Sumner Bowman vs. Omer Newsome — Career Comparison

Sumner Bowman
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Omer Newsome
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Omer Newsome built a career as a starting pitcher and Sumner Bowman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sumner Bowman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.22 and WHIP 1.861 compared to 5.93 and 1.599 for Omer Newsome. By the career numbers, Sumner Bowman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sumner Bowman and Omer Newsome

Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.92
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.98
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.93
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.61
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.53
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.61
48.61
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
5.22
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
5.93
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
0.407
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
27
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1015
27
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.2
9
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338.1
9
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.29
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
11.7
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.29
11.29
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
5.46
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.69
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.82
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.46
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
44.55
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
33.07
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
9.27
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
7.74
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.74
7.74
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.25
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.861
1.861
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.599
1.599
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
38.05
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
28.78
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.319
0.319
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.07
33.07

Fielding Stats for Sumner Bowman and Omer Newsome

Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.26
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.35
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.19
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.4
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.37
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.54
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.98
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.25
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.67
83.67
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.82
91.82
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.577
1.577
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sumner Bowman and Omer Newsome

Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
150
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
306.12
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
564
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
559.18
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
150
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
114.29
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
120
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.04
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.68
58.11
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
7.9
32.25
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
180
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
134.69
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
186
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
138.78
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
90
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
36
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
126
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
106.12
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
65.24
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
9.1
37.15
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
102
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
147
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA