Stew Bowers vs. Sean Newcomb — Career Comparison

Stew Bowers
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Newcomb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Newcomb built a career as a starting pitcher and Stew Bowers 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 4.6 and 1.875 for Stew Bowers. By the career numbers, Sean Newcomb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stew Bowers and Sean Newcomb

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.6
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.84
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.6
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.2
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.05
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
8.43
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.83
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
4.59
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.1
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.38
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
43.88
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2296
39.49
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.52
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
38.05
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981
34.07
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Stew Bowers and Sean Newcomb

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
27
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523.1
9
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.34
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.29
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.467
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stew Bowers and Sean Newcomb

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1800
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
1365.31
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
495.92
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
1.57
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
36.73
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
51.01
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.5
-33.68
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
57
348.98
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA