Don Newcombe vs Robin Roberts

Don Newcombe Robin Roberts

Don Newcombe and Robin Roberts compared on their MLB careers: Don Newcombe played 10 seasons, 1949 to 1960, Robin Roberts 19 seasons, 1948 to 1966. Don Newcombe has 149 wins to Robin Roberts's 286. Don Newcombe won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Don Newcombe and Robin Roberts career totals

344	GP	676
149	W	286
90	L	245
3.6	ERA	3.4
2154.2	IP	4688.2
1,129	K	2,357
490	BB	902
1.2	WHIP	1.2
7	SV	25

How do they compare in the postseason?

Don Newcombe and Robin Roberts postseason

5	GP	2
0	R	0
29	H	11

Where each stands all time

Don Newcombe and Robin Roberts all-time places

258th (149)	Wins (pitching)	27th (286)
—	Strikeouts (pitching)	54th (2,357)

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
Robin Roberts: 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 Robin Roberts season by season

1st	1949	17	8	3.17	1948	7	9	3.19
2nd	1950	19	11	3.70	1949	15	15	3.69
3rd	1951	20	9	3.28	1950	20	11	3.02
4th	1954	9	8	4.55	1951	21	15	3.03
5th	1955	20	5	3.20	1952	28	7	2.59
6th	1956	27	7	3.06	1953	23	16	2.75
7th	1957	11	12	3.49	1954	23	15	2.97
8th	1958	7	13	4.67	1955	23	14	3.28
9th	1959	13	8	3.16	1956	19	18	4.45
10th	1960	6	9	4.48	1957	10	22	4.07
11th	—	—	—	—	1958	17	14	3.24
12th	—	—	—	—	1959	15	17	4.27
13th	—	—	—	—	1960	12	16	4.02
14th	—	—	—	—	1961	1	10	5.85
15th	—	—	—	—	1962	10	9	2.78
16th	—	—	—	—	1963	14	13	3.33
17th	—	—	—	—	1964	13	7	2.91
18th	—	—	—	—	1965	10	9	2.78
19th	—	—	—	—	1966	5	8	4.82

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA