He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .292 average against Newcomb and left-handers to .377.
251 pitches to right-handed hitters, 162 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Newcomb is weak: 83.9 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
413 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 38th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
54.8% of the contact against Newcomb is on the ground and 27.4% of it is in the air.
73 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Newcomb's sinker leaves the bat at 86.5 mph, against 78.3 off his 4-seam fastball.
124 and 108 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.7 mph off the bat against Newcomb and left-handers 81.2.
44 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 29 from left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.9% of the contact Newcomb gives up is hit hard, 79th percentile.
413 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Newcomb lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
413 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 69th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
52.1% of the balls put in play against Newcomb have gone to centre field.
38 of 73 located batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Newcomb's stuff spins at 2,420 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
413 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.2% of the contact against Newcomb with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.7% with the bases empty.
132 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 281 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .338 expected average against them, against .311 on his fastballs.
150 of his breaking balls thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Newcomb averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 36th percentile in the league.
413 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 342nd in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .292 average against Newcomb and left-handers to .377.
251 pitches to right-handed hitters, 162 to left-handed hitters.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Newcomb is weak: 83.9 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
413 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 38th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.9% of the contact Newcomb gives up is hit hard, 79th percentile.
413 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
54.8% of the contact against Newcomb is on the ground and 27.4% of it is in the air.
73 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.7 mph off the bat against Newcomb and left-handers 81.2.
44 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 29 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
52.1% of the balls put in play against Newcomb have gone to centre field.
38 of 73 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Newcomb's sinker leaves the bat at 86.5 mph, against 78.3 off his 4-seam fastball.
124 and 108 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Newcomb lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
413 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 69th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Newcomb's stuff spins at 2,420 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
413 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.2% of the contact against Newcomb with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.7% with the bases empty.
132 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 281 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .338 expected average against them, against .311 on his fastballs.
150 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Newcomb averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 36th percentile in the league.
413 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 342nd in MLB.
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