Ben Newsome
FirstBase · b. 1936 · 1955–1972
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Brixton Brewers | 19 | 150 | 654 | 569 | 163 | 31 | 6 | 17 | 88 | 72 | 86 | .286 | .359 | .452 | .811 | 4.2 |
| 1956 | Brixton Brewers | 20 | 147 | 658 | 591 | 178 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 91 | 61 | 62 | .301 | .363 | .477 | .840 | 4.6 |
| 1957 | Brixton Brewers | 21 | 111 | 482 | 429 | 154 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 76 | 47 | 44 | .359 | .417 | .578 | .995 | 5.9 |
| 1958 | Brixton Brewers | 22 | 21 | 90 | 86 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 5 | .360 | .378 | .733 | 1.110 | 1.4 |
| 1959 | Brixton Brewers | 23 | 150 | 668 | 608 | 229 | 45 | 4 | 43 | 121 | 50 | 26 | .377 | .418 | .676 | 1.094 | 10.0 |
| 1960 | Brixton Brewers | 24 | 135 | 631 | 594 | 215 | 40 | 7 | 44 | 129 | 29 | 31 | .362 | .387 | .675 | 1.062 | 8.8 |
| 1961 | Brixton Brewers | 25 | 150 | 683 | 632 | 234 | 37 | 13 | 33 | 120 | 42 | 18 | .370 | .404 | .627 | 1.031 | 8.9 |
| 1962 | Brixton Brewers | 26 | 150 | 684 | 622 | 236 | 44 | 4 | 48 | 149 | 52 | 34 | .379 | .421 | .695 | 1.116 | 10.8 |
| 1963 | Brixton Brewers | 27 | 146 | 680 | 631 | 271 | 64 | 13 | 43 | 146 | 40 | 33 | .429 | .457 | .777 | 1.234 | 13.5 |
| 1964 | Brixton Brewers | 28 | 150 | 690 | 632 | 250 | 50 | 13 | 45 | 136 | 50 | 27 | .396 | .435 | .729 | 1.164 | 12.2 |
| 1965 | Brixton Brewers | 29 | 150 | 668 | 607 | 234 | 52 | 5 | 40 | 127 | 47 | 33 | .386 | .421 | .685 | 1.106 | 10.4 |
| 1966 | Brixton Brewers | 30 | 150 | 679 | 616 | 259 | 45 | 8 | 49 | 161 | 52 | 13 | .420 | .458 | .758 | 1.216 | 12.7 |
| 1967 | Brixton Brewers | 31 | 150 | 698 | 650 | 240 | 50 | 11 | 44 | 155 | 42 | 28 | .369 | .404 | .683 | 1.087 | 10.2 |
| 1968 | Brixton Brewers | 32 | 137 | 633 | 572 | 197 | 29 | 6 | 29 | 96 | 41 | 21 | .344 | .376 | .568 | .944 | 6.0 |
| 1969 | Brixton Brewers | 33 | 130 | 585 | 542 | 197 | 27 | 10 | 47 | 106 | 36 | 26 | .363 | .398 | .710 | 1.109 | 8.9 |
| 1970 | Brixton Brewers | 34 | 123 | 536 | 488 | 189 | 38 | 7 | 31 | 101 | 40 | 24 | .387 | .427 | .684 | 1.112 | 8.4 |
| 1971 | Brixton Brewers | 35 | 150 | 660 | 592 | 212 | 56 | 6 | 32 | 111 | 55 | 35 | .358 | .405 | .635 | 1.040 | 8.8 |
| 1972 | Brixton Brewers | 36 | 138 | 605 | 548 | 198 | 42 | 6 | 22 | 104 | 51 | 40 | .361 | .412 | .580 | .992 | 7.4 |
| Career | 2438 | 10984 | 10009 | 3687 | 708 | 136 | 613 | 2041 | 810 | 586 | .368 | .409 | .650 | 1.059 | 153.2 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 18 | 46 | 72 | 45/72 | 53/77 | 44/72 | 37/64 | 45/73 | 50/76 |
| 1955 | 19 | 54 | 72 | 59/71 | 68/77 | 49/72 | 41/64 | 51/73 | 56/76 |
| 1956 | 20 | 58 | 72 | 62/71 | 71/76 | 54/72 | 45/64 | 56/73 | 61/76 |
| 1957 | 21 | 63 | 72 | 66/71 | 73/76 | 59/72 | 50/64 | 61/73 | 67/76 |
| 1958 | 22 | 65 | 72 | 68/71 | 74/76 | 62/72 | 53/64 | 64/73 | 70/76 |
| 1959 | 23 | 66 | 72 | 69/71 | 75/76 | 64/72 | 54/64 | 66/73 | 71/76 |
| 1960 | 24 | 68 | 72 | 69/71 | 75/76 | 68/72 | 57/64 | 69/73 | 72/76 |
| 1961 | 25 | 69 | 72 | 70/71 | 75/77 | 69/72 | 58/64 | 70/73 | 73/76 |
| 1962 | 26 | 70 | 72 | 70/71 | 75/77 | 70/72 | 59/64 | 71/73 | 73/76 |
| 1963 | 27 | 70 | 72 | 70/71 | 76/77 | 70/72 | 59/64 | 71/73 | 74/76 |
| 1964 | 28 | 70 | 72 | 69/71 | 75/76 | 70/72 | 60/64 | 71/73 | 74/76 |
| 1965 | 29 | 69 | 72 | 67/70 | 74/76 | 70/72 | 60/64 | 71/73 | 74/76 |
| 1966 | 30 | 69 | 72 | 66/69 | 74/75 | 70/72 | 60/64 | 71/73 | 74/76 |
| 1967 | 31 | 69 | 71 | 65/68 | 73/74 | 70/72 | 60/64 | 71/73 | 74/76 |
| 1968 | 32 | 68 | 70 | 63/66 | 72/73 | 68/71 | 59/63 | 71/72 | 73/75 |
| 1969 | 33 | 66 | 69 | 60/63 | 70/72 | 67/71 | 57/61 | 70/72 | 72/74 |
| 1970 | 34 | 64 | 67 | 56/59 | 67/69 | 65/70 | 56/60 | 69/71 | 72/74 |
| 1971 | 35 | 62 | 65 | 52/55 | 61/64 | 63/68 | 55/58 | 67/70 | 71/73 |
| 1972 | 36 | 58 | 62 | 48/50 | 56/58 | 61/65 | 53/56 | 64/69 | 69/72 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | draft | Brixton Brewers | round 4 |
Injury history (16 stints, 264 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Oblique | day-to-day | 1 | |
| 1956 | Oblique | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1957 | Oblique | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1957 | Hamstring | season-ending | 165 | |
| 1960 | Back | short IL | 15 | |
| 1963 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 1 | |
| 1963 | Oblique | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1968 | Hand/Wrist | short IL | 10 | |
| 1968 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1969 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1969 | Hamstring | short IL | 16 | |
| 1970 | Hand/Wrist | short IL | 18 | |
| 1970 | Hamstring | short IL | 9 | |
| 1971 | Hand/Wrist | short IL | 12 | |
| 1972 | Knee | career-ending | 0 | career-ending |
| 1972 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 2 |