Ewell Blackwell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 195lb (198cm, 88kg)

Born: October 23, 1922 in Fresno, CA us

Died: October 29, 1996 in Hendersonville, NC

Buried: Shepherd Memorial Park, Hendersonville, NC

High School: Bonita HS (La Verne, CA)

School: University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)

Debut: April 21, 1942 (Age 19-180d, 7,337th in MLB history)
vs. STL 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: April 18, 1955 (Age 32-177d)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Ewell Blackwell

Nicknames: The Whip

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.2

W

L

ERA

3.30

G

236

GS

169

SV

IP

1321.0

SO

839

WHIP

1.296

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1942	19	CIN-min	AA	15	10	.600	2.02	29	27		20	4		227.0	168	65	51		79		87	4	1	1				1.088	6.7		3.1	3.4	1.10	SYR IL
1942	19	CIN	NL	0	0		6.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	3	4	2	0	3		1	0	0	2	16	63	4.75	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	3.0	0.33
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Army)
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Army)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Army)
1946	23	CIN	NL	9	13	.409	2.45	33	25	5	10	5	0	194.1	160	62	53	1	79		100	4	0	4	803	137	2.71	1.230	7.4	*0.0*	3.7	4.6	1.27	AS
1947	24	CIN	NL	22	8	.733	2.47	33	33	0	23	6	0	273.0	227	91	75	10	95		193	4	1	2	1086	168	*2.65*	1.179	7.5	0.3	3.1	*6.4*	*2.03*	AS,MVP-2
1948	25	CIN	NL	7	9	.438	4.54	22	20	2	4	1	1	138.2	134	73	70	12	52		114	4	0	1	599	86	3.35	1.341	8.7	0.8	3.4	7.4	2.19	AS
1949	26	CIN	NL	5	5	.500	4.23	30	4	17	0	0	1	76.2	80	36	36	7	34		55	3	0	1	335	100	3.71	1.487	9.4	0.8	4.0	6.5	1.62	AS
1950	27	CIN	NL	17	15	.531	2.97	40	32	7	18	1	4	261.0	203	105	86	12	112		188	13	0	11	1102	143	*3.18*	1.207	7.0	0.4	3.9	*6.5*	1.68	AS,MVP-11
1951	28	CIN	NL	16	15	.516	3.44	38	32	5	11	2	2	232.2	204	110	89	16	97		120	9	1	5	996	119	3.71	1.294	7.9	0.6	3.8	4.6	1.24	AS,MVP-19
1952	29	TOT	MLB	4	12	.250	4.73	28	19	7	3	0	1	118.0	119	68	62	6	72		55	5	0	2	533	78	4.08	1.619	9.1	0.5	5.5	4.2	0.76
1952	29	CIN	NL	3	12	.200	5.38	23	17	5	3	0	0	102.0	107	66	61	6	60		48	5	0	2	461	70	4.13	1.637	9.4	0.5	5.3	4.2	0.80
1952	29	NYY	AL	1	0	1.000	0.56	5	2	2	0	0	1	16.0	12	2	1	0	12		7	0	0	0	72	605	3.77	1.500	6.8	0.0	6.8	3.9	0.58
1953	30	NYY	AL	2	0	1.000	3.66	8	4	3	0	0	1	19.2	17	10	8	2	13		11	1	0	0	88	103	4.93	1.525	7.8	0.9	5.9	5.0	0.85

1955	32	SLE,SFR	Opn	5	5	.500	4.01	23	16		3	1		112.1	120	52	50	8	47		31	1	0	2				1.487	9.6	0.6	3.8	2.5	0.66	SLE,SFR PCL
1955	32	KCA	AL	0	1	.000	6.75	2	0	2	0	0	1	4.0	3	3	3	1	5	0	2	1	0	0	18	67	9.12	2.000	6.8	2.3	11.3	4.5	0.40
10 Yrs				82	78	.513	3.30	236	169	49	69	15	11	1321.0	1150	562	484	67	562	0	839	44	2	28	5576	120	3.27	1.296	7.8	0.5	3.8	5.7	1.49
162 Game Avg.				14	13	.513	3.30	40	28	8	12	3	2	222	193	94	81	11	94	0	141	7	0	5	936	120	3.27	1.296	7.8	0.5	3.8	5.7	1.49

CIN (8 yrs)				79	77	.506	3.32	221	163	42	69	15	8	1281.1	1118	547	472	64	532		819	42	2	28	5398	120	3.22	1.288	7.9	0.4	3.7	5.8	1.54
NYY (2 yrs)				3	0	1.000	2.27	13	6	5	0	0	2	35.2	29	12	9	2	25		18	1	0	0	160	158	4.41	1.514	7.3	0.5	6.3	4.5	0.72
KCA (1 yr)				0	1	.000	6.75	2	0	2	0	0	1	4.0	3	3	3	1	5	0	2	1	0	0	18	67	9.12	2.000	6.8	2.3	11.3	4.5	0.40

NL (8 yrs)				79	77	.506	3.32	221	163	42	69	15	8	1281.1	1118	547	472	64	532		819	42	2	28	5398	120	3.22	1.288	7.9	0.4	3.7	5.8	1.54
AL (3 yrs)				3	1	.750	2.72	15	6	7	0	0	3	39.2	32	15	12	3	30	0	20	2	0	0	178	136	4.88	1.563	7.3	0.7	6.8	4.5	0.67

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Ewell Blackwell

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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