Bobo Newsom

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929-1953)

W–L 211–222
ERA 3.98
WHIP 1.46
SO 2,082
Pitcher PIV 8042.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 200 lb
Born
8/11/1907 in Hartsville, SC, USA
Died
12/7/1962 in Orlando, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1929-09-11
Last Game
1953-09-17
Awards
4× All-Star

Full name: Louis Norman Newsom

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
211 222 600 483 246 31 21 3759.3 3,769 1,664 206 1,732 2,082 3.98 8042.9

Career ERA 3.98 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1929 BRO NL 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 9.3 15 11 5 6 10.61 4.60 (-131%) 0.0
1930 BRO NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 2 1 0.00 — 0.0
1932 CHN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
1934 SLA AL 16 20 47 32 15 2 5 262.3 259 117 149 135 4.01 4.29 (+6%) -2351.9
1935 SLA AL 0 6 7 6 1 0 1 42.7 54 23 13 22 4.85 4.35 (-12%) 715.5
1935 WS1 AL 11 12 28 23 17 2 2 198.3 222 98 84 65 4.45 4.35 (-2%) -539.1
1936 WS1 AL 17 15 43 38 24 4 2 285.7 294 137 146 156 4.32 4.59 (+6%) 1250.8
1937 WS1 AL 3 4 11 10 3 0 0 67.7 76 44 48 39 5.85 4.34 (-35%) -1253.5
1937 BOS AL 13 10 30 27 14 1 0 207.7 193 103 119 127 4.46 4.34 (-3%) -1452.8
1938 SLA AL 20 16 44 40 31 0 1 329.7 334 186 192 226 5.08 4.35 (-17%) -2884.5
1939 SLA AL 3 1 6 6 3 0 0 45.7 50 24 22 28 4.73 4.28 (-10%) -562.2
1939 DET AL 17 10 35 31 21 3 2 246.0 222 92 104 164 3.37 4.28 (+21%) 3344.9
1940 DET AL 21 5 36 34 20 3 0 264.0 235 83 100 164 2.83 4.21 (+33%) 2415.9
1941 DET AL 12 20 43 36 12 2 2 250.3 265 128 118 175 4.60 3.94 (-17%) 1982.9
1942 WS1 AL 11 17 30 29 15 2 0 213.7 236 117 92 113 4.93 3.57 (-38%) 2297.8
1942 BRO NL 2 2 6 5 2 1 0 32.0 28 12 14 21 3.38 3.57 (+5%) 395.9
1943 BRO NL 9 4 22 12 6 1 1 125.0 113 42 57 75 3.02 3.50 (+14%) 704.4
1943 SLA AL 1 6 10 9 0 0 0 52.3 69 43 35 37 7.39 3.50 (-111%) -2011.0
1943 WS1 AL 3 3 6 6 2 0 0 40.0 38 17 21 11 3.83 3.50 (-9%) -648.5
1944 PHA AL 13 15 37 33 18 2 1 265.0 243 83 82 142 2.82 3.57 (+21%) 3186.7
1945 PHA AL 8 20 36 34 16 3 0 257.3 255 94 103 127 3.29 3.67 (+10%) 643.9
1946 PHA AL 3 5 10 9 3 1 0 58.7 61 22 30 32 3.38 3.59 (+6%) -201.7
1946 WS1 AL 11 8 24 22 14 2 1 178.0 163 55 60 82 2.78 3.59 (+23%) 2383.6
1947 WS1 AL 4 6 14 13 1 0 0 83.7 99 38 37 40 4.09 3.97 (-3%) 1189.3
1947 NYA AL 7 5 17 15 6 2 0 115.7 109 36 30 42 2.80 3.97 (+29%) 808.4
1948 NY1 NL 0 4 11 4 0 0 0 25.7 35 12 13 9 4.21 4.10 (-3%) 3.2
1952 WS1 AL 1 1 10 0 0 0 2 12.7 16 7 9 5 4.97 3.70 (-34%) -659.5
1952 PHA AL 3 3 14 5 1 0 1 47.7 38 19 23 22 3.59 3.70 (+3%) 139.9
1953 PHA AL 2 1 17 2 1 0 0 38.7 44 21 24 16 4.89 4.14 (-18%) -855.4
Career · 29 seasons 211 222 600 483 246 31 21 3,759.1 3,769 1,664 1,732 2,082 3.98 — 8,043

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
609 1,337 86 253 28 3 1 102 1 17 266 .189 .200 .217 .417 -7,049

Career AVG .189 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 29.8% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 40.7% below league average.

Career SLG .217 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 43.5% below league average.

Career OPS .417 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1929 BRO NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1930 BRO NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1932 CHN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1934 SLA AL 50 93 6 17 2 0 0 8 0 2 10 .183 .278 (-34%) .340 (-41%) .392 (-48%) .733 (-45%) -677.7
1935 SLA AL 7 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 — — — — 0.0
1935 WS1 AL 28 73 6 22 2 1 0 10 1 3 9 .301 .279 (+8%) .342 (-4%) .399 (-11%) .742 (-8%) 0.0
1936 WS1 AL 44 108 11 23 2 0 0 11 0 3 23 .213 .283 (-25%) .349 (-33%) .404 (-43%) .753 (-38%) -685.6
1937 WS1 AL 13 25 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 .120 — — — — 0.0
1937 BOS AL 31 75 9 19 4 1 0 4 0 2 14 .253 .276 (-8%) .342 (-20%) .398 (-16%) .740 (-18%) 0.0
1938 SLA AL 46 124 9 31 4 0 0 16 0 1 21 .250 .272 (-8%) .341 (-25%) .392 (-28%) .734 (-27%) -549.9
1939 SLA AL 6 18 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .222 — — — — 0.0
1939 DET AL 35 97 6 18 0 1 0 7 0 1 16 .186 .274 (-32%) .342 (-43%) .393 (-48%) .735 (-46%) 0.0
1940 DET AL 36 107 9 23 5 0 0 16 0 1 17 .215 .267 (-20%) .335 (-34%) .387 (-33%) .722 (-33%) -582.6
1941 DET AL 43 88 3 9 0 0 0 3 0 2 20 .102 .262 (-61%) .332 (-60%) .373 (-73%) .705 (-67%) -918.5
1942 WS1 AL 30 75 5 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 25 .160 .253 (-37%) .323 (-50%) .349 (-47%) .672 (-48%) -558.0
1942 BRO NL 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — -558.0
1943 BRO NL 22 44 4 11 0 0 0 6 0 0 11 .250 — — — — 0.0
1943 SLA AL 10 15 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1943 WS1 AL 6 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .133 — — — — 0.0
1944 PHA AL 37 88 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 20 .114 .261 (-57%) .325 (-65%) .357 (-62%) .683 (-63%) -856.2
1945 PHA AL 36 86 3 14 1 0 0 2 0 1 21 .163 .260 (-38%) .328 (-48%) .354 (-51%) .683 (-49%) -652.0
1946 PHA AL 10 19 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 .105 — — — — 0.0
1946 WS1 AL 24 62 5 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 .161 .256 (-37%) .328 (-51%) .358 (-55%) .687 (-53%) 0.0
1947 WS1 AL 14 29 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 .241 — — — — 0.0
1947 NYA AL 17 42 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .095 — — — — 0.0
1948 NY1 NL 11 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 — — — — 0.0
1952 WS1 AL 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1952 PHA AL 14 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .133 — — — — 0.0
1953 PHA AL 17 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 29 seasons 609 1,337 86 253 28 3 1 102 1 17 266 .189 — — — — -6,039

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1940 WS DET 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 5 4 0 28.3 24 9 6 17 2.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1947 WS NYA 0 1 2 1 0 2.3 6 5 2 0 19.29
1940 WS DET 2 1 3 3 0 26.0 18 4 4 17 1.38

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home33371651142063.198
Away27662136110140.177

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3272127.2199483393311623.52
Away2731631.217738418039224.64

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1953-09-17 PHACLEL 000000000
1953-09-07 PHAMINL 000000000
1953-08-31 PHADETW 411000001
1953-08-15 PHANYYW 000000000
1953-08-11 PHABOSL 000000000
1953-08-09 PHADETL 100000000
1953-08-02 PHACLEL 000000000
1953-07-31 PHACLEL 000000000
1953-07-24 PHACHWW 100000000
1953-06-26 PHASLAW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1953-09-17 PHACLE — 1.0200000
1953-09-07 PHAMIN L 2.0666420
1953-08-31 PHADET W 9.01141341
1953-08-15 PHANYY — 1.0100010
1953-08-11 PHABOS — 2.0100120
1953-08-09 PHADET — 4.0411110
1953-08-02 PHACLE — 1.0333100
1953-07-31 PHACLE — 3.0766112
1953-07-24 PHACHW W 1.1100000
1953-06-26 PHASLA — 0.2000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 600 0 112 534 28 32

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1929 BRO P 3 0 0 2 0 1
1930 BRO P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1932 CHN P 1 0 0 1 0 1
1934 SLA P 47 0 13 49 2 1
1935 SLA P 7 0 0 10 0 0
1935 WS1 P 28 0 6 27 2 4
1936 WS1 P 43 0 11 50 1 5
1937 WS1 P 11 0 3 12 0 1
1937 BOS P 30 0 8 29 3 0
1938 SLA P 44 0 11 38 2 1
1939 SLA P 6 0 4 6 0 0
1939 DET P 35 0 8 33 3 1
1940 DET P 36 0 3 32 3 3
1941 DET P 43 0 5 36 2 2
1942 WS1 P 30 0 5 31 5 3
1942 BRO P 6 0 1 3 0 0
1943 BRO P 22 0 2 25 0 4
1943 SLA P 10 0 1 5 0 0
1943 WS1 P 6 0 2 4 0 0
1944 PHA P 37 0 3 45 0 0
1945 PHA P 36 0 12 28 2 1
1946 PHA P 10 0 1 7 0 1
1946 WS1 P 24 0 3 18 0 0
1947 WS1 P 14 0 2 6 2 0
1947 NYA P 17 0 3 12 0 1
1948 NY1 P 11 0 1 4 1 0
1952 WS1 P 10 0 1 4 0 0
1952 PHA P 14 0 2 10 0 1
1953 PHA P 17 0 1 7 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 600

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1940 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1940 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1938 Baseball Magazine All-Star P5

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1946 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 6.0 336 0
1940 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 120.0 336 1
1939 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 11.0 336 0
1938 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 111.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Bobo Newsom (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Earl Whitehill
    218-185, 4.36 ERA
  2. 96
    Red Ruffing HOF
    273-225, 3.80 ERA
  3. 94
    Tim Wakefield
    200-180, 4.41 ERA
  4. 93
    Sad Sam Jones
    229-217, 3.84 ERA
  5. 93
    Bump Hadley
    161-165, 4.24 ERA
  6. 92
    Joe Niekro
    221-204, 3.59 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bobo Newsom

What years did Bobo Newsom play?
Bobo Newsom played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1953.
Was Bobo Newsom a pitcher?
Yes. Bobo Newsom pitched in the major leagues, recording 211 wins and 2082 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bobo Newsom hit?
Bobo Newsom hit 1 career home runs with 253 hits.