Barret Browning vs. Bobo Newsom — Career Comparison

Barret Browning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bobo Newsom
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bobo Newsom built a career as a starting pitcher and Barret Browning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobo Newsom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 5.12 and 1.293 for Barret Browning. By the career numbers, Bobo Newsom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barret Browning and Bobo Newsom

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
1.44
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.16
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.51
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.53
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.5
80.5
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.59
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
3.98
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11278
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3759.1
9
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.38
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3769
9.02
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.49
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.26
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1732
4.15
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.12
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
4.98
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.14
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.15
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
39.1
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16467
39.42
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.17
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1908
4.57
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
33.98
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14674
35.13
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Barret Browning and Bobo Newsom

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
27
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.1
9
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.091
0.091
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Barret Browning and Bobo Newsom

Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
253.57
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1441
600
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1337
556.7
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
105.34
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
92.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.66
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.25
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
13.32
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
20.91
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
120.75
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
112.84
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
42.47
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
77.86
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.48
17.69
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.08
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
266
110.76
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.42
5.42
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
30
12.49
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.83
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50