Red Bird vs. Sean Newcomb — Career Comparison

Red Bird
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Newcomb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Newcomb built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Bird as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Newcomb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 5.4 and 1.200 for Red Bird. By the career numbers, Sean Newcomb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Bird and Sean Newcomb

Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.2
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
8.43
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.59
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.1
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.38
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
37.8
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2296
39.49
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.52
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981
34.07
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Red Bird and Sean Newcomb

Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
27
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523.1
9
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.34
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.29
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Bird and Sean Newcomb

Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
1365.31
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
495.92
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.24
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
1.57
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.49
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36.73
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.49
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.61
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.5
-33.68
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
348.98
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.72
1.72
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA