Jeremy Affeldt vs. Sean Newcomb — Career Comparison

Jeremy Affeldt
Gen XArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Newcomb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Newcomb built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeremy Affeldt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Newcomb led in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 118). Jeremy Affeldt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 87 vs 68). Role difference aside, Sean Newcomb holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Sean Newcomb

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.84
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.31
48.31
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
3.97
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.2
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
904
8.79
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
8.43
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.74
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.85
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
4.59
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
7
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.1
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.205
1.205
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.38
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4034
39.21
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2296
39.49
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.57
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
4.42
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.52
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3529
34.3
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1981
34.07
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Sean Newcomb

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.84
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.79
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.35
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.34
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.23
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.63
94.63
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Sean Newcomb

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
24442.11
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
223
1365.31
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
495.92
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
26.78
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
1.57
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
36.73
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.49
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
30.85
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.5
-33.68
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
57
348.98
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA