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Fallback Pitcher

Rip Sewell

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1932—1949
Starting Pitcher
BORN
May 11, 1907, in Decatur, AL
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Pittsburgh Pirates
143
WINS
56.0
QUALITY START PCT
27.1
WAR
97
LOSSES
108
ERA+
22.8
WAR7
3.48
ERA
0.85
K / BB RATIO
15.5
WAR3
636
STRIKEOUTS
1.34
WHIP
2.6
WAR PER SEASON
Employed a famed “eephus pitch” that barely touched 60 miles per hour. Ted Williams planted one into the seats in an All-Star Game.
4 -TIME
ALL-STAR

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
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Rip Sewell Rank?

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