Players · N · Pitcher · 2008 regular season
Josh Newman
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Number
- #45
- Born
- June 11, 1982 in Portsmouth, OH, United States
- MLB debut
- September 12, 2007
- dbWAR
- -.5 Regular season, 2 season(s)
- IP
- 15.2
- ERA
- 8.62
- FIP
- 8.11
- K/9
- 4.6
- FIP−
- 188 100 = avg
Josh Newman was a relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. In 2008 he struck out 8 batters over 15.2 innings across 12 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 8.62 was 99.3% higher than the league average of 4.32. Stripping out defence, his 8.11 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 19.0% of swings (8.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 9.5%. His -0.6 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2008 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 29 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .273 | .448 | .636 | .470 | 10.3% |
| vs RHB | 55 | 47 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 5 | .404 | .473 | .638 | .477 | 9.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Josh Newman throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 140 | 88.0 | 2,170 | 40.0% | 7.3% | 23 | .304 | .904 | |
| Changeup | 94 | 77.5 | 1,609 | 43.6% | 38.9% | 29 | .276 | .895 | |
| Sinker | 47 | 87.2 | 2,279 | 29.8% | 4.8% | 13 | — | — | |
| Slider | 34 | 74.4 | 612 | 58.8% | 16.7% | 2 | — | — | |
| Cutter | 13 | 85.7 | 2,381 | 38.5% | 0.0% | 2 | — | — |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.