RS
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 seasonsStatistical Comps
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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