Kevin
Newman
3BAge : 33Bats : R
#28
Kevin Newman
#283B
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2018-08-16
Born in : Poway, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels | 57 | 114 | 23 | 2 | 11 | .202 | .481 |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 111 | 288 | 80 | 3 | 28 | .278 | .686 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 225 | 57 | 3 | 28 | .253 | .675 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 288 | 79 | 2 | 24 | .274 | .688 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 517 | 117 | 5 | 39 | .226 | .574 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 156 | 35 | 1 | 10 | .224 | .557 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 130 | 493 | 152 | 12 | 64 | .308 | .799 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 91 | 19 | 0 | 6 | .209 | .478 |
| Career totals | 673 | 2172 | 562 | 28 | 210 | .259 | .655 | |
Advanced stats, 2025HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
29
wOBA
.209
xwOBA
.218
OPS
.481
AVG
.202
OBP
.209
HR
2
RBI
11
SB
1
PA
116
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-1.1
Home runs
4
2025 WAR
-0.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Declining (-20)
- 20221.2 WAR · 2.3 per full season
- 20230.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
- 20241.4 WAR · 2.7 per full season
- 2025-0.6 WAR
Outlook, age included
-20 · 31 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
54
Replacement or prospect
- CON
- Contact
- 79
- POW
- Power
- 48
- EYE
- Eye
- 65
- SPD
- Speed
- 78
- FLD
- Fielding
- 72
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 75
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
86.6 mi/h
8th percentile
Max exit velocity
105.5 mi/h
1th percentile
Barrels
2.2 %
6th percentile
Hard-hit
29.3 %
7th percentile
xBA
.211
6th percentile
Bat speed
—
Sprint speed
27.0 pi/s
39th percentile
Outs above average
-2
40th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LAA | -0.6 | 1 | 54 | 86.6 | 105.5 | 2.2 | 29.3 | .211 |
| 2024 | AZ | 1.4 | 36 | 68 | 85.6 | 104.7 | 1.6 | 23.4 | .257 |
| 2023 | CIN | 0.0 | 19 | 68 | 86.5 | 105.7 | 2.5 | 29.3 | .270 |
| 2022 | PIT | 1.2 | 30 | 71 | 85.8 | 108.2 | 1.6 | 27.2 | .260 |
| 2021 | PIT | -0.4 | 4 | 76 | 85.3 | 109.4 | 1.6 | 26.0 | .254 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29 | vs TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .202 |
| Jul 28 | vs TEX | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .205 |
| Jul 27 | vs SEA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .202 |
| Jul 26 | vs SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| Jul 25 | vs SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| Jul 23 | @ NYM | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| Jul 20 | @ PHI | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 |
| Jul 19 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 |
| Jul 18 | @ PHI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .204 |
| Jul 13 | vs AZ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 |