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Kevin Newman

Pirates Career team 2018–2022
Number #18
Position Shortstop
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 33
Height 6' 1"
Weight 195 lbs
Birth Place Poway, CA
Born Aug 4, 1993

Key Insights

2026
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Newman has hit .000/.000/.000 against Yu Darvish in 12 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 12 with 0 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .731 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Newman is 6 for 12 against Sonny Gray, a .500 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

13 career plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Newman hits Kyle Gibson harder than anyone: 95.4 mph off the bat, against a median of 85.2 across the pitchers he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Newman cannot get the barrel to Hayden Wesneski: 76.0 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 85.2 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He is a different player against this opponent

Newman carries a .651 career OPS; against Zach Davies it is .205, over 20 plate appearances.

2 for 19 with 0 home runs.
The results in this matchup flatter him

The .478 Newman has hit against Jose Quintana is running ahead of the contact, which projects only .290.

23 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 4, 1993
Birth Place Poway, CA
Height 6' 1"
Weight 195 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Arizona