Sean Newcomb
Bats L Throws L6'5" 255 lbBorn 1993 Brockton, USADebut 2017Team ATHDraft 2014 R1 #15 Los Angeles Angels, HartfordContract 1 y/$4.5M (26) 2026: $4,500,000
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 244 | 22.5 | 9.0 | 2.49 | 22.2 | 6.16 | 103.0 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 102.7 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 102.2 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Most similar through age 32
His ten closest age-32 comparables averaged 93 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | ATH | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2024 | OAK | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2023 | OAK | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2022 | CHC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2021 | ATL | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -124.6 |
| 2020 | ATL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | ATL | 55 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -119.6 |
| 2018 | ATL | 31 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0.044 | 0.065 | 0.067 | 0.132 | -81.7 |
| 2017 | ATL | 19 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0.037 | 0.103 | 0.037 | 0.140 | -66.2 |
| Career | | 223 | 98 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 0.037 | 0.071 | 0.049 | 0.121 | -80.2 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 244 | | | | 102.7 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 283 | | | | 116.9 | 103.9 | 120.8 |
| 2025 | ATH | 2 | 5 | 2.73 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 92.3 | 391 | 5 | 31 | 91 | 103.3 | 99.3 | 102.6 |
| 2024 | OAK | 1 | 0 | 6.30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 78.9 | 102.8 | 81.7 |
| 2023 | OAK | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 61 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 112.9 | 99.1 | 111.9 |
| 2022 | CHC | 2 | 1 | 8.78 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 27.7 | 134 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 70.1 | 101.3 | 71.4 |
| 2021 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 4.73 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 32.3 | 150 | 1 | 27 | 43 | 95.6 | 101.7 | 97.3 |
| 2020 | ATL | 0 | 2 | 11.20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13.7 | 70 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 70.7 | 100.7 | 71.4 |
| 2019 | ATL | 6 | 3 | 3.16 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 68.3 | 293 | 8 | 29 | 65 | 106.7 | 98.0 | 104.7 |
| 2018 | ATL | 12 | 9 | 3.90 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 164.0 | 696 | 18 | 81 | 160 | 104.1 | 101.4 | 105.6 |
| 2017 | ATL | 4 | 9 | 4.32 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 100.0 | 456 | 10 | 57 | 108 | 95.0 | 100.5 | 95.5 |
| Career | | 30 | 30 | 4.20 | 223 | 65 | 4 | 523.3 | 2296 | 57 | 267 | 529 | 98.7 | | 99.1 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2021 | 2 | | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 82.8 | 30.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 0.008 | 0.021 | 0.013 | |
| 2018 | 53 | 82.0 | -16.6 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 37.4 | 25.6 | 0.022 | 0.034 | 0.040 | 23.6 |
| 2017 | 35 | 77.5 | -15.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.9 | 37.5 | 0.020 | 0.029 | 0.071 | 22.1 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | ATH | P | 48 | 92 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | -0.3 |
| 2024 | OAK | P | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | OAK | P | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.1 |
| 2022 | CHC | P | 20 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | ATL | P | 32 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.3 |
| 2020 | ATL | P | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2019 | ATL | P | 55 | 68 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.875 | -0.7 |
| 2018 | ATL | P | 31 | 164 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0.957 | +1.2 |
| 2017 | ATL | P | 19 | 100 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0.941 | +0.3 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2016 | AA | Mississippi Braves | Bat | 37 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.103 | 0.326 |
| 2024 | AAA | Las Vegas Aviators | Pit | 23 | 5.0 IP, 17% K | 3.60 | |
| 2023 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Pit | 131 | 31.1 IP, 31% K | 3.18 | |
| 2022 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pit | 101 | 24.0 IP, 31% K | 3.38 | |
| 2021 | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | Pit | 64 | 16.2 IP, 44% K | 1.67 | |
| 2019 | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | Pit | 80 | 20.2 IP, 25% K | 2.23 | |
| 2017 | AAA | Gwinnett Braves | Pit | 249 | 57.2 IP, 30% K | 2.99 | |
| 2016 | AA | Mississippi Braves | Pit | 595 | 140.0 IP, 26% K | 3.86 | |
| 2015 | AA | Arkansas Travelers | Pit | 151 | 36.0 IP, 26% K | 2.75 | |
| 2015 | A+ | Inland Empire 66ers | Pit | 280 | 65.2 IP, 30% K | 2.48 | |
| 2015 | A | Burlington Bees | Pit | 144 | 34.1 IP, 31% K | 1.85 | |
| 2014 | A | Burlington Bees | Pit | 52 | 11.2 IP, 29% K | 7.23 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2021 | | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| 2019 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| 2018 | 0.100 | 0.055 | 0.000 | 0.106 |
| 2017 | 0.000 | 0.096 | 0.094 | 0.070 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1.000 | | |
| Career | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1.000 | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.07 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 1.08 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |