Don Newcombe vs Mike Cuellar

Don Newcombe Mike Cuellar

Don Newcombe and Mike Cuellar compared on their MLB careers: Don Newcombe played 10 seasons, 1949 to 1960, Mike Cuellar 15 seasons, 1959 to 1977. Don Newcombe has 149 wins to Mike Cuellar's 185. Don Newcombe won 1 title, Mike Cuellar won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Don Newcombe and Mike Cuellar career totals

344	GP	453
149	W	185
90	L	130
3.6	ERA	3.1
2154.2	IP	2,808
1,129	K	1,632
490	BB	822
1.2	WHIP	1.2
7	SV	11

How do they compare in the postseason?

Don Newcombe and Mike Cuellar postseason

5	GP	12
0	R	0
29	H	66

Where each stands all time

Don Newcombe and Mike Cuellar all-time places

258th (149)	Wins (pitching)	153rd (185)
—	Strikeouts (pitching)	181st (1,632)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Don Newcombe: 1 championship; NL Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, NL MVP
Mike Cuellar: 2 championships; AL Cy Young

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Don Newcombe and Mike Cuellar season by season

1st	1949	17	8	3.17	1959	0	0	15.75
2nd	1950	19	11	3.70	1964	5	5	4.50
3rd	1951	20	9	3.28	1965	1	4	3.54
4th	1954	9	8	4.55	1966	12	10	2.22
5th	1955	20	5	3.20	1967	16	11	3.03
6th	1956	27	7	3.06	1968	8	11	2.74
7th	1957	11	12	3.49	1969	23	11	2.38
8th	1958	7	13	4.67	1970	24	8	3.48
9th	1959	13	8	3.16	1971	20	9	3.08
10th	1960	6	9	4.48	1972	18	12	2.57
11th	—	—	—	—	1973	18	13	3.27
12th	—	—	—	—	1974	22	10	3.11
13th	—	—	—	—	1975	14	12	3.66
14th	—	—	—	—	1976	4	13	4.96
15th	—	—	—	—	1977	0	1	18.90

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA