Terry Larkin vs. Bobo Newsom — Career Comparison

Terry Larkin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bobo Newsom
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bobo Newsom built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Larkin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Larkin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 3.98 and 1.463 for Bobo Newsom. By the career numbers, Terry Larkin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Terry Larkin and Bobo Newsom

Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.01
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
1.44
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.01
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.16
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.51
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.51
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.46
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.53
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.66
52.66
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.73
48.73
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.5
80.5
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.99
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
0.59
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.43
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
3.98
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4702
27
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11278
27
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567.1
9
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3759.1
9
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627
9.34
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3769
9.02
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.49
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.71
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1732
4.15
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
2.33
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2082
4.98
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.48
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.14
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.15
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6659
38.24
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16467
39.42
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.17
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
5.29
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1908
4.57
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6535
37.53
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14674
35.13
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Terry Larkin and Bobo Newsom

Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.04
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5901
27
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1967
9
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.73
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.9
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
2.98
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
2.64
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.34
88.34
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.85
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.537
2.537
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Larkin and Bobo Newsom

Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
223
150.34
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
253.57
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
890
600
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1441
600
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
845
569.66
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1337
556.7
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
133.48
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
105.34
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
103.15
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
92.02
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.55
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
28
11.66
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.11
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.25
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.42
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
30.34
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
32
13.32
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.51
48.88
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
50.22
20.91
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
175.28
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
120.75
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
243
163.82
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
112.84
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
70.79
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
86
35.81
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
46.52
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
42.47
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
116.63
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
77.86
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.99
54.6
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
42.48
17.69
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.02
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.42
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
28.31
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
17
7.08
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
45.84
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
266
110.76
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.09
13.09
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
5.42
5.42
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
30
12.49
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.83
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50