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Joe Sewell Shortstop

Joe Sewell

#37 RANKED AT POSITION
1920—1933
Shortstop
BORN
October 9, 1898, in Titus, AL
BATS / THROWS
Left / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-6 / 155
PRIMARY TEAM
Cleveland Indians
.312
BATTING AVERAGE
1903
GAMES
54.7
WAR
.391
ON-BASE PCT
1141
RUNS
37.4
WAR7
.413
SLUGGING
2226
HITS
18.9
WAR3
.804
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
49
HOME RUNS
4.7
WAR PER SEASON
Took over shortstop for Cleveland after Ray Chapman died from being hit by a pitch. Played well down the stretch and helped Indians win their first World Series.
Hall of Fame
1920, 1932
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Shortstops

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Sewell
CAREER
54.7
LONG PEAK
37.4
PRIME
26.2
SHORT PEAK
18.9
JAWS
46.1
WAR PER
4.7
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
67.7
LONG PEAK
43.1
PRIME
30.3
SHORT PEAK
21.6
JAWS
55.4
WAR PER
4.9

Where Does Joe Sewell Rank Among Shortstops?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
37
CAREER
20
LONG PEAK
27
PRIME
28
SHORT PEAK
31
JAWS
19
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Shortstops Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Sewell
Average HOF Shortstop
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.054.737.426.218.9464.667.743.130.321.655.44.9Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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