025 7
Year CG Rank
1935 18 9
1936 24 4
1937 17 9
1938 31 1
1939 24 1
1940 20 4
1944 18 7
1946 17 9
Year SHO Rank
1934 2 8
1935 2 9
1936 4 3
1939 3 3
1940 3 4
1941 2 10
1945 3 9
1946 3 8
Year BB (Low) Rank
1947 67 7
Year Hits Rank
1934 259 3
1935 276 5
1936 294 2
1937 269 3
1938 334 1
1939 272 2
1940 235 9
1941 265 4
1942 236 6
1944 243 4
1945 255 2
1946 224 6
Year HR (Low) Rank
1942 5 3
1946 7 3
1947 10 9
Year WAR Rank
1936 5.1 6
1937 3.3 10
1938 4.4 8
1939 5.9 2
1940 5.3 3
1941 4.9 4
1942 4.3 3
1944 5.0 5
1945 3.5 9
1946 4.4 8
1947 3.6 8
Year W (Low) Rank
1945 8 3
Year L (Low) Rank
1940 5 2
Year rWAR Rank
1934 4.4 9
1936 5.8 8
1939 8.4 2
1940 7.4 3
1944 5.7 7
1946 5.2 9