Kevin Newman
Bats R Throws R6'0" 195 lbBorn 1993 Poway, USADebut 2018Team LAADraft 2015 R1 #19 Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona
Projections
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 95 | 87 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0.240 | 0.287 | 0.334 | 0.621 | 0.093 | 0.274 | 16.4 | 5.8 | 72.3 | -0.03 |
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.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | LAA | 57 | 116 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0.202 | 0.209 | 0.272 | 0.481 | 24.6 |
| 2024 | ARI | 111 | 311 | 41 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 0.278 | 0.311 | 0.375 | 0.686 | 88.5 |
| 2023 | CIN | 74 | 253 | 28 | 57 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 0.253 | 0.311 | 0.364 | 0.675 | 79.8 |
| 2022 | PIT | 78 | 309 | 31 | 79 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 0.274 | 0.316 | 0.372 | 0.687 | 93.4 |
| 2021 | PIT | 148 | 554 | 50 | 117 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 6 | 27 | 41 | 0.226 | 0.265 | 0.309 | 0.574 | 52.5 |
| 2020 | PIT | 44 | 172 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 0.224 | 0.281 | 0.276 | 0.556 | 55.6 |
| 2019 | PIT | 130 | 531 | 61 | 152 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 16 | 28 | 62 | 0.308 | 0.353 | 0.446 | 0.800 | 111.5 |
| 2018 | PIT | 31 | 97 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0.209 | 0.247 | 0.231 | 0.478 | 26.9 |
| Career | | 673 | 2343 | 243 | 562 | 102 | 12 | 28 | 210 | 47 | 120 | 300 | 0.259 | 0.300 | 0.355 | 0.656 | 76.8 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2025 | LAA | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Career | | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2025 | 116 | 86.6 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 29.3 | 17.0 | 32.1 | 0.211 | 0.283 | 0.218 | 27.0 |
| 2024 | 311 | 85.6 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 23.4 | 17.3 | 28.5 | 0.257 | 0.326 | 0.275 | 27.5 |
| 2023 | 253 | 86.5 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 29.3 | 14.8 | 26.8 | 0.270 | 0.381 | 0.313 | 28.0 |
| 2022 | 309 | 85.8 | 13.1 | 1.7 | 27.2 | 15.8 | 31.3 | 0.260 | 0.340 | 0.287 | 27.9 |
| 2021 | 554 | 85.3 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 26.0 | 12.1 | 26.5 | 0.254 | 0.338 | 0.278 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 172 | 85.5 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 28.3 | 14.6 | 28.2 | 0.253 | 0.337 | 0.290 | 27.5 |
| 2019 | 531 | 85.3 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 24.8 | 13.9 | 33.8 | 0.273 | 0.374 | 0.303 | 28.5 |
| 2018 | 97 | 83.5 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 17.4 | 21.6 | 30.7 | 0.213 | 0.267 | 0.228 | 29.0 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | LAA | 3B | 32 | 163 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0.915 | -0.8 |
| 2025 | LAA | SS | 14 | 90 | 21 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 0.984 | -0.7 |
| 2025 | LAA | 2B | 8 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0.950 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | LAA | 1B | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.0 |
| 2025 | LAA | P | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2024 | ARI | SS | 55 | 428 | 46 | 127 | 3 | 30 | 0.983 | -0.5 |
| 2024 | ARI | 2B | 44 | 285 | 43 | 83 | 1 | 21 | 0.992 | +4.1 |
| 2024 | ARI | 1B | 10 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | ARI | 3B | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | -2.2 |
| 2024 | ARI | OF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2023 | CIN | 3B | 24 | 163 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0.952 | -0.4 |
| 2023 | CIN | SS | 19 | 148 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 0.969 | -4.8 |
| 2023 | CIN | 2B | 16 | 97 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | -2.9 |
| 2023 | CIN | 1B | 9 | 55 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | PIT | 2B | 42 | 332 | 73 | 104 | 1 | 32 | 0.994 | +4.3 |
| 2022 | PIT | SS | 33 | 272 | 35 | 71 | 5 | 18 | 0.955 | -3.9 |
| 2021 | PIT | SS | 132 | 1074 | 164 | 286 | 3 | 62 | 0.993 | +6.0 |
| 2021 | PIT | 2B | 15 | 92 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | -0.7 |
| 2020 | PIT | SS | 23 | 184 | 20 | 46 | 5 | 10 | 0.930 | -0.4 |
| 2020 | PIT | 2B | 20 | 159 | 33 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 0.960 | +0.0 |
| 2019 | PIT | SS | 104 | 824 | 124 | 235 | 10 | 43 | 0.973 | -2.2 |
| 2019 | PIT | 2B | 23 | 158 | 30 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | +0.9 |
| 2019 | PIT | 3B | 6 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0.867 | +1.4 |
| 2019 | PIT | OF | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2018 | PIT | SS | 24 | 183 | 25 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 0.956 | -1.2 |
| 2018 | PIT | 2B | 8 | 44 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0.952 | +1.2 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2026 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 208 | 0 HR, 1 SB | 0.225 | 0.587 |
| 2025 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | Bat | 61 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.296 | 0.747 |
| 2024 | AAA | Reno Aces | Bat | 27 | 1 HR, 1 SB | 0.364 | 1.043 |
| 2023 | AAA | Louisville Bats | Bat | 44 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.211 | 0.529 |
| 2022 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | Bat | 53 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.396 | 0.892 |
| 2019 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | Bat | 35 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.233 | 0.643 |
| 2018 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | Bat | 477 | 4 HR, 28 SB | 0.302 | 0.757 |
| 2017 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | Bat | 178 | 0 HR, 7 SB | 0.283 | 0.687 |
| 2017 | AA | Altoona Curve | Bat | 375 | 4 HR, 4 SB | 0.259 | 0.669 |
| 2016 | AA | Altoona Curve | Bat | 268 | 2 HR, 6 SB | 0.288 | 0.739 |
| 2016 | A+ | Bradenton Marauders | Bat | 189 | 3 HR, 4 SB | 0.366 | 0.922 |
| 2015 | A | West Virginia Power | Bat | 110 | 0 HR, 6 SB | 0.306 | 0.743 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2025 | 0.247 | 0.240 | 0.245 | 0.240 |
| 2024 | 0.324 | 0.306 | 0.323 | 0.306 |
| 2023 | 0.361 | 0.269 | 0.289 | 0.330 |
| 2022 | 0.395 | 0.276 | 0.330 | 0.303 |
| 2021 | 0.268 | 0.263 | 0.268 | 0.261 |
| 2020 | 0.372 | 0.250 | 0.319 | 0.232 |
| 2019 | 0.347 | 0.371 | 0.326 | 0.408 |
| 2018 | 0.391 | 0.191 | 0.163 | 0.255 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.