Hal Newhouser
P · 17 seasons · 1939 – 1955 · B/T: L/L
Few careers score higher: Hal Newhouser sits 1st of 0 pitchers all-time in roto value, built over 17 seasons. 1946 was the high-water mark, worth +21.9, 2nd that season and 12th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. Two different seasons ended with him as the top-scoring pitcher (1944 and 1945). His profile is all upside: strikeouts (+34.4), ERA (+24.6) and wins (+24.5), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
-0.90
1945 · #36,171 all-time
Career Z
-36.6
summed
Avg / Season
-2.15
longevity-neutral
Seasons
17
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | DET | 1 | -2.17 | #557 | #74,260 |
| 1940 | DET | 28 | -2.27 | #671 | #84,530 |
| 1941 | DET | 33 | -2.40 | #727 | #94,939 |
| 1942 | DET | 39 | -2.74 | #776 | #105,535 |
| 1943 | DET | 37 | -2.26 | #701 | #83,715 |
| 1944 | DET | 47 | -1.36 | #313 | #40,362 |
| 1945★ | DET | 40 | -0.90 | #270 | #36,171 |
| 1946 | DET | 37 | -2.17 | #805 | #74,583 |
| 1947 | DET | 40 | -2.30 | #723 | #88,083 |
| 1948 | DET | 39 | -2.22 | #701 | #79,621 |
| 1949 | DET | 38 | -2.55 | #442 | #101,260 |
| 1950 | DET | 35 | -2.64 | #469 | #103,583 |
| 1951 | DET | 17 | -1.92 | #247 | #49,143 |
| 1952 | DET | 26 | -2.14 | #292 | #71,272 |
| 1953 | DET | 7 | -2.01 | #246 | #52,390 |
| 1954 | CLE | 26 | -2.37 | #414 | #93,277 |
| 1955 | CLE | 2 | -2.16 | #346 | #73,050 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
21.87
1946 · #12 all-time
Career Z
102.8
summed
Avg / Season
6.04
longevity-neutral
Seasons
17
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | DET | 1 | -2.04 | #219 | #32,212 |
| 1940 | DET | 28 | -0.36 | #132 | #20,090 |
| 1941 | DET | 33 | -2.06 | #213 | #32,586 |
| 1942 | DET | 38 | 7.48 | #13 | #2,666 |
| 1943 | DET | 37 | 4.48 | #52 | #6,275 |
| 1944 | DET | 47 | 17.53 | #1 | #66 |
| 1945 | DET | 40 | 21.81 | #1 | #13 |
| 1946★ | DET | 37 | 21.87 | #2 | #12 |
| 1947 | DET | 40 | 12.04 | #6 | #534 |
| 1948 | DET | 39 | 11.88 | #4 | #572 |
| 1949 | DET | 38 | 8.16 | #11 | #2,135 |
| 1950 | DET | 35 | 3.56 | #41 | #7,968 |
| 1951 | DET | 15 | 0.34 | #82 | #16,999 |
| 1952 | DET | 25 | 1.04 | #67 | #14,502 |
| 1953 | DET | 7 | -3.09 | #184 | #45,886 |
| 1954 | CLE | 26 | 2.48 | #50 | #10,299 |
| 1955 | CLE | 2 | -2.37 | #165 | #37,238 |
★ Best season by Z