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Luke Sewell

James Luther Sewell

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: January 5, 1901 in Titus, AL
High School: Wetumpka (Wetumpka, AL)
School: University of Alabama (All Transactions)
Debut: June 30, 1921
Teams (by GP): Indians/WhiteSox/Senators/Browns 1921-1942

Final Game: August 1, 1942
Died: May 14, 1987 in Akron, OH
Buried: Rose Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, OH
Relatives: Brother of Joe Sewell, Brother of Tommy Sewell and Cousin of Rip Sewell
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 12:20AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1410. Dave Philley… #1411. Yank Robinson… #1412. Adolfo Phillips… #1413. LUKE SEWELL… #1414. Geovany Soto… #1415. Quilvio Veras… #1416. Ivey Wingo… 

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1921 20 CLE AL 3 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 1 /2
1922 21 CLE AL 41 95 87 14 23 5 0 0 10 1 1 5 8 .264 .312 .322 .634 64 28 1 2 2
1923 22 CLE AL 10 11 10 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .273 .400 .673 75 4 0 0 /2
1924 23 CLE AL 63 194 165 27 48 9 1 0 17 1 0 22 13 .291 .387 .358 .745 91 59 4 3 2
1925 24 CLE AL 74 262 220 30 51 10 2 0 18 6 2 33 18 .232 .337 .295 .633 61 65 2 7 2/O
1926 25 CLE AL 126 499 433 41 103 16 4 0 46 9 3 36 27 .238 .302 .293 .596 55 127 4 26 *2
1927 26 CLE AL 128 512 470 52 138 27 6 0 53 4 8 20 23 .294 .328 .377 .705 82 177 4 18 *2 MVP-9
1928 27 CLE AL 122 457 411 52 111 16 9 3 52 4 4 26 27 .270 .318 .375 .693 81 154 3 17 *2 MVP-12
1929 28 CLE AL 124 457 406 41 96 16 3 1 39 6 6 29 26 .236 .287 .298 .585 49 121 0 22 *2
1930 29 CLE AL 76 315 292 40 75 21 2 1 43 5 2 14 9 .257 .293 .353 .646 61 103 1 8 2
1931 30 CLE AL 108 422 375 45 103 30 4 1 53 1 1 36 17 .275 .341 .384 .725 87 144 2 9 *2
1932 31 CLE AL 87 343 300 36 76 20 2 2 52 4 5 38 24 .253 .337 .353 .691 73 106 0 5 2
1933 32 WSH AL 141 536 474 65 125 30 4 2 61 7 2 48 24 .264 .335 .357 .692 84 169 3 11 *2
1934 33 WSH AL 72 231 207 21 49 7 3 2 21 0 1 22 10 .237 .313 .329 .642 68 68 1 1 2/O345
1935 34 CHW AL 118 458 421 52 120 19 3 2 67 3 2 32 18 .285 .336 .359 .694 78 151 0 5 *2 MVP-15
1936 35 CHW AL 128 509 451 59 113 20 5 5 73 11 2 54 16 .251 .332 .350 .682 66 158 1 3 *2
1937 36 CHW AL 122 459 412 51 111 21 6 1 61 4 5 46 18 .269 .343 .357 .700 76 147 0 1 *2 AS,MVP-5
1938 37 CHW AL 65 236 211 23 45 4 1 0 27 0 0 20 20 .213 .284 .242 .526 31 51 1 4 2
1939 38 CLE AL 16 25 20 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .150 .261 .200 .461 21 4 0 0 2 2/3
1942 41 SLB AL 6 13 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .083 .154 .083 .237 -33 1 1 0 0 /2
20 Seasons 1630 6041 5383 653 1393 272 56 20 696 66 44 486 307 .259 .323 .341 .665 70 1837 1 27 145
162 Game Avg. 162 600 535 65 138 27 6 2 69 7 4 48 31 .259 .323 .341 .665 70 183 3 14
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
CLE (13 yrs) 978 3599 3195 381 829 171 34 8 386 41 32 263 196 .259 .320 .342 .662 70 1092 0 21 120
CHW (4 yrs) 433 1662 1495 185 389 64 15 8 228 18 9 152 72 .260 .329 .339 .668 67 507 2 13
WSH (2 yrs) 213 767 681 86 174 37 7 4 82 7 3 70 34 .256 .328 .348 .676 79 237 4 12
SLB (1 yr) 6 13 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .083 .154 .083 .237 -33 1 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1921 20 CLE AL 7 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /2
1922 21 CLE AL 95 -5 0 0 0 -1 1 3 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 2
1923 22 CLE AL 11 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ /2
1924 23 CLE AL 194 -2 1 0 0 -1 2 6 6 0.7 7 0.7 0.0 $ 2
1925 24 CLE AL 262 -13 1 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ 2/O
1926 25 CLE AL 499 -28 0 0 0 0 4 16 -8 -0.8 -8 -0.8 0.0 $ *2
1927 26 CLE AL 512 -12 -3 0 0 -1 4 17 5 0.5 6 0.6 -0.1 $ *2 MVP-9
1928 27 CLE AL 457 -12 0 0 0 -1 4 15 6 0.6 7 0.7 -0.1 $ *2 MVP-12
1929 28 CLE AL 457 -34 -1 0 0 -2 4 15 -18 -1.7 -16 -1.6 -0.1 $ *2
1930 29 CLE AL 315 -19 1 0 0 0 2 10 -6 -0.4 -6 -0.6 0.2 $ 2
1931 30 CLE AL 422 -7 -1 0 0 -1 3 14 8 0.8 9 0.9 -0.1 $ *2
1932 31 CLE AL 343 -11 -2 0 0 1 3 11 2 0.3 1 0.1 0.2 $ 2
1933 32 WSH AL 536 -9 1 0 0 1 5 18 16 1.6 15 1.5 0.1 $ *2
1934 33 WSH AL 231 -11 -1 0 0 1 1 8 -2 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $ 2/O345
1935 34 CHW AL 458 -13 0 0 0 0 4 15 6 0.7 6 0.6 0.1 $ *2 MVP-15
1936 35 CHW AL 509 -23 1 0 0 1 4 17 0 0.3 -1 -0.1 0.4 $ *2
1937 36 CHW AL 459 -13 -1 0 0 1 4 15 6 0.7 5 0.5 0.2 $ *2 AS,MVP-5
1938 37 CHW AL 236 -23 0 0 0 1 2 8 -12 -1.0 -13 -1.3 0.3 $ 2
1939 38 CLE AL 25 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 2/3
1942 41 SLB AL 13 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /2
20 Seasons 6041 -241 -4 0 0 -1 49 198 1 1.3 2 0.2 1.1 $
Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
CLE (13 yrs) 3599 -147 -4 0 0 -6 29 117 -11 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $
CHW (4 yrs) 1662 -72 0 0 0 3 14 55 0 0.7 -3 -0.3 1.0 $
WSH (2 yrs) 767 -20 0 0 0 2 6 26 14 1.4 12 1.2 0.2 $
SLB (1 yr) 13 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1933 32 WSH AL WS NYG L 5 19 17 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 .176 .263 .176 .440 3 0 0 0 0 1
1 WS 5 19 17 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 .176 .263 .176 .440 3 0 0 0 0 1

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1921 CLE AL 20 C 3 11 7 4 0 0 1.000 3.67 .971 4.90 0 1 2 67%
1922 CLE AL 21 C 39 134 108 21 5 3 .963 3.31 .977 4.81 3 15 10 40%
1923 CLE AL 22 C 7 12 5 5 2 0 .833 1.43 .975 4.81 1 0 0
1924 CLE AL 23 C 57 222 171 42 9 5 .959 3.74 .972 4.61 5 29 28 49%
1925 CLE AL 24 C 66 278 216 54 8 13 .971 4.09 .977 4.60 4 28 22 44%
1925 CLE AL 24 OF 2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .965 2.45
1925 CLE AL 24 LF 2 2 2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .958 2.35
1926 CLE AL 25 C 125 537 437 91 9 3 .983 4.22 .979 4.66 3 39 37 49%
1927 CLE AL 26 C 126 541 402 119 20 14 .963 4.13 .974 4.63 7 61 69 53% MVP-9
1928 CLE AL 27 C 118 563 430 117 16 13 .972 4.64 .976 4.71 13 55 61 53% MVP-12
1929 CLE AL 28 C 124 532 433 81 18 11 .966 4.15 .976 4.69 9 62 47 43%
1930 CLE AL 29 C 76 341 283 49 9 5 .974 4.37 .984 4.88 3 38 25 40%
1931 CLE AL 30 C 104 454 384 61 9 5 .980 4.28 .981 4.92 5 55 38 41%
1932 CLE AL 31 C 84 364 306 50 8 8 .978 4.24 .982 4.90 2 30 28 48%
1933 WSH AL 32 C 141 583 516 61 6 12 .990 4.09 .988 4.88 3 29 27 48%
1934 WSH AL 33 C 50 167 143 23 1 6 .994 3.32 .981 4.99 2 12 11 48%
1934 WSH AL 33 OF 7 18 14 3 1 1 .944 2.43 .968 2.29
1934 WSH AL 33 1B 6 60 57 3 0 4 1.000 10.00 .991 10.00
1934 WSH AL 33 2B 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .970 5.90
1934 WSH AL 33 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.10
1934 WSH AL 33 RF 5 5 5 13 10 3 0 1 1.000 2.60 .964 2.08
1934 WSH AL 33 LF 2 1 1 5 4 0 1 0 .800 2.00 .968 2.15
1935 CHW AL 34 C 112 488 399 83 6 10 .988 4.30 .984 4.75 9 51 26 34% MVP-15
1936 CHW AL 35 C 126 557 461 87 9 12 .984 4.35 .979 4.78 9 45 35 44%
1937 CHW AL 36 C 118 583 502 72 9 11 .985 4.86 .980 5.04 8 47 33 41% AS,MVP-5
1938 CHW AL 37 C 65 264 205 55 4 7 .985 4.00 .983 4.88 5 26 16 38%
1939 CLE AL 38 C 15 29 24 4 1 0 .966 1.87 .981 4.92 0 9 3 25%
1939 CLE AL 38 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.60
1942 SLB AL 41 C 6 18 12 5 1 1 .944 2.83 .979 4.93 0 4 2 33%
20 Seasons C 1562 6678 5444 1084 150 139 .978 4.18 .980 4.79 91 636 520 45%
2 Seasons OF 9 24 20 3 1 1 .958 2.56 .967 2.32
2 Seasons 1B 7 60 57 3 0 4 1.000 8.57 .991 9.94
1 Season RF 5 5 5 13 10 3 0 1 1.000 2.60 .964 2.08
2 Seasons LF 4 3 3 11 10 0 1 0 .909 2.50 .963 2.25
1 Season 2B 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .970 5.90
1 Season 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.10
20 Seasons TOT 1580 6764 5522 1091 151 144 .978 4.19 .980 4.80 91 636 520 45%
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1948 BBWAA ( 0.8%)
1958 BBWAA ( 1.1%)
1960 BBWAA ( 1.1%)
1962 BBWAA ( 0.6%)

All-Star Games
1937

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1927 AL (9, 20%)
1928 AL (12, 9%)
1935 AL (15, 9%)
1937 AL (5, 28%)
0.66 Career Shares (361st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1933 AL  3 (6th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1926 AL  26 (10th)
1929 AL  22 (7th)
Career  145 (187th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1935 AL  23.4 (8th)
1936 AL  28.2 (5th)
1937 AL  22.9 (6th)
Career  17.5 (176th)

Def. Games as C s c a p y
1926 AL  125 (1st)
1927 AL  126 (2nd)
1928 AL  118 (2nd)
1929 AL  124 (3rd)
1931 AL  104 (5th)
1933 AL  141 (1st)
1935 AL  112 (4th)
1936 AL  126 (2nd)
1937 AL  118 (2nd)
Career  1,562 (26th)

Putouts as C s c a p y
1926 AL  437 (3rd)
1927 AL  402 (3rd)
1928 AL  430 (2nd)
1929 AL  433 (3rd)
1930 AL  283 (5th)
1931 AL  384 (5th)
1933 AL  516 (4th)
1935 AL  399 (5th)
1936 AL  461 (4th)
1937 AL  502 (3rd)
Career  5,444 (86th)

Assists as C s c a p y
1926 AL  91 (1st)
1927 AL  119 (1st)
1928 AL  117 (1st)
1929 AL  81 (3rd)
1930 AL  49 (5th)
1935 AL  83 (2nd)
1936 AL  87 (1st)
1937 AL  72 (3rd)
Career  1,084 (33rd)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1925 AL  8 (4th)
1926 AL  9 (4th)
1927 AL  20 (1st)
1928 AL  16 (2nd)
1929 AL  18 (1st)
1930 AL  9 (2nd)
1931 AL  9 (4th)
1932 AL  8 (5th)
1933 AL  6 (2nd)
1936 AL  9 (5th)
1937 AL  9 (3rd)
Career  150 (74th)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1927 AL  7 (3rd)
1928 AL  13 (1st)
1929 AL  9 (1st)
1931 AL  5 (4th)
1935 AL  9 (1st)
1936 AL  9 (2nd)
1937 AL  8 (3rd)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
1926 AL  39 (5th)
1927 AL  69 (2nd)
1928 AL  66 (2nd)
1929 AL  67 (2nd)
1930 AL  45 (3rd)
1931 AL  50 (5th)
1935 AL  51 (2nd)
1936 AL  46 (3rd)
1937 AL  44 (5th)
Career  636 (99th)

Caught Stealing as C s c a p y
1926 AL  34 (5th)
1927 AL  71 (1st)
1928 AL  60 (1st)
1929 AL  51 (1st)
1931 AL  39 (3rd)
1935 AL  30 (3rd)
1936 AL  37 (1st)
1937 AL  30 (3rd)
Career  520 (59th)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1925 AL  50.0 (5th)
1927 AL  50.7 (2nd)
1928 AL  47.6 (4th)
1933 AL  48.1 (5th)
1936 AL  44.6 (3rd)
1937 AL  40.5 (3rd)
1938 AL  47.7 (1st)

Range Factor/Game as C s c a p y
1926 AL  4.22 (4th)
1927 AL  4.13 (3rd)
1928 AL  4.64 (3rd)
1929 AL  4.15 (3rd)
1932 AL  4.24 (5th)
1935 AL  4.30 (5th)
1936 AL  4.35 (3rd)
1937 AL  4.86 (4th)

Fielding % as C s c a p y
1926 AL  .983 (2nd)
1928 AL  .972 (4th)
1929 AL  .966 (5th)
1933 AL  .990 (5th)
1935 AL  .988 (3rd)
1936 AL  .984 (3rd)
1937 AL  .985 (5th)

Oldest s c a p y
1938 AL  born 1901-01-05 (10th)
1939 AL  born 1901-01-05 (8th)
1942 AL  born 1901-01-05 (3rd)

Youngest s c a p y
1921 AL  born 1901-01-05 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 38 (501), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 23 (616), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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