Brian Fuentes vs. Don Newcombe — Career Comparison
Don Newcombe built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Fuentes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Fuentes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 70), run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 92), and strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 89). Don Newcombe held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 162 vs 101). Role difference aside, Brian Fuentes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.
Pitching Stats for Brian Fuentes and Don Newcombe
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
9.54
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
1.44
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.38
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.45
61.45
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.96
84.96
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
3.62
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
3.57
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6741
27
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2247
9
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
7.56
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2185
8.75
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.94
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.02
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.79
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
2.11
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
9.38
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
4.75
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.47
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.76
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.14
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2622
38.48
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.25
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
5.59
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
3.92
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1005
4.03
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.53
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2267
33.27
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8728
34.96
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Fielding Stats for Brian Fuentes and Don Newcombe
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
9.54
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
2.21
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4390
27
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463.1
9
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.99
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.04
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
2.1
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.29
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
3.22
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.2
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
3.09
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.55
56.55
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.17
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hitting Stats for Brian Fuentes and Don Newcombe
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
650
390000
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
470
273.52
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
1031
600
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
7.01
7.01
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.89