Don Newcombe vs Milt Pappas

Don Newcombe Milt Pappas

Don Newcombe and Milt Pappas compared on their MLB careers: Don Newcombe played 10 seasons, 1949 to 1960, Milt Pappas 17 seasons, 1957 to 1973. Don Newcombe has 149 wins to Milt Pappas's 209. Don Newcombe won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Don Newcombe and Milt Pappas career totals

344	GP	520
149	W	209
90	L	164
3.6	ERA	3.4
2154.2	IP	3,186
1,129	K	1,728
490	BB	858
1.2	WHIP	1.2
7	SV	4

How do they compare in the postseason?

Don Newcombe and Milt Pappas postseason

5	GP	1
0	R	0
29	H	4

Where each stands all time

Don Newcombe and Milt Pappas all-time places

258th (149)	Wins (pitching)	97th (209)
—	Strikeouts (pitching)	145th (1,728)

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
Milt Pappas: 0 championships; none on file

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 Milt Pappas season by season

1st	1949	17	8	3.17	1957	0	0	1.00
2nd	1950	19	11	3.70	1958	10	10	4.06
3rd	1951	20	9	3.28	1959	15	9	3.27
4th	1954	9	8	4.55	1960	15	11	3.37
5th	1955	20	5	3.20	1961	13	9	3.04
6th	1956	27	7	3.06	1962	12	10	4.03
7th	1957	11	12	3.49	1963	16	9	3.03
8th	1958	7	13	4.67	1964	16	7	2.97
9th	1959	13	8	3.16	1965	13	9	2.60
10th	1960	6	9	4.48	1966	12	11	4.29
11th	—	—	—	—	1967	16	13	3.35
12th	—	—	—	—	1968	12	13	3.47
13th	—	—	—	—	1969	6	10	3.63
14th	—	—	—	—	1970	12	10	3.34
15th	—	—	—	—	1971	17	14	3.51
16th	—	—	—	—	1972	17	7	2.77
17th	—	—	—	—	1973	7	12	4.28

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA