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Louis Norman Newsom

First name: Bobo

Last name: Newsom

Birthdate: 1907-08-11

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 119749

Retro ID: newsb101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1929BRO0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1934SLA1.20.01.2-0.20.11.10
1935SLA0.20.00.2-0.10.00.20
1935WS10.90.00.90.60.90.13
1936WS11.40.01.40.20.60.82
1937WS10.30.00.3-0.10.00.40
1937BOS1.00.01.00.50.80.22
1938SLA1.70.01.70.71.20.63
1939DET1.20.01.2-0.20.11.10
1939SLA0.20.00.20.00.10.10
1940DET1.40.01.40.40.80.62
1941DET1.20.01.2-0.5-0.11.30
1942WS11.00.01.0-0.10.20.81
1942BRO0.20.00.2-0.2-0.10.30
1943BRO0.60.00.60.20.40.21
1943SLA0.20.00.20.20.3-0.11
1943WS10.20.00.2-0.10.00.20
1944PHA1.20.01.2-0.8-0.51.7-1
1945PHA1.20.01.2-0.5-0.11.30
1946WS10.90.00.90.10.30.51
1946PHA0.30.00.30.00.00.20
1947NYA0.50.00.5-0.3-0.10.70
1947WS10.40.00.40.20.30.11
1948NY10.10.00.10.10.20.00
1952PHA0.20.00.2-0.2-0.10.30
1952WS10.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1953PHA0.10.00.10.00.00.00
Career17.80.017.8-0.35.112.916

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1929BRO2-1-100000000-110.9-0.10.00.0-0.10
1934SLA98-13-141-30000011-510.1-0.50.00.0-0.50
1935SLA14-2-200000001-110.8-0.10.00.0-0.10
1935WS179-3-300000008511.30.40.00.00.40
1936WS1115-15-140-10000014-111.1-0.10.00.0-0.10
1937WS126-4-4-10000003-210.5-0.20.00.0-0.20
1937BOS81-6-600000009310.60.30.00.00.30
1938SLA139-13-141-10000017311.10.30.00.00.30
1939DET102-14-150-10000011-510.7-0.50.00.0-0.50
1939SLA18-2-200000002011.40.00.00.00.00
1940DET112-12-13010100012110.60.10.00.00.10
1941DET96-17-18000000011-79.8-0.70.00.0-0.70
1942WS179-10-10-10000008-310.2-0.30.00.0-0.30
1942BRO12-3-300000001-28.9-0.20.00.0-0.20
1943BRO47-3-30000000419.70.10.00.00.10
1943SLA16000000000228.70.20.00.00.20
1943WS115-2-200000001-19.0-0.10.00.0-0.10
1944PHA97-15-150-10-10009-88.2-1.00.0-0.1-1.10
1945PHA94-11-1100000006-58.4-0.60.0-0.1-0.70
1946WS169-9-900010007-19.2-0.10.00.0-0.10
1946PHA23-3-300000002-18.7-0.10.00.0-0.10
1947NYA43-8-800000004-49.5-0.40.00.0-0.40
1947WS131-2-20000000318.50.10.00.00.10
1948NY180000000001110.10.10.00.00.10
1952PHA16-3-300000001-29.6-0.20.00.0-0.20
1952WS12-1-100000000-18.6-0.10.00.0-0.10
1953PHA7-1-10000000109.70.00.00.00.00
Career1,441-173-1770-601000149-33--3.70.0-0.2-3.90

