Tony Balsamo vs. Omer Newsome — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Omer Newsome
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Omer Newsome built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Balsamo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Omer Newsome posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.93 and WHIP 1.599 compared to 6.44 and 1.909 for Tony Balsamo. By the career numbers, Omer Newsome had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Omer Newsome

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.92
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.93
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.61
48.61
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.93
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
0.407
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1015
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338.1
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.43
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
11.7
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.43
10.43
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.69
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
3.46
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
33.07
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.75
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
7.74
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.74
7.74
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.25
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.599
1.599
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
28.78
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.363
0.363
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.07
33.07

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Omer Newsome

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
2.35
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.19
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.07
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.54
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.76
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.25
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.82
91.82
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Omer Newsome

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2160
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
306.12
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
559.18
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
114.29
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.04
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.9
32.25
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
134.69
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
138.78
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
106.12
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
34.43
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.1
37.15
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
147
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA