Rip Sewell
Truett Banks Sewell
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 11, 1907 in Decatur, AL
School: Vanderbilt University (All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 1932
Final Game: September 18, 1949
Died: September 3, 1989 in Plant City, FL
Relatives: Cousin of Joe Sewell, Cousin of Luke Sewell and Cousin of Tommy Sewell
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1932 25 DET AL 0 0 12.66 5 0 3 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 2 8 2 0 0 0 59 37 2.531 16.0 1.7 6.8 1.7 0.25
1938 31 PIT NL 0 1 .000 4.23 17 0 11 0 0 1 38.1 41 27 18 3 21 17 2 0 3 176 90 1.617 9.6 0.7 4.9 4.0 0.81
1939 32 PIT NL 10 9 .526 4.08 52 12 20 5 1 2 176.1 177 93 80 10 73 69 1 0 1 763 94 1.418 9.0 0.5 3.7 3.5 0.95
1940 33 PIT NL 16 5 .762 2.80 33 23 3 14 2 1 189.2 169 71 59 6 67 60 3 0 2 790 136 1.244 8.0 0.3 3.2 2.8 0.90 MVP-25
1941 34 PIT NL 14 17 .452 3.72 39 32 7 18 2 2 249.0 225 126 103 18 84 76 3 0 8 1055 98 1.241 8.1 0.7 3.0 2.7 0.90
1942 35 PIT NL 17 15 .531 3.41 40 33 7 18 5 2 248.0 259 117 94 13 72 69 2 0 4 1067 99 1.335 9.4 0.5 2.6 2.5 0.96
1943 36 PIT NL 21 9 .700 2.54 35 31 4 25 2 3 265.1 267 94 75 6 75 65 2 1 2 1113 136 1.289 9.1 0.2 2.5 2.2 0.87 AS,MVP-6
1944 37 PIT NL 21 12 .636 3.18 38 33 4 24 3 2 286.0 263 112 101 15 99 87 3 1 1 1218 117 1.266 8.3 0.5 3.1 2.7 0.88 AS,MVP-11
1945 38 PIT NL 11 9 .550 4.07 33 24 7 9 1 1 188.0 212 116 85 9 91 60 2 0 5 863 97 1.612 10.1 0.4 4.4 2.9 0.66
1946 39 PIT NL 8 12 .400 3.68 25 20 2 11 2 0 149.1 140 68 61 6 53 33 1 0 2 641 96 1.292 8.4 0.4 3.2 2.0 0.62 AS
1947 40 PIT NL 6 4 .600 3.57 24 12 8 4 1 0 121.0 121 58 48 11 36 36 3 0 1 504 118 1.298 9.0 0.8 2.7 2.7 1.00
1948 41 PIT NL 13 3 .813 3.48 21 17 3 7 0 0 121.2 126 51 47 9 37 36 1 0 1 522 117 1.340 9.3 0.7 2.7 2.7 0.97
1949 42 PIT NL 6 1 .857 3.91 28 6 9 2 1 1 76.0 82 35 33 8 32 26 0 0 0 330 108 1.500 9.7 0.9 3.8 3.1 0.81
13 Seasons 143 97 .596 3.48 390 243 88 137 20 15 2119.1 2101 983 819 116 748 636 23 2 30 9101 107 1.344 8.9 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.85
162 Game Avg. 15 10 .596 3.48 42 26 9 15 2 2 228 226 106 88 12 80 68 2 0 3 978 107 1.344 8.9 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.85
PIT (12 yrs) 143 97 .596 3.43 385 243 85 137 20 15 2108.2 2082 968 804 114 740 634 23 2 30 9042 109 1.338 8.9 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.86
DET (1 yr) 0 0 12.66 5 0 3 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 2 8 2 0 0 0 59 37 2.531 16.0 1.7 6.8 1.7 0.25
NL (12 yrs) 143 97 .596 3.43 385 243 85 137 20 15 2108.2 2082 968 804 114 740 634 23 2 30 9042 109 1.338 8.9 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.86
AL (1 yr) 0 0 12.66 5 0 3 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 2 8 2 0 0 0 59 37 2.531 16.0 1.7 6.8 1.7 0.25

All-Star Pitching

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Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1943 PIT NL 36 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1944 PIT NL 37 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 0.333 0.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
1945 PIT NL 38
1946 PIT NL 39 0 0 0 36.00 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 4 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.000 36.0 9.0 0.0 0.0
4 Seasons (3 Appearances) 0 0 0 7.20 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 20 1.000 7.2 1.8 1.8 3.6 2.00

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1932 25 0 0 12.66 5 0 3 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 2 8 2 0 0 0 59 37 2.531 16.0 1.7 6.8 1.7 0.25 37
1933 26 0 0 12.66 5 0 3 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 2 8 2 0 0 0 59 37 2.531 16.0 1.7 6.8 1.7 0.25 37
1934 27 0 0 12.66 5 0 3 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 2 8 2 0 0 0 59 37 2.531 16.0 1.7 6.8 1.7 0.25 37
1935 28 0 0 12.66 5 0 3 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 2 8 2 0 0 0 59 37 2.531 16.0 1.7 6.8 1.7 0.25 37
1936 29 0 0 12.66 5 0 3 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 2 8 2 0 0 0 59 37 2.531 16.0 1.7 6.8 1.7 0.25 37
1937 30 0 0 12.66 5 0 3 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 2 8 2 0 0 0 59 37 2.531 16.0 1.7 6.8 1.7 0.25 37
1938 31 0 1 .000 6.06 22 0 14 0 0 1 49.0 60 42 33 5 29 19 2 0 3 235 66 1.816 11.0 0.9 5.3 3.5 0.66 66
1939 32 10 10 .500 4.51 74 12 34 5 1 3 225.1 237 135 113 15 102 88 3 0 4 998 86 1.504 9.5 0.6 4.1 3.5 0.86 86
1940 33 26 15 .634 3.73 107 35 37 19 3 4 415.0 406 206 172 21 169 148 6 0 6 1788 103 1.386 8.8 0.5 3.7 3.2 0.88 103
1941 34 40 32 .556 3.73 146 67 44 37 5 6 664.0 631 332 275 39 253 224 9 0 14 2843 101 1.331 8.6 0.5 3.4 3.0 0.89 101
1942 35 57 47 .548 3.64 186 100 51 55 10 8 912.0 890 449 369 52 325 293 11 0 18 3910 100 1.332 8.8 0.5 3.2 2.9 0.90 100
1943 36 78 56 .582 3.39 221 131 55 80 12 11 1177.1 1157 543 444 58 400 358 13 1 20 5023 107 1.322 8.8 0.4 3.1 2.7 0.90 107
1944 37 99 68 .593 3.35 259 164 59 104 15 13 1463.1 1420 655 545 73 499 445 16 2 21 6241 109 1.311 8.7 0.4 3.1 2.7 0.89 109
1945 38 110 77 .588 3.43 292 188 66 113 16 14 1651.1 1632 771 630 82 590 505 18 2 26 7104 107 1.346 8.9 0.4 3.2 2.8 0.86 107
1946 39 118 89 .570 3.45 317 208 68 124 18 14 1800.2 1772 839 691 88 643 538 19 2 28 7745 106 1.341 8.9 0.4 3.2 2.7 0.84 106
1947 40 124 93 .571 3.46 341 220 76 128 19 14 1921.2 1893 897 739 99 679 574 22 2 29 8249 107 1.338 8.9 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.85 107
1948 41 137 96 .588 3.46 362 237 79 135 19 14 2043.1 2019 948 786 108 716 610 23 2 30 8771 107 1.338 8.9 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.85 107
1949 42 143 97 .596 3.48 390 243 88 137 20 15 2119.1 2101 983 819 116 748 636 23 2 30 9101 107 1.344 8.9 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.85 107

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1932 25 0 1 .000 9.75 12.0 18 14 13 2 8 2 0 2.167 13.5 6.0 1.5 0.25 1.5 5
1938 31 2 2 .500 4.28 40.0 43 21 19 3 22 18 2 1.625 9.7 5.0 4.1 0.82 0.7 17
1939 32 9 10 .474 4.27 179.0 187 94 85 11 77 70 1 1.475 9.4 3.9 3.5 0.91 0.6 52
1940 33 14 7 .667 2.94 193.0 178 70 63 6 71 61 3 1.290 8.3 3.3 2.8 0.86 0.3 33
1941 34 14 14 .500 3.93 254.0 241 123 111 19 90 78 3 1.303 8.5 3.2 2.8 0.87 0.7 39
1942 35 14 14 .500 3.93 252.0 290 122 110 15 81 70 2 1.472 10.4 2.9 2.5 0.86 0.5 40
1943 36 19 10 .655 2.93 264.0 289 96 86 6 81 65 2 1.402 9.9 2.8 2.2 0.80 0.2 35
1944 37 19 13 .594 3.24 294.0 277 118 106 16 104 89 3 1.296 8.5 3.2 2.7 0.86 0.5 38
1945 38 11 10 .524 3.88 197.0 217 94 85 9 93 63 2 1.574 9.9 4.2 2.9 0.68 0.4 33
1946 39 8 8 .500 4.09 152.0 154 77 69 7 58 34 1 1.395 9.1 3.4 2.0 0.59 0.4 25
1947 40 8 5 .615 3.39 122.0 121 51 46 11 36 36 3 1.287 8.9 2.7 2.7 1.00 0.8 24
1948 41 7 6 .538 3.43 126.0 130 53 48 9 38 37 1 1.333 9.3 2.7 2.6 0.97 0.6 21
1949 42 4 4 .500 3.79 76.0 82 36 32 8 32 26 0 1.500 9.7 3.8 3.1 0.81 0.9 28
13 Seasons 129 104 .554 3.64 2161.0 2227 969 873 122 791 649 23 1.397 9.3 2.7 0.82 0.5 390

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1958 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1962 BBWAA ( 0.6%)
1964 BBWAA ( 0.5%)

All-Star Games
1943 *
1944 *
1945
1946 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1940 NL (25, 2%)
1943 NL (6, 38%)
1944 NL (11, 15%)
0.55 Career Shares (401st)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1940 NL  2.800 (3rd)
1943 NL  2.544 (4th)

Wins s c a p y
1940 NL  16 (4th)
1941 NL  14 (9th)
1942 NL  17 (6th)
1943 NL  21 (1st)
1944 NL  21 (3rd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1940 NL  .762 (2nd)
1943 NL  .700 (4th)
1944 NL  .636 (6th)
1948 NL  .813 (1st)
Career  .596 (126th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1941 NL  1.241 (6th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 NL  8.019 (6th)
1941 NL  8.133 (6th)
1944 NL  8.276 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1939 NL  52 (2nd)
1941 NL  39 (7th)
1942 NL  40 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1943 NL  3 (10th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1941 NL  249.0 (4th)
1942 NL  248.0 (8th)
1943 NL  265.3 (5th)
1944 NL  286.0 (3rd)

Games Started s c a p y
1941 NL  32 (4th)
1942 NL  33 (4th)
1943 NL  31 (8th)
1944 NL  33 (5th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1941 NL  18 (7th)
1942 NL  18 (8th)
1943 NL  25 (1st)
1944 NL  24 (4th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1942 NL  5 (2nd)
1944 NL  3 (8th)
Career  20 (244th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1941 NL  18 (2nd)
1942 NL  13 (4th)
1944 NL  15 (4th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1941 NL  84 (5th)
1944 NL  99 (5th)
1945 NL  91 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1941 NL  225 (8th)
1942 NL  259 (3rd)
1943 NL  267 (2nd)
1944 NL  263 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 NL  .285 (4th)
1943 NL  .203 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1941 NL  17 (1st)
1942 NL  15 (7th)
1946 NL  12 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1941 NL  103 (2nd)
1942 NL  94 (2nd)
1944 NL  101 (4th)
1945 NL  85 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1941 NL  8 (2nd)
1942 NL  4 (9th)
1945 NL  5 (7th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1941 NL  1055 (4th)
1942 NL  1067 (7th)
1943 NL  1113 (4th)
1944 NL  1218 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1939 NL  20 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1940 NL  136 (3rd)
1943 NL  136 (3rd)

Oldest s c a p y
1946 NL  born 1907-05-11 (8th)
1947 NL  born 1907-05-11 (3rd)
1948 NL  born 1907-05-11 (3rd)
1949 NL  born 1907-05-11 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 9 (260), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 78 (311), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 42 (321), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 21 (267), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Johnny Sain (932)
  8. Johnny Allen (931)
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  10. Jack Billingham (922)
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  7. Jim Hearn (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Preacher Roe (921)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Harry Gumbert (902)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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