George Cox vs. Sean Newcomb — Career Comparison

George Cox
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Newcomb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Newcomb built a career as a starting pitcher and George Cox 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 5.26 and 1.674 for George Cox. By the career numbers, Sean Newcomb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Cox and Sean Newcomb

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.63
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.26
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.2
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
11.12
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
8.43
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.94
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.59
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.1
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.38
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
40.75
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2296
39.49
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.87
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.52
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
36.61
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981
34.07
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for George Cox and Sean Newcomb

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523.1
9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.34
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.29
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.115
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Cox and Sean Newcomb

George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
26
557.14
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
1365.31
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
495.92
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.24
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
10.99
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
1.57
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
36.73
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.49
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.61
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.72
-15.4
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.5
-33.68
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
57
348.98
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA