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Rip Sewell

Starting Pitcher
1932—1949
BORN
May 11, 1907, in Decatur, AL
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
June 14, 1932
PITCH ARSENAL
Slider
Fastball
Curve
Blooper Pitch
PRIMARY TEAM
Pittsburgh Pirates
143
WINS
56.0
QUALITY START PCT
27.1
WAR
3.48
ERA
108
22.8
WAR7
636
STRIKEOUTS
0.85
K / BB RATIO
2.6
WAR PER SEASON
Rip Sewell
Employed a famed “eephus pitch” that barely touched 60 miles per hour. Ted Williams planted one into the seats in an All-Star Game.

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Rip Sewell Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Sewell
27.1
22.8
18.9
15.5
25.0
2.6
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Rip Sewell Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

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