Charlie Cady vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Charlie Cady
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Cady 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 3.77 and 1.558 for Charlie Cady. By the career numbers, Rip Sewell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Cady and Rip Sewell

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.66
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.03
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.61
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.41
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.58
59.58
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.31
62.31
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.58
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.77
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
3.48
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.47
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
8.92
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.49
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.56
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.18
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.19
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
2.7
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.861
0.861
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
41.65
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9101
38.65
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.37
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.95
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
4.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
38.09
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8330
35.37
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Charlie Cady and Rip Sewell

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.32
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.88
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.04
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.83
70.83
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Cady and Rip Sewell

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
11
183.33
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
314.5
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
600
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750
557.62
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
113.01
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
89.96
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
16.36
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.23
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
23.05
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
11.4
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
147.21
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.26
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
60.22
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-14.11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.58
33.89
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
27.51
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
154
114.5
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.2
7.2
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.13
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100