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Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Pitching Comparison

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Totals

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Sheldon Jones	24-31	1946	1953	54	57	.486	3.96	260	101	76	33	4	12	920.0	909	479	405	88	413	39	413	37	1	28	4024	1420	101	4.40	1.437	8.9	0.9	4.0	4.0
2	Don Newcombe	18-34	1944	1960	153	96	.614	3.57	360	305	37	145	24	7	2251.2	2188	1007	893	255	530	39	1187	35	3	25	9320	2859	114	3.65	1.207	8.7	1.0	2.1	4.7

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Sheldon Jones	29	1951	1951	0	0		2.08	2	0	1	0	0	1	4.1	5	3	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	19	6			1.385	10.4	2.1	2.1	4.2
2	Don Newcombe	23-30	1949	1956	0	4	.000	8.59	5	5	0	1	0	0	22.0	29	21	21	8	8	0	19	0	0	0	100	37			1.682	11.9	3.3	3.3	7.8

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Value

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Sheldon Jones	24-31	1946	1953	260	101	920.0	6.2	-2.6
2	Don Newcombe	18-34	1944	1960	360	305	2251.2	30.1	8.5

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Totals Against

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Sheldon Jones	24-31	1946	1953	260	101	920.0	1420	3532	658	126	37	29	27	51.79	1	74	47	0	.257	.341	.389	.730	101	.131	.271	470	1373	251	1359	1420
2	Don Newcombe	18-34	1944	1960	360	305	2251.2	2859	8265	1431	372	47	42	45	48.28	7	197	83	25	.265	.312	.402	.715	92	.148	.280	1001	3324	671	2753	2859

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Sheldon Jones	29	1951	1951	2	0	4.1	6	18											.278	.316					.267				6	6
2	Don Newcombe	23-30	1949	1956	5	5	22.0	37	91											.319	.374					.328				37	37

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Starting & Relieving

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Sheldon Jones	24-31	1946	1953	45	45	49.7	149	54	36	8	60.0	76	159
2	Don Newcombe	18-34	1944	1960	159	52	52.0	32	14	44	5	58.3	37	55

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Sheldon Jones	29	1951	1951								100.0	1	2
2	Don Newcombe	23-30	1949	1956									0	0

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Ratios

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Sheldon Jones	24-31	1946	1953	260	101	920.0	10.3	10.3	0.0
2	Don Newcombe	18-34	1944	1960	360	305	2251.2	12.7	5.7	7.0

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Sheldon Jones	29	1951	1951	2	0	4.1	10.5	5.3	5.3
2	Don Newcombe	23-30	1949	1956	5	5	22.0	19.0	8.0	11.0

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Pitch Summary

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Sheldon Jones	24-31	1946	1953	260	101	920.0		85
2	Don Newcombe	18-34	1944	1960	360	305	2251.2		95

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Sheldon Jones	29	1951	1951	2	0	4.1
2	Don Newcombe	23-30	1949	1956	5	5	22.0

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Head-to-Head Pitching

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Totals

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Don Newcombe	3	1	.750	3.35	5	5	0	2	1	0	37.2	30	17	14	1	16	0	24	2	0	2	165	1.221	7.2	0.2	3.8	5.7
2	Sheldon Jones	0	2	.000	8.53	5	2	2	0	0	1	12.2	15	16	12	2	7	1	3	2	0	0	64	1.737	10.7	1.4	5.0	2.1

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Game Logs

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Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Sheldon Jones	NYG	1951-09-08	6-7	1.0	1	5	5	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	0	8	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				0.0	-1.90	1	0	0.15
2	Don Newcombe	BRO	1951-09-08	SHO, W	9.0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	7	0	0	0	34	8	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	86			0.4	4.57			0.84
3	Sheldon Jones	NYG	1951-04-20	GS-5, L	4.2	8	6	3	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	25	12	22	7	1	0	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	1	29	80	52	-0.5	-3.93			1.47
4	Don Newcombe	BRO	1951-04-20	CG, W	9.0	5	3	1	2	0	3	0	4	0	0	1	35	10	32	5	0	0	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	70	147	96	0.0	1.52			1.06
5	Sheldon Jones	NYG	1950-08-17 (1)	GS-5, L	5.0	6	5	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	25	10	21	3	0	1	0	0	0	14	0	1	0	3	35	78	44	-0.2	-2.36			1.01
6	Don Newcombe	BRO	1950-08-17 (1)	GS-8, W	7.1	8	6	5	1	0	2	0	5	2	0	0	36	14	32	5	3	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	3	43	102	72	0.0	-1.71			1.10
7	Sheldon Jones	NYG	1950-07-04 (1)	9-GF, S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17	12	0.2	0.53	0	0	2.18
8	Don Newcombe	BRO	1950-07-04 (1)	GS-8, L	7.2	9	5	5	0	1	4	0	4	0	0	1	36	13	32	5	3	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	4	41	127	75	-0.4	-1.01			1.62
9	Sheldon Jones	NYG	1949-07-08	8-GF(8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	5	0.0	0.53	0	0	0.43
10	Don Newcombe	BRO	1949-07-08	GS-5	4.2	6	3	3	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	24	10	21	4	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	41	69	42	-0.1	-0.87			1.44

