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Rip
Sewell		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: May 11, 1907 in Usa, AL, DECATUR
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1938   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1932 25 CLE AL $ 300,000 10 3 4 3 5 7 6 8 8 8
1933 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 10 3 4 3 6 7 6 9 9 9
1934 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 10 3 4 3 6 7 7 8 9 9
1935 28 CLE AL $ 2,442,857 10 3 4 3 6 7 6 8 8 8
1936 29 CLE AL $ 2,442,857 10 2 3 3 5 6 6 7 7 7
1937 30 CLE AL $ 2,442,857 10 2 3 2 5 6 5 7 8 8
1938 31 SDP NL $ 300,000 10 2 2 2 4 6 5 7 7 7
1940 33 NYG NL   10 2 2 2 4 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   10 2 2 2 4 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,442,857 10 3 4 3 6 7 7 9 9 9
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1932 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1933 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1934 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1935 28 CLE AL $ 2,442,857   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1936 29 CLE AL $ 2,442,857   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1937 30 CLE AL $ 2,442,857   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1938 31 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1940 33 NYG NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,442,857   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1932 25 CLE AL 9 17 .346 31 31 18 0 0 250.3 310 137 11 86 52 4.93 .303 .355 .382 .737 10.0
1933 26 CLE AL 12 21 .364 41 41 16 2 0 318.3 432 204 15 129 66 5.77 .326 .384 .441 .825 8.4
1934 27 CLE AL 15 18 .455 38 38 20 0 0 295.3 378 152 9 98 67 4.63 .313 .363 .395 .758 16.8
1935 28 CLE AL 17 25 .405 44 44 23 0 0 349.7 413 190 14 121 77 4.89 .295 .350 .383 .733 16.2
1936 29 CLE AL 10 23 .303 42 42 22 1 0 334.0 374 165 14 141 73 4.45 .284 .352 .371 .723 16.3
1937 30 CLE AL 19 20 .487 44 44 23 2 0 338.3 434 192 19 130 62 5.11 .317 .374 .416 .790 10.8
1938 31 SDP NL 5 16 .238 37 26 13 0 2 228.7 287 123 10 106 35 4.84 .315 .386 .397 .782 9.3
1940 33 AAA   4 4 .500 49 0 0 0 4 72.3 95 40 2 29 38 4.98 .320 .380 .397 .778  
1941 34 AAA   0 3 .000 16 1 0 0 2 15.3 24 15 3 6 9 8.81 .364 .417 .591 1.008  
    AA   3 0 1.000 31 0 0 0 4 41.0 25 5 0 8 29 1.10 .179 .223 .229 .452  
    A   1 1 .500 12 0 0 0 0 25.0 24 7 0 8 21 2.52 .253 .311 .274 .584  
7 Years Sim 87 140 .383 277 266 135 5 2 2114.6 2628 1163 92 811 432 4.95 .307 .366 .398 .764 87.8
2 Years AAA 4 7 .364 65 1 0 0 6 87.7 119 55 5 35 47 5.65 .328 .387 .433 .819  
1 Years AA 3 0 1.000 31 0 0 0 4 41.0 25 5 0 8 29 1.10 .179 .223 .229 .452  
1 Years A 1 1 .500 12 0 0 0 0 25.0 24 7 0 8 21 2.52 .253 .311 .274 .584  
4 Years Minors 8 8 .500 108 1 0 0 10 153.7 168 67 5 51 97 3.92 .281 .337 .360 .697  
Season Average 12 20 .375 39 38 19 0 0 302.1 375 166 13 115 61 4.95 .307 .366 .398 .764  
Career Highs 19 25 .487 44 44 23 2 2 349.7 434 204 19 141 77 5.77 .326 .386 .441 .825  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1193 540 34 314 252   .286 .336 .369 .705
vs LH   1435 623 58 497 180   .327 .395 .426 .822
Home 47 67 .412 140 132 69 5 1 1093.7 1297 554 44 426 222 4.56 .297 .360 .384 .743
Away 40 73 .354 137 134 66 0 1 1021.0 1331 609 48 385 210 5.37 .318 .375 .414 .789
Mar/Apr 12 25 .324 40 40 14 0 0 308.0 392 187 15 124 50 5.46 .308 .370 .398 .768
May 13 30 .302 49 49 29 3 0 377.7 474 231 22 144 76 5.51 .309 .369 .411 .779
June 16 22 .421 46 46 18 0 0 357.7 460 210 9 161 81 5.28 .313 .380 .391 .772
July 17 21 .447 46 45 29 1 0 363.7 450 177 21 126 80 4.38 .307 .361 .400 .761
August 12 23 .343 52 42 21 1 2 346.3 428 182 13 118 68 4.73 .305 .359 .399 .758
Sep/Oct 17 19 .472 44 44 24 0 0 361.3 424 176 12 138 77 4.38 .301 .363 .391 .754
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1932 25 CLE AL 31 90 8 19 1 3 0 11 0 0 2 22 .211 .228 .289 .517 5.8 0.0
1933 26 CLE AL 41 111 7 21 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 22 .189 .202 .216 .418 4.4 0.0
1934 27 CLE AL 38 106 12 32 4 0 0 10 0 1 3 17 .302 .327 .340 .667 11.6 1.1
