John Firth vs. Doc Newton — Career Comparison

John Firth
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaRichmond VirginiansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Doc Newton
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Newton built a career as a starting pitcher and John Firth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Newton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 8 and 2.111 for John Firth. By the career numbers, Doc Newton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Firth and Doc Newton

John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.33
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.04
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.4
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.54
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.09
78.09
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.74
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.22
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3605
27
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201.2
9
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
8.83
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.12
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
3.77
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.52
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5069
37.96
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
4.58
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.111
2.111
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
43
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4583
34.32
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for John Firth and Doc Newton

John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.33
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.4
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3657
27
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
9
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.44
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.47
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.41
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.31
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2.9
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.183
2.183
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Firth and Doc Newton

John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
224.53
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
600
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
543.87
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
93.56
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
86.07
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.24
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.25
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.48
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.42
25.47
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
102.29
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
132.22
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
53.64
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
42.41
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
96.05
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.66
24.53
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
38.67
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
129
160.91
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.46
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.48
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.48
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100