Duke
Newton
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 215
 
Born: November 2, 1944 in Colombia
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 MRQ JL $ 2,990,000   6 7 5 6 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 8 9 9
1974 29 MRQ JL $ 2,990,000   3 5 3 4 8 7 8 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 9 8
1975 30 MRQ JL $ 2,990,000   3 5 3 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 8 10 9
1976 31 VAL JL $ 2,990,000   1 4 2 3 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 8 10 9
1977 32 WAS JL $ 385,000   0 3 1 2 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 8
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 385,000   0 3 1 2 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 8
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,990,000   6 7 5 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 8 10 9
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 MRQ JL $ 2,990,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 29 MRQ JL $ 2,990,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 30 MRQ JL $ 2,990,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 31 VAL JL $ 2,990,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 32 WAS JL $ 385,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 385,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,990,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 28 MRQ JL 4 7 .364 70 0 0 0 35 65.3 75 29 8 24 55 4.00 .287 .344 .433 .777 7.6
1974 29 MRQ JL 4 2 .667 36 0 0 0 10 32.3 42 24 4 14 30 6.68 .323 .378 .485 .863 0.0
1975 30 MRQ JL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 7 5 2 2 3 16.92 .538 .600 1.154 1.754 0.0
    AAA   2 1 .667 11 0 0 0 0 26.0 20 9 0 7 39 3.12 .206 .260 .278 .538  
1976 31 PHX JL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.7 8 2 0 1 8 2.70 .296 .310 .333 .644 0.5
    AAA   1 1 .500 8 0 0 0 0 9.3 6 3 0 7 13 2.89 .176 .317 .206 .523  
1977 32 AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000  
4 Years Sim 8 9 .471 112 0 0 0 45 107.0 132 60 14 41 96 5.05 .306 .360 .464 .824 8.1
3 Years AAA 3 2 .600 20 0 0 0 0 35.3 27 12 0 14 52 3.06 .205 .281 .280 .561  
Season Average 2 2 .500 28 0 0 0 11 26.7 33 15 3 10 24 5.05 .306 .360 .464 .824  
Career Highs 4 7 .667 70 0 0 0 35 65.3 75 29 8 24 55 16.92 .538 .600 1.154 1.754  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   110 52 12 29 79   .326 .380 .504 .884
vs LH   22 8 2 12 17   .234 .321 .319 .640
Home 3 3 .500 57 0 0 0 20 55.0 80 42 10 21 47 6.88 .346 .401 .541 .942
Away 5 6 .455 55 0 0 0 25 52.0 52 18 4 20 49 3.12 .260 .327 .375 .702
Mar/Apr 3 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 4 16.0 22 11 3 7 17 6.19 .344 .408 .594 1.002
May 1 1 .500 25 0 0 0 13 29.3 37 12 3 6 31 3.68 .306 .339 .430 .768
June 0 3 .000 24 0 0 0 7 20.7 32 12 3 9 19 5.23 .356 .414 .533 .947
July 2 1 .667 16 0 0 0 5 12.3 15 13 3 7 11 9.50 .306 .393 .531 .923
August 1 3 .250 16 0 0 0 9 15.3 15 6 0 7 9 3.52 .263 .344 .281 .624
Sep/Oct 1 1 .500 15 0 0 0 7 13.3 11 6 2 5 9 4.05 .220 .291 .400 .691
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 28 MRQ JL 70 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1974 29 MRQ JL 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1975 30 MRQ JL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1976 31 PHX JL 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 112 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0 0.0
162 Game Average 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.5  
Career Highs 70 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
vs LH   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Home 57 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Away 55 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Mar/Apr 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
July 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 28 MRQ JL P 70 0 65.3 1 11 1 2 .923 1.65    
1974 29 MRQ JL P 36 0 32.3 2 5 1 0 .875 1.95    
1975 30 MRQ JL P 1 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1976 31 PHX JL P 5 0 6.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   112 0 107.0 3 16 2 2 .905 1.60    
Career Highs   70 0 65.3 2 11 1 2 .923 1.95    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1973-6-35
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 11th round, 258th overall pick, by Marquette in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/24/1973
Injured on 10/5/1973 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from Marquette to Des Moines on 2/3/1976 (Going to DM: P D. Newton, P F. Young. Going to MRQ: P J. Abbey)
Traded from Des Moines to Phoenix on 4/21/1976 (Going to PHX: P D. Newton. Going to DM: C S. Valencia)
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/24/1977 to a 1-year deal worth $385,000 per year