1935 28 CLE AL 44 121 7 23 4 1 0 7 0 0 2 26 .190 .203 .240 .443 4.8 0.0
1936 29 CLE AL 42 121 5 16 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 26 .132 .132 .140 .273 -1.5 0.0
1937 30 CLE AL 44 120 9 27 3 0 0 9 0 0 2 26 .225 .238 .250 .488 5.6 0.0
1938 31 SDP NL 37 81 6 16 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 12 .198 .217 .235 .451 2.5 0.0
7 Years Sim 277 750 54 154 19 4 0 52 0 1 13 151 .205 .220 .241 .461 33.1 1.1
162 Game Average 438 31 90 11 2 0 30 0 0 7 88 .205 .220 .241 .461 19.4  
Career Highs 44 121 12 32 4 3 0 11 0 1 3 26 .302 .327 .340 .667 11.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   529 33 96 12 2 0 32 0 1 12 112 .181 .199 .212 .411 13.9
vs LH   221 21 58 7 2 0 20 0 0 1 39 .262 .269 .312 .581 16.3
Home 140 371 23 77 9 0 0 25 0 1 4 69 .208 .215 .232 .447 13.3
Away 137 379 31 77 10 4 0 27 0 0 9 82 .203 .224 .251 .474 16.9
RISP   196 0 36 3 2 0 48 0 0 2 33 .184 .195 .219 .414 5.1
Close/Late   56 4 15 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 11 .268 .281 .286 .566 4.1
Mar/Apr 40 105 10 27 2 0 0 14 0 0 4 21 .257 .291 .276 .567 7.8
May 49 134 9 25 3 1 0 4 0 0 2 15 .187 .199 .224 .422 3.9
June 46 124 8 27 5 1 0 10 0 1 1 34 .218 .224 .274 .498 5.8
July 46 135 10 30 5 0 0 11 0 0 2 24 .222 .234 .259 .493 6.7
August 52 120 6 12 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 29 .100 .107 .125 .232 -3.3
Sep/Oct 44 132 11 33 3 1 0 11 0 0 3 28 .250 .265 .288 .553 9.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1932 25 CLE AL P 31 31 250.3 15 61 4 4 .950 2.73    
1933 26 CLE AL P 41 41 318.3 21 71 1 5 .989 2.60    
1934 27 CLE AL P 38 38 295.3 17 64 3 4 .964 2.47    
1935 28 CLE AL P 44 44 349.7 23 78 2 3 .981 2.60    
1936 29 CLE AL P 42 42 334.0 17 74 4 6 .958 2.45    
1937 30 CLE AL P 44 44 338.3 19 81 3 5 .971 2.66    
1938 31 SDP NL P 37 26 228.7 27 51 2 7 .975 3.07    
Career Totals   277 266 2114.6 139 480 19 34 .970 2.63    
Career Highs   44 44 349.7 27 81 4 7 .989 3.07    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1935-10-17
1937-9-19
 Losses
1932-5-17
1933-1-21
1934-6-18
1935-1-25
1936-2-23
1937-3-20
1938-9-16
 Games Started
1933-7-41
1935-1-44
1936-10-42
1937-1-44
 Complete Games
1932-5-18
1933-4-16
1934-3-20
1935-3-23
1936-2-22
1937-3-23
 Shutouts
1933-6-2
1937-9-2
 Innings Pitched
1933-4-318.3
1935-2-349.7
1936-6-334.0
1937-3-338.3
Hits Allowed
1932-10-310
1933-1-432
1934-6-378
1935-1-413
1936-4-374
1937-1-434
 Walks Allowed
1933-3-129
1935-6-121
1936-3-141
1937-3-130
1938-8-106
 OSLG
1935-9-.383
1936-6-.371
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 38    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Tex Carleton (908)
  2. Bump Hadley (899)
  3. Lon Warneke (897)
  4. Virgil Trucks (894)
  5. Phil Niekro (891)
  6. Tex Hughson (889)
  7. Randy Gumpert (886)
  8. Tony Cloninger (886)
  9. Red Munger (884)
  10. Joe Bowman (882)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Thornton Lee (992)
  2. Dutch Henry (990)
  3. Garland Buckeye (989)
  4. Dizzy Trout (986)
  5. Tony Kaufmann (983)
  6. Lou Brissie (982)
  7. Ivy Andrews (980)
  8. Hugh Canavan (979)
  9. Whit Wyatt (978)
  10. Dave Keefe (978)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1932
Injured on 3/13/1932 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/21/1932, off Lefty Willis (OAK)
Injured on 4/21/1932 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 5/3/1932
Injured on 7/14/1934 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/5/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/5/1936 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/1/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/10/1938 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 9/22/1938 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1938
Signed as a free agent by New York (G) on 3/2/1940 to a minor league contract
Traded from New York (N) to New York (A) on 7/31/1941 (Going to NYG: LF Johnny Dickshot. Going to NYA: P Rip Sewell)
Released by New York (A) on 9/1/1941
 
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