Joe
Sewell
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 165
 
Born: October 9, 1898 in Usa, AL, TITUS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1933   
All-Star Selections 1930    1932    1933   
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
1930 31 NYM NL $ 7,106,000   78 78 70 28 28 28 80 93 89 26 38 34 81 82 82
1931 32 NYM NL $ 7,106,000   7 7 6 3 3 3 8 9 9 3 4 4 8 8 8
1932 33 TAM AL $ 7,106,000   7 7 6 3 3 3 8 9 9 3 4 4 8 8 8
1933 34 TAM AL $ 5,550,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 9 8 3 4 4 8 8 8
1934 35 ATL NL $ 5,550,000   4 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 2 4 3 3 4 4
1935 36 ATL NL $ 5,550,000   4 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,550,000   4 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 2 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,106,000   78 78 70 28 28 28 80 93 89 26 38 34 81 82 82
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
1930 31 NYM NL 152 642 117 214 38 6 14 112 0 0 37 21 .333 .376 .477 .853 100.6 22.7
1931 32 NYM NL 147 593 105 179 44 4 9 74 0 0 53 25 .302 .361 .435 .796 87.1 17.2
1932 33 TAM AL 144 562 94 178 56 3 2 85 0 1 48 31 .317 .372 .438 .809 79.4 13.3
1933 34 TAM AL 145 564 54 163 39 5 6 81 0 0 42 33 .289 .339 .408 .747 70.8 8.8
1934 35 ATL NL 82 224 22 48 9 0 0 22 0 0 13 40 .214 .266 .254 .520 14.6 0.0
1935 36 AAA   136 517 56 119 13 3 4 46 6 4 49 117 .230 .297 .290 .587 46.0  
5 Years Sim 670 2585 392 782 186 18 31 374 0 1 193 150 .303 .354 .424 .779 352.6 62.1
1 Years AAA 136 517 56 119 13 3 4 46 6 4 49 117 .230 .307 .290 .597 46.0  
162 Game Average 625 94 189 44 4 7 90 0 0 46 36 .303 .354 .424 .779 85.3  
Career Highs 152 642 117 214 56 6 14 112 0 1 53 40 .333 .376 .477 .853 100.6  
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   1862 303 582 138 11 23 273 0 1 147 115 .313 .365 .436 .801 275.7
vs LH   723 89 200 48 7 8 101 0 0 46 35 .277 .326 .396 .721 87.3
Home 330 1230 166 356 91 7 9 152 0 1 93 78 .289 .341 .397 .738 157.7
Away 340 1355 226 426 95 11 22 222 0 0 100 72 .314 .366 .449 .816 205.3
RISP   675 0 208 47 7 8 305 0 0 50 36 .308 .351 .434 .785 97.8
Pinch Hitting   19 3 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 3 .211 .318 .263 .581 1.8
Close/Late   305 44 100 26 4 8 58 0 0 33 24 .328 .393 .518 .911 56.9
Mar/Apr 111 431 70 140 41 3 5 75 0 1 34 20 .325 .375 .469 .844 68.6
May 105 388 64 118 29 2 5 73 0 0 37 14 .304 .370 .428 .797 57.8
June 106 407 63 131 28 4 6 65 0 0 28 29 .322 .370 .455 .825 62.5
July 114 436 56 137 33 1 7 59 0 0 41 25 .314 .374 .443 .817 68.1
August 124 485 74 126 31 4 1 46 0 0 28 32 .260 .305 .346 .651 48.0
Sep/Oct 110 438 65 130 24 4 7 56 0 0 25 30 .297 .338 .418 .756 58.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1930 31 NYM NL SS 150 144 1308.0 216 594 30 118 .964 5.57 0 0 .000 0 11.4
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1931 32 NYM NL SS 143 140 1237.7 217 554 37 102 .954 5.61 0 0 .000 0 8.0
    3B 2 0 4.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 6.24 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1932 33 TAM AL 3B 140 139 1235.3 98 323 21 35 .952 3.07 0 0 .000 0 4.3
    SS 4 2 19.0 3 8 2 0 .846 5.21 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1933 34 TAM AL SS 132 131 1194.0 213 462 37 108 .948 5.09 0 0 .000 0 6.7
    3B 8 7 65.0 3 13 0 4 1.000 2.22 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 1 0.0
1934 35 ATL NL SS 77 66 557.0 98 244 13 56 .963 5.53 0 0 .000 0 2.2
    3B 3 1 13.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 4.15 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  SS 506 483 4315.7 747 1862 119 384 .956 5.44 0 0 .000 0 28.3
  3B 154 147 1319.7 102 345 21 39 .955 3.05 0 0 .000 0 4.9
  C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 1 0.0
Career Totals   661 630 5636.3 849 2207 140 423 .956 4.88 0 0 .000 1 33.1
Career Highs   151 144 1310.0 217 595 37 118 .964 5.61 0 0 .000 1  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1930 31 NYM NL 13 59 10 17 5 1 1 7 0 0 3 4 .288 .333 .458 .791
1931 32 NYM NL 10 41 6 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .293 .310 .317 .627
1932 33 TAM AL 7 24 3 12 5 1 0 5 0 0 1 1 .500 .520 .792 1.312
1933 34 TAM AL 16 64 7 24 8 0 1 16 0 0 5 1 .375 .420 .547 .967
Career Post-Season Batting 46 188 26 65 19 2 2 29 0 0 10 8 .346 .382 .500 .882
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1930-9-.333
1932-10-.317
XR
1930-10-100.6
At-Bats
1930-2-642
Runs
1930-1-117
1932-10-94
Hits
1930-3-214
Total Bases
1930-7-306
Singles
1930-6-156
Doubles
1932-1-56
1933-9-39
RBIs
1930-5-112
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 36    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Bobby Adams (925)
  2. George Grantham (920)
  3. Barry Larkin (918)
  4. Boob Fowler (917)
  5. Shawon Dunston (915)
  6. Joe Koppe (907)
  7. Hal Rhyne (900)
  8. Howdy Groskloss (896)
  9. Bob Barrett (893)
  10. Denny Doyle (890)
History
Had first career hit on 4/1/1930, off Hub Pruett (CAL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/3/1930, off Frank Shellenback (CAL)
Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game
Injured on 5/22/1931 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Hit for the cycle against Seattle (P) on 9/19/1931
Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game
9/21/1932: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $9,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 10/7/1932 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Released by Tampa Bay on 1/31/1933
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/9/1933 to a 4-year deal worth $5,550,000 per year
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Pittsburgh on 5/1/1933
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Boston (A) on 6/13/1933
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Tampa Bay in 1933
Traded from Tampa Bay to Atlanta on 2/7/1934 (Going to ATL: SS Joe Sewell, CF Johnny Watwood. Going to TAM: SS Otto Bluege)
Injured on 6/29/1935 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 3 days