Pepper
Newton
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 180
 
Born: July 22, 1942 in Australia
 
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 30 BIR FL $ 695,000 4 3 3 6 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
1974 31 BIR FL $ 695,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5
1975 32 BRK FL $ 300,000 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 695,000 4 4 4 6 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
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 30 BIR FL 82 274 32 68 15 3 3 27 4 3 16 45 .248 .291 .358 .649 25.4 0.8
    AAA   8 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.8  
1974 31 BIR FL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
    AAA   60 170 22 54 13 3 4 31 4 7 10 22 .318 .356 .500 .856 26.0  
1975 32 BRK FL 3 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 .125 .222 .250 .472 0.6 0.2
    AAA   34 50 6 12 3 1 1 7 5 4 1 8 .240 .255 .400 .655 4.5  
3 Years Sim 87 283 33 69 16 3 3 29 5 3 17 48 .244 .288 .353 .641 25.9 1.0
3 Years AAA 102 231 28 67 16 4 5 38 9 12 11 32 .290 .325 .459 .784 29.7  
162 Game Average 526 61 128 29 5 5 54 9 5 31 89 .244 .288 .353 .641 48.3  
Career Highs 82 274 32 68 15 3 3 27 4 3 16 45 .248 .291 .358 .649 25.4  
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   249 28 61 14 2 3 23 4 1 14 41 .245 .287 .353 .640 24.6
vs LH   34 5 8 2 1 0 6 1 2 3 7 .235 .297 .353 .650 3.0
Home 40 136 17 30 10 0 0 14 2 1 8 25 .221 .264 .294 .558 9.8
Away 47 147 16 39 6 3 3 15 3 2 9 23 .265 .310 .408 .718 17.9
RISP   64 0 22 6 0 0 24 0 0 4 11 .344 .377 .438 .814 9.6
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   35 7 9 4 0 0 5 0 0 3 7 .257 .316 .371 .687 3.9
Mar/Apr 21 69 8 12 4 0 1 13 1 0 7 12 .174 .250 .275 .525 4.9
May 23 72 10 20 4 2 1 5 1 0 2 15 .278 .297 .431 .728 8.8
June 16 52 4 11 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 11 .212 .255 .250 .505 2.9
July 16 56 7 16 4 1 0 6 2 3 5 3 .286 .344 .393 .737 6.7
August 9 33 4 10 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 .303 .314 .455 .769 4.5
Sep/Oct 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1973 30 BIR FL C 77 75 670.7 483 21 1 1 .998 6.76 45 14 .311 1 4.6
1974 31 BIR FL C 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1975 32 BRK FL C 2 2 18.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 3 0 .000 0 0.1
Career Totals   81 77 692.7 493 21 1 1 .998 6.68 48 14 .292 1 4.6
Career Highs   77 75 670.7 483 21 1 1 1.000 6.76 45 14 .311 1  
History
Drafted in 29th round, 687th overall pick, by Birmingham in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/2/1973, off Ron Vivero (DM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1973, off Scott Nuvotna (SLC)
Released by Birmingham on 4/11/1975
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 5/11/1975 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year