Bobo Newsom Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Bobo Newsom played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1953, appearing in 600 games over 20 seasons. He recorded a total of 211 W and 222 L, an ERA of 3.98, 2,082 SO, a WHIP of 1.463, and a WAR of 51.1.

🧾 Basic Profile

Bobo Newsom
NameBobo Newsom
Date of BirthAugust 11, 1907
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1929
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Bobo Newsom Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bobo Newsom.

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📊 Career Summary

Bobo Newsom appeared in 600 games over 20 MLB seasons from 1929 to 1953. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS483 (MLB Rank: 62)
GF71 (MLB Rank: 1,175)
W211 (MLB Rank: 98)
L222 (MLB Rank: 26)
SV21 (MLB Rank: 734)
ERA3.98 (MLB Rank: 4,118)
IP3759.1 (MLB Rank: 55)
SHO31 (MLB Rank: 103)
CG246 (MLB Rank: 84)
SO2,082 (MLB Rank: 77)
BB1732 (MLB Rank: 6)
H3,769 (MLB Rank: 49)
HR206 (MLB Rank: 245)
SO94.98 (MLB Rank: 5,644)
BB94.15 (MLB Rank: 4,714)
H99.02 (MLB Rank: 7,108)
HR90.49 (MLB Rank: 7,486)
WHIP1.463 (MLB Rank: 6,260)
WAR51.1 (MLB Rank: 98)

📊 Last Season Summary (1953)

In his final season (1953), Bobo Newsom recorded the following stats:

GS2
GF9
W2
L1
ERA4.89
IP38.2
CG1
SO16
BB24
H44
HR3
SO93.72
BB95.59
H910.24
HR90.7
WHIP1.759
WAR0.1

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1940, 21 W
  • Most SO: 1938, 226 SO
  • Most IP: 1938, 329.2 IP
  • Best WAR: 1939, 8.2 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1930, 0 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Bobo Newsom appeared in 3 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.38, pitched 26 IP, struck out 17 batters, with 2 W and 1 L.

Bobo Newsom Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1929
0
3
10.61
0
0
6
9.1
-0.4
2.143
0
15
5
12
11
45
3.12
5.8
1.2
2
3
0
0
0
0
14.5
4.8
0
0
0
0
47
1930
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
1.333
0
2
2
2
0
0
4.19
3
0.5
0
2
2
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
1
14
1932
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2.79
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
3
1934
16
20
4.01
0.444
5
135
262.1
6.1
1.555
15
259
149
138
117
123
4.61
4.6
0.91
32
47
9
15
2
0.5
8.9
5.1
0
1
8
5
1159
1935
11
18
4.52
0.379
3
87
241
2.5
1.548
11
276
97
137
121
98
4.31
3.2
0.9
29
35
5
18
2
0.4
10.3
3.6
1
4
3
5
1064
1936
17
15
4.32
0.531
2
156
285.2
3
1.54
13
294
146
160
137
110
4.38
4.9
1.07
38
43
3
24
4
0.4
9.3
4.6
1
3
0
8
1258
1937
16
14
4.81
0.533
0
166
275.1
3.2
1.584
18
269
167
163
147
98
4.73
5.4
0.99
37
41
2
17
1
0.6
8.8
5.5
1
6
0
6
1247
1938
20
16
5.08
0.556
1
226
329.2
4.8
1.596
30
334
192
205
186
98
4.66
6.2
1.18
40
44
3
31
0
0.8
9.1
5.2
1
5
6
3
1475
1939
20
11
3.58
0.645
2
192
291.2
8.2
1.365
19
272
126
126
116
136
3.45
5.9
1.52
37
41
4
24
3
0.6
8.4
3.9
0
3
3
4
1261
1940
21
5
2.83
0.808
0
164
264
7.4
1.269
19
235
100
110
83
168
3.86
5.6
1.64
34
36
1
20
3
0.6
8
3.4
2
3
6
2
1101
1941
12
20
4.6
0.375
2
175
250.1
3.1
1.53
15
265
118
140
128
98
3.61
6.3
1.48
36
43
5
12
2
0.5
9.5
4.2
0
3
9
3
1130
1942
13
19
4.73
0.406
0
134
245.2
-0.7
1.506
6
264
106
148
129
77
2.64
4.9
1.26
34
36
1
17
3
0.2
9.7
3.9
0
4
6
3
1092
1943
13
13
4.22
0.5
1
123
217.1
-0.4
1.532
12
220
113
118
102
79
3.87
5.1
1.09
27
38
8
8
1
0.5
9.1
4.7
0
5
7
3
964
1944
13
15
2.82
0.464
1
142
265
4.5
1.226
11
243
82
100
83
122
3.12
4.8
1.73
33
37
3
18
2
0.4
8.3
2.8
0
4
4
8
1095
1945
8
20
3.29
0.286
0
127
257.1
2.4
1.391
12
255
103
111
94
103
3.55
4.4
1.23
34
36
1
16
3
0.4
8.9
3.6
0
3
4
2
1116
1946
14
13
2.93
0.519
1
114
236.2
4.1
1.327
7
224
90
90
77
116
3.23
4.3
1.27
31
34
1
17
3
0.3
8.5
3.4
0
7
7
3
1011
1947
11
11
3.34
0.5
0
82
199.1
2.6
1.38
10
208
67
82
74
108
3.56
3.7
1.22
28
31
1
7
2
0.5
9.4
3
1
3
3
1
856
1948
0
4
4.21
0
0
9
25.2
-0.1
1.87
1
35
13
16
12
95
4.08
3.2
0.69
4
11
1
0
0
0.4
12.3
4.6
0
0
2
1
123
1952
4
4
3.88
0.5
3
27
60.1
0.7
1.425
4
54
32
26
26
101
4.05
4
0.84
5
24
11
1
0
0.6
8.1
4.8
0
2
2
2
264
1953
2
1
4.89
0.667
0
16
38.2
0.1
1.759
3
44
24
24
21
88
5.02
3.7
0.67
2
17
9
1
0
0.7
10.2
5.6
0
5
1
0
187