Josh Newman

Joshua Paul Newman

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 11, 1982 in Portsmouth, OH
High School: Wheelersburg HS (Wheelersburg, OH)
School: The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 19th round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 2007
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Royals 2007-2008

Final Game: August 21, 2008
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2004	22	COL-min	Rk	1	2	.333	3.48	27	0	8	0	0	1	33.2	30	17	13	2	8	0	46	0	0	1	139		1.129	8.0	0.5	2.1	12.3	5.75	CAS · PION
2005	23	COL-min	A+	5	2	.714	3.13	41	0	16	0	0	0	63.1	45	22	22	5	40	0	99	0	0	2	268		1.342	6.4	0.7	5.7	14.1	2.48	MOD · CALL
2006	24	COL-min	AA	9	5	.643	3.16	62	0	22	0	0	2	77.0	56	27	27	8	24	1	77	3	0	0	303		1.039	6.5	0.9	2.8	9.0	3.21	TUL · TL
2007	25	COL-min	AAA	3	2	.600	4.06	55	0	14	0	0	0	62.0	73	34	28	3	30	1	49	4	0	4	288		1.661	10.6	0.4	4.4	7.1	1.63	CSP · PCL
2007	25	COL	NL	0	0		4.50	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	8	123	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	13.5
2008	26	KCR-COL-min	AAA	1	2	.333	3.68	27	2	7	0	0	1	44.0	39	22	18	1	22	0	40	1	0	3	190		1.386	8.0	0.2	4.5	8.2	1.82	OMA,CSP · PCL
2008	26	TOT	MLB	0	0		8.62	12	0	6	0	0	0	15.2	25	18	15	4	12	1	8	2	1	0	84	55	2.362	14.4	2.3	6.9	4.6	0.67
2008	26	COL	NL	0	0		9.35	8	0	3	0	0	0	8.2	15	9	9	3	6	1	6	2	1	0	49	52	2.423	15.6	3.1	6.2	6.2	1.00
2008	26	KCR	AL	0	0		7.71	4	0	3	0	0	0	7.0	10	9	6	1	6	0	2	0	0	0	35	59	2.286	12.9	1.3	7.7	2.6	0.33
2009	27	KCR-min	AAA	1	1	.500	8.47	10	1	4	0	0	0	17.0	23	16	16	3	11	0	10	1	0	0	84		2.000	12.2	1.6	5.8	5.3	0.91	OMA · PCL
2 Yrs				0	0		8.15	14	0	8	0	0	0	17.2	27	19	16	4	12	1	11	2	1	1	92	59	2.208	13.8	2.0	6.1	5.6	0.92
162 Game Avg.				0	0		8.15	68	0	39	0	0	0	86	131	92	78	19	58	5	53	10	5	5	447	59	2.208	13.8	2.0	6.1	5.6	0.92

COL (2 yrs)				0	0		8.44	10	0	5	0	0	0	10.2	17	10	10	3	6	1	9	2	1	1	57	59	2.156	14.3	2.5	5.1	7.6	1.50
KCR (1 yr)				0	0		7.71	4	0	3	0	0	0	7.0	10	9	6	1	6	0	2	0	0	0	35	59	2.286	12.9	1.3	7.7	2.6	0.33

NL (2 yrs)				0	0		8.44	10	0	5	0	0	0	10.2	17	10	10	3	6	1	9	2	1	1	57	59	2.156	14.3	2.5	5.1	7.6	1.50
AL (1 yr)				0	0		7.71	4	0	3	0	0	0	7.0	10	9	6	1	6	0	2	0	0	0	35	59	2.286	12.9	1.3	7.7	2.6	0.33

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
2007	25	COL	NL	2.0	2	0	1	4.50	5.17	0.06	-0.37	112.2	5.31	0	0.0	.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.510	.500	$
2008	26	COL	NL	8.2	8	0	9	9.35	4.36	-0.25	-0.32	108.2	4.65	-4	-0.4	.4	0.1	-0.2	-4	.446	.497	$
2008	26	KCR	AL	7.0	4	0	9	11.57	4.86	-0.54	-0.36	103.1	5.20	-5	-0.5	.2	0.2	-0.2	-4	.385	.497	$
2 Seasons				17.2	14	0	19	9.68	4.65	-0.33	-0.34	106.7	4.94	-9	-0.9	.3	0.3	-0.4	-7	.437	.498	$

COL (2 yrs)				10.2	10	0	10	8.44	4.51	-0.19	-0.33	109.0	4.77	-4	-0.4	.3	0.1	-0.2	-3	.459	.499	$
KCR (1 yr)				7.0	4	0	9	11.57	4.86	-0.54	-0.36	103.1	5.20	-5	-0.5	.2	0.2	-0.2	-4	.385	.497	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
2007	25	COL	NL	2	8	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.375	.625	.400	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	26	COL	NL	8	49	41	9	15	3	0	3	1	0	6	6	.366	.469	.659	1.128	.375	27	1	2	0	0	1	1
2008	26	KCR	AL	4	35	28	9	10	4	0	1	0	0	6	2	.357	.457	.607	1.064	.346	17	1	0	0	1	0	1
2008	26	TOT	MLB	12	84	69	18	25	7	0	4	1	0	12	8	.362	.464	.638	1.102	.362	44	2	2	0	1	1	2
2 Yrs				14	92	77	19	27	8	0	4	1	0	12	11	.351	.446	.610	1.056	.365	47	2	2	0	1	1	2
162 Game Avg.				68	447	374	92	131	39	0	19	5	0	58	53	.351	.446	.610	1.056	.365	228	10	10	0	5	5	10
MLB Averages																.266	.334	.419	.754	.302

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevLo
2007	25	COL	NL	0.2	0.0	8	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.00	-0.1	-0.4	0.1	0.0	0.00	0.3	0	0
2008	26	TOT	MLB	-7.2	-0.7	86	-0.2	0.2	-0.4	.17	-1.0	-0.4	-8.4	-0.8	0.17	-10.1	1	10
2008	26	COL	NL	-3.6	-0.4	51	-0.2	0.2	-0.4	.23	-0.5	-0.4	-4.6	-0.4	0.23	-6.5	1	7
2008	26	KCR	AL	-3.6	-0.3	35	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.07	-0.5	0.4	-3.8	-0.4	0.07	-3.6	0	3
2 Yrs				-7.0	-0.7	94	-0.2	0.2	-0.4	.15	-1.1	-0.4	-8.3	-0.8	0.15	-9.8	1	10

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevLo	Ahd	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
2007	25	COL	NL	2	2	2	0	0		9	.002	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	14
2008	26	TOT	MLB	12	12	6	6	2	33%		.165	1	10	0	12	3	9	4	3	4	1	3.9	28
2008	26	COL	NL	8	8	3	4	2	50%	6	.235	1	7	0	8	2	6	3	3	3	1	3.3	25
2008	26	KCR	AL	4	4	3	2	0	0%	8	.067	0	3	0	4	1	3	1	0	1	0	5.3	34
2 Yrs				14	14	8	6	2	33%		.151	1	10	1	13	3	11	4	3	4	1	3.8	26

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
2007	25	COL	NL	8	63%	0.0%	37.5%	0.0%	12.5%	50%	1.50	2.00	63%	20%	0.0%	0%	2	0	0%
2008	26	TOT	MLB	84	35%	4.8%	9.5%	14.3%	13.1%	44%	0.55	0.77	69%	24%	11.4%	13%	19	2	11%
2008	26	COL	NL	49	29%	6.1%	12.2%	12.2%	12.2%	40%	0.84	1.50	65%	26%	16.7%	5%	12	1	8%
2008	26	KCR	AL	35	43%	2.9%	5.7%	17.1%	14.3%	50%	0.29	0.36	74%	22%	5.9%	19%	7	1	14%
2 Yrs				92	37%	4.4%	12.0%	13.0%	13.0%	44%	0.60	0.83	68%	24%	10.8%	12%	21	2	10%
MLB Averages					46%	2.6%	17.3%	8.6%	7.9%	34%	0.79	1.06	70%	19%	7.5%	13%			11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2007	25	COL	NL	8	28	3.50	21	75%	29%	14%	33%	24%	71%	0%	54%	80%	38%	0%	0	0	50%	4	4	0	33%	0	0	0	0	0
2008	26	TOT	MLB	84	332	3.95	198	60%	28%	14%	27%	31%	72%	3%	43%	80%	60%	7%	6	4	21%	18	9	3	25%	1	1	0	0	0
2008	26	COL	NL	49	197	4.02	120	61%	24%	15%	32%	29%	76%	5%	46%	80%	55%	8%	4	3	24%	12	5	1	17%	1	0	0	0	0
2008	26	KCR	AL	35	135	3.86	78	58%	33%	13%	19%	35%	67%	0%	39%	81%	66%	6%	2	1	17%	6	4	2	50%	0	1	0	0	0
2 Yrs				92	360	3.91	219	61%	28%	14%	27%	31%	72%	3%	44%	80%	58%	7%	6	4	24%	22	13	3	27%	1	1	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.78		63%	27%	15%	27%	31%	73%	2%	46%	80%	59%	5%			22%				25%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
2007	25	COL	NL	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008	26	TOT	MLB	84	25	2	0	4	0	5	2	2	2	2	6	3	1	50%	2	0	0	38	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2008	26	COL	NL	49	15	0	0	3	0	4	2	1	2	1	3	1	1	33%	1	0	0	21	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2008	26	KCR	AL	35	10	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	2	0	67%	1	0	0	17	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2 Yrs				92	27	2	0	4	0	5	2	2	2	2	6	3	1	50%	2	1	0	42	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
MLB Averages																		53%							74%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
2007	25	0	0		4.50	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	8	123	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	13.5		123
2008	26	0	0		8.15	14	0	8	0	0	0	17.2	27	19	16	4	12	1	11	2	1	1	92	59	2.208	13.8	2.0	6.1	5.6	0.92	59

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
2007	25	0		6.00	3.0	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	0.000	0.0	0.0	12.0		0.0	2
2008	26	1	.000	8.40	15.0	24	16	14	4	12	8	2	2.400	14.4	7.2	4.8	0.67	2.4	12
2 Yrs		1	.000	8.00	18.0	24	18	16	4	12	12	2	2.000	12.0		6.0	1.00	2.0	14

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