Editing Hal Newhouser (section)

===Playing style and reputation===
[[File:Hal Newhouser 1945.jpg|thumb|Newhouser winding up in 1945]]
Newhouser's early seasons were marred by issues with his pitch control, specifically with his [[curveball]]. Even between innings, Newhouser's curves would go from well-located to hanging over the plate.<ref name="stewart213"/> After working on his curveball, Newhouser routinely threw three different types of curves: an overhand, or [[12–6 curveball]], a three-quarter curve which broke down and inside on a right-handed batter, and a slower curve. He usually employed the overhand curve when he had two strikes on a hitter.<ref name="macht187">{{Harvnb|Macht|2019|p=187}}</ref> 

One constant throughout his career was his high [[Base on balls|walk]] rate, even in his prime years. In his 223 starts during his All-Star years from 1942 to 1948, Newhouser allowed at least one walk in all but seventeen of them.<ref name="at 100"/> He is the Tigers' career leader in the statistic.<ref name="tigers top ten pitchers"/> The ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' called his style of play as "making good the hard way" due to his success despite allowing so many walks.<ref name="at 100"/> In contrast, he was also known for his ability to generate strikeouts, especially in the peak of his career. In a 1981 piece for ''[[The Baseball Research Journal]]'', James P. Maywar deemed Newhouser the tenth-best strikeout hurler of all time.<ref name="who are the best k pitchers">{{cite journal |last1=Maywar |first1=James P. |title=Who Are the Most Impressive Strikeout Pitchers? |journal=[[The Baseball Research Journal]] |date=1981 |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/who-are-the-most-impressive-strikeout-pitchers/ |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]]|access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> In addition, he was known for his tenacity and for finishing games. Of his 374 starts, he completed 212 of them. Former catcher [[Joe Ginsberg]] recalled that "you couldn't get the ball away from him – he hated to be pulled from a game."<ref name="obit"/>

Baseball historian [[Bill James]] compared Newhouser's career to that of [[Lefty Grove]], due to his strikeout ability, his slow development time, and for his low offensive production.<ref name="james894">{{Harvnb|James|2001|p=894}}</ref> His temperament also drew comparisons to Grove, as he developed the nickname "Hurricane Hal" due to his violent outbursts. He once smashed an entire case-worth of [[Coca-Cola]] bottles against the clubhouse walls after being pulled out of a game.<ref name="stewart213"/> In contrast, he earned the moniker "Prince Hal" as a result of his dignified and courtly appearance.<ref name="olney child">{{cite news |last1=Olney |first1=Buster |author-link1=Buster Olney|title=Jeter: Dynasty's child |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=olney_buster&id=1863947 |access-date=March 25, 2025 |work=[[ESPN]] |date=August 23, 2004}}</ref>