Frank Beck vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Frank Beck
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Beck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rip Sewell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 6.62 and 1.765 for Frank Beck. By the career numbers, Rip Sewell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Beck and Rip Sewell

Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.66
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.03
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.61
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.41
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.31
62.31
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.58
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.62
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
3.48
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
13.24
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
8.92
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.24
13.24
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.49
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.18
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.76
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
2.7
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.47
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9101
38.65
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.37
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.12
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
4.17
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8330
35.37
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Frank Beck and Rip Sewell

Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.59
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Beck and Rip Sewell

Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
8
150
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
314.5
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
600
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750
557.62
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
113.01
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
89.96
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
16.36
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
23.05
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
27.37
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
147.21
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.26
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1.21
22.67
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.58
33.89
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.51
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
154
114.5
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.13
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100