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Batter vs. Pitcher

Don Newcombe (Pitcher) vs. Sheldon Jones (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Newcombe (Pitcher) vs. Sheldon Jones (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1950	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1951	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0	0	0	0

Don Newcombe (Pitcher) vs. Sheldon Jones (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Newcombe (Pitcher) vs. Sheldon Jones (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1950	1950-08-17 (1)	BRO	NYG	tied 0-0	t2	1--	2	2 (1-0)	Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2	1950	1950-08-17 (1)	BRO	NYG	ahead 0-2	t4	-2-	1	2 (1-0)	Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); R. Campanella Scores/unER
3	1951	1951-04-20	BRO	NYG	ahead 1-2	t2	1--	2	8 (3-2)	Groundout: SS-1B
4	1951	1951-04-20	BRO	NYG	down 3-2	t5	---	0	1 (0-0)	Single to RF (Ground Ball)
5	1951	1951-09-08	BRO	NYG	ahead 0-4	b7	---	0		Strikeout Looking

Sheldon Jones (Pitcher) vs. Don Newcombe (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Sheldon Jones (Pitcher) vs. Don Newcombe (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1950	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1951	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Sheldon Jones (Pitcher) vs. Don Newcombe (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Sheldon Jones (Pitcher) vs. Don Newcombe (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1950	1950-08-17 (1)	NYG	BRO	down 2-0	b3	1--	0	4 (1-2)	Strikeout (foul bunt)
2	1951	1951-04-20	NYG	BRO	down 2-1	b2	---	2	7 (3-2)	Groundout: 2B-1B
3	1951	1951-04-20	NYG	BRO	ahead 2-3	b4	-2-	2	7 (2-2)	Groundout: P-1B

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Batting Comparison

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Batting Totals

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Sheldon Jones	24-31	1946	1953	260	292	257	12	35	4	3	0	13	0	1	7	71	.136	.159	.175	.334	-11	45	6	0	27		0
2	Don Newcombe	18-34	1944	1960	471	1033	917	99	246	34	3	15	109	2	1	90	147	.268	.336	.361	.697	83	331	17	5	18	3	1

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Don Newcombe	23-30	1949	1956	5	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Batting Value

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Sheldon Jones	24-31	1946	1953	260	292	-1.4	-1.4	-1.4	0.0	-44	-1	0	0
2	Don Newcombe	18-34	1944	1960	471	1033	8.6	8.3	8.9	-0.2	-19	2	-1	0

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Batting Sabermetric

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Sheldon Jones	24-31	1946	1953	260	292	7	42	44	256	8	.188	25	-41	-4.1	.039	3.6	0.00	1
2	Don Newcombe	18-34	1944	1960	471	1033	52	341	356	710	121	.305	193	-22	-2.3	.093	6.2	66.67	3

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Sheldon Jones	29	1951	1951	2	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Don Newcombe	23-30	1949	1956	5	8	0	0	0	8		.000	0			.000	2.7		0

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Batting Win Probability

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Sheldon Jones	24-31	1946	1953	260	292	-3.3	-4.1	0.4	-44.07		-46.39	0.90
2	Don Newcombe	18-34	1944	1960	471	1033	-0.5	0.5	-1.0	12.23		3.42	0.96

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Head-to-Head Batting

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Totals

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Don Newcombe	5	16	14	2	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	.357	.438	.643	1.080	9	0	0	0		0
2	Sheldon Jones	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0

Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Game Logs

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Don Newcombe vs. Sheldon Jones: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Sheldon Jones	NYG	1951-09-08		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Don Newcombe	BRO	1951-09-08	*	9	9	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.500	.750	.500	1.250	1	0	0	0		0	0.35	0.047	2.18	0.17%	0.74			P
3	Sheldon Jones	NYG	1951-04-20	*	5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.81	-0.044	1.84	-0.06%	-0.43			P
4	Don Newcombe	BRO	1951-04-20	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0		0	0.65	0.016	1.62	0.02%	-0.32			P
5	Sheldon Jones	NYG	1950-08-17 (1)	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.74	-0.041	1.68	-0.02%	-0.37			P
6	Don Newcombe	BRO	1950-08-17 (1)	*	8	9	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	2	0	0	0		0	0.61	0.073	1.63	0.12%	0.99			P
7	Sheldon Jones	NYG	1950-07-04 (1)		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Don Newcombe	BRO	1950-07-04 (1)	*	8	9	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.667	2.333	5	0	0	0		0	0.95	0.099	3.30	0.21%	1.06			P
9	Sheldon Jones	NYG	1949-07-08		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Don Newcombe	BRO	1949-07-08	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.60	-0.015	3.78	-0.06%	-0.17			P

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