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1932–1949 · P

Rip Sewell

6' 1", 180 lbs·Lived to 82·Bats L / Throws R

All-Star

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Career Highs

2.54

Best ERA · 1943

21

Most W · 1944

87

Most K · 1944

1.241

Best WHIP · 1941

Career Arc · ERA

13 seasons

Statistical Comps

K/9 3.7 · BB/9 2.3 · HR/9 0.51 · SP

K/9 4.7 · BB/9 2.2 · HR/9 0.11 · SP

K/9 3.5 · BB/9 3.0 · HR/9 0.56 · SP

Career · Hitting

13 seasons

Year	Team	G	AB	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS	OPS+
1932	DET	5	2	0	0	.500	—	—
1938	PIT	17	12	0	0	.083	—	—
1939	PIT	52	55	1	4	.200	—	—
1940	PIT	47	73	1	4	.192	—	—
1941	PIT	42	92	1	5	.174	—	—
1942	PIT	41	87	0	4	.149	—	—
1943	PIT	41	105	0	17	.286	—	—
1944	PIT	44	112	1	12	.223	—	—
1945	PIT	35	64	0	6	.313	—	—
1946	PIT	26	50	0	1	.180	—	—
1947	PIT	24	40	1	4	.125	—	—
1948	PIT	21	42	1	2	.143	—	—
1949	PIT	28	16	0	0	.063	—	—
Career		423	750	6	59	.203	—	—

Career · Pitching

13 seasons

Year	Team	G	IP	W	L	ERA	ERA+	SO	WHIP
1932	DET	5	10.7	0	0	12.66	33	2	2.531
1938	PIT	17	38.3	0	1	4.23	103	17	1.617
1939	PIT	52	176.3	10	9	4.08	105	69	1.418
1940	PIT	33	189.7	16	5	2.80	150	60	1.244
1941	PIT	39	249.0	14	17	3.72	106	76	1.241
1942	PIT	40	248.0	17	15	3.41	105	69	1.335
1943	PIT	35	265.3	21	9	2.54	138	65	1.289
1944	PIT	38	286.0	21	12	3.18	112	87	1.266
1945	PIT	33	188.0	11	9	4.07	90	60	1.612
1946	PIT	25	149.3	8	12	3.68	98	33	1.292
1947	PIT	24	121.0	6	4	3.57	111	36	1.298
1948	PIT	21	121.7	13	3	3.48	118	36	1.340
1949	PIT	28	76.0	6	1	3.91	105	26	1.500
Career		390	2119.3	143	97	—	—	636	—

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