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1929 BRO NL 3 0.4 9.3 12 5 -2 3.10 11.4 -0.04 -0.05 -6 0.92 -6 -0.5 -0.3 0.7 -0.4 -1
1930 BRO NL 2 0.1 3.0 2 2 0 1.50 11.9 -0.10 -0.05 0 0.08 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
1932 CHN NL 1 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 1.00 2.8 -0.15 -0.05 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
1934 SLA AL 47 13.2 262.3 137 165 7 5.58 11.0 0.08 0.05 24 1.18 26 2.4 9.0 4.2 5.1 27
1935 SLA AL 7 2.0 42.7 28 27 -2 6.10 11.3 0.02 0.05 1 1.04 1 0.1 1.1 0.9 0.5 3
1935 WS1 AL 28 9.3 198.3 108 106 -3 7.08 10.1 0.02 0.05 3 1.08 3 0.3 5.0 4.4 2.3 15
1936 WS1 AL 43 13.6 285.7 158 170 2 6.64 10.7 0.04 0.05 13 1.03 13 1.2 8.0 5.6 4.0 24
1937 BOS AL 30 9.5 207.7 114 119 3 6.92 10.6 0.11 0.05 6 1.03 6 0.6 5.4 4.2 2.6 16
1937 WS1 AL 11 3.2 67.7 49 39 0 6.15 11.4 0.11 0.05 -9 1.01 -9 -0.8 0.8 2.4 -0.1 2
1938 SLA AL 44 15.6 329.7 204 208 0 7.49 11.3 0.14 0.05 11 1.01 11 1.0 8.8 6.8 4.2 26
1939 DET AL 35 11.5 246.0 100 153 4 7.03 10.2 0.07 0.05 52 1.02 53 5.2 10.9 0.5 7.5 33
1939 SLA AL 6 2.2 45.7 26 28 -1 7.62 10.8 0.07 0.05 4 1.00 4 0.4 1.5 0.7 0.9 4
1940 DET AL 36 12.1 264.0 110 154 5 7.33 9.9 0.08 -0.03 41 1.01 41 4.1 10.2 2.0 6.6 31
1941 DET AL 43 11.7 250.3 140 142 -11 5.82 10.3 0.02 -0.03 12 1.03 12 1.2 7.0 4.6 3.6 21
1942 WS1 AL 30 9.9 213.7 134 101 -11 7.12 9.8 0.01 -0.03 -22 1.01 -22 -2.2 2.8 7.2 -0.1 8
1942 BRO NL 6 1.4 32.0 13 11 0 5.33 7.7 0.01 0.03 -2 1.05 -2 -0.3 0.4 1.0 0.0 1
1943 SLA AL 10 2.3 52.3 45 23 -2 5.23 10.3 -0.04 -0.18 -21 0.99 -21 -2.0 -0.8 3.2 -1.5 -2
1943 WS1 AL 6 1.8 40.0 22 17 0 6.67 9.2 -0.04 -0.18 -6 1.00 -6 -0.7 0.2 1.6 -0.3 1
1943 BRO NL 21 6.0 125.0 51 55 -3 5.95 8.6 -0.04 -0.18 4 1.17 4 0.5 3.5 2.5 1.7 10
1944 PHA AL 37 12.0 265.0 99 121 1 7.16 8.6 -0.01 -0.18 16 1.01 16 1.9 7.9 4.1 4.4 24
1945 PHA AL 36 11.6 257.3 111 116 -1 7.15 8.8 0.04 -0.18 2 1.00 2 0.2 6.0 5.6 2.6 18
1946 WS1 AL 24 8.0 178.0 63 74 1 7.42 8.2 0.07 -0.03 11 0.99 11 1.3 5.3 2.7 2.9 16
1946 PHA AL 10 2.9 58.3 27 29 -2 5.83 9.3 0.07 -0.03 4 1.12 4 0.4 1.9 1.1 1.0 6
1947 NYA AL 17 5.1 115.7 38 52 5 6.81 8.5 0.10 -0.03 10 0.98 10 1.2 3.7 1.3 2.2 11
1947 WS1 AL 14 4.0 84.0 44 39 -5 6.00 9.1 0.10 -0.03 1 1.00 1 0.1 2.1 1.9 0.9 6
1948 NY1 NL 11 1.2 25.7 16 12 -2 2.34 9.3 -0.19 0.03 -2 0.95 -2 -0.2 0.4 0.8 0.1 1
1952 WS1 AL 10 0.5 12.7 7 6 0 1.27 9.3 -0.31 -0.09 -2 0.91 -2 -0.2 0.1 0.5 -0.1 0
1952 PHA AL 14 2.1 47.7 19 22 1 3.41 9.0 -0.17 -0.09 1 0.93 1 0.1 1.1 0.9 0.5 3
1953 PHA AL 17 2.1 38.7 24 21 -1 2.28 10.3 -0.23 -0.09 -4 1.41 -5 -0.5 0.6 1.6 0.0 2
Career 599 175.3 3759.5 1901 2017 -17 142 144 14.8 102.6 73 51.1 306

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1929 BRO 3 0.0 0
1930 BRO 0 0.0 0
1932 CHN 1 0.0 0
1934 SLA 52 -1.0 -1
1935 SLA 9 1.0 1
1935 WS1 27 -3.0 -3
1936 WS1 51 0.0 0
1937 WS1 15 1.0 1
1937 BOS 34 0.0 0
1938 SLA 43 -1.0 -1
1939 DET 33 -1.0 -1
1939 SLA 8 1.0 1
1940 DET 22 -4.0 -4
1941 DET 38 0.0 0
1942 WS1 39 -3.0 -3
1942 BRO 3 0.0 0
1943 SLA 5 0.0 0
1943 WS1 5 -1.0 -1
1943 BRO 30 1.0 1
1944 PHA 39 -1.0 -1
1945 PHA 36 -2.0 -2
1946 WS1 25 0.0 0
1946 PHA 6 -1.0 -1
1947 WS1 12 -1.0 -1
1947 NYA 20 0.0 0
1948 NY1 7 -2.0 -2
1952 PHA 11 1.0 1
1952 WS1 4 0.0 0
1953 PHA 8 0.0 0
586 -16.0 -16

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1940DET0.20.00.20.00.10.10
Career0.20.00.20.00.10.10

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1940DET12-2-20000000208.20.00.00.00.00
Career12-2-2000000020-0.00.00.00.00

Postseason Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1940 DET MLB 3 1.3 26.0 4 14 0 8.67 7.6 0.02 0.00 10 1.00 10 1.3 1.9 -0.7 1.6 6
1947 NYA MLB 2 0.1 2.3 5 1 -1 1.15 11.5 -0.22 0.00 -3 1.15 -3 -0.3 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 -1
Career 5 1.4 28.3 9 15 -1 7 7 1 1.7 -0.3 1.4 5

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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