Kitty Brashear vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Kitty Brashear
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell built a career as a starting pitcher and Kitty Brashear 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 4.5 and 1.250 for Kitty Brashear. By the career numbers, Rip Sewell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kitty Brashear and Rip Sewell

Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.61
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.41
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.58
59.58
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
3.48
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
8.92
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.49
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.18
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
2.7
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
38.25
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9101
38.65
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.37
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
4.17
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
34.88
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8330
35.37
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Kitty Brashear and Rip Sewell

Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kitty Brashear and Rip Sewell

Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
314.5
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
600
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750
557.62
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
113.01
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
89.96
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.69
35.46
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
147.21
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
141.26
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.58
33.89
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.51
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
154
114.5
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.13
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100