Steve Foucault vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Steve Foucault
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Foucault as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Foucault posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 3.48 and 1.344 for Rip Sewell. By the career numbers, Steve Foucault had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Foucault and Rip Sewell

Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.02
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.63
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.61
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.65
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.41
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.3
49.3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.94
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.21
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
3.48
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
496.2
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
8.3
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2101
8.92
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.74
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
3.44
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.18
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
5.56
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
2.7
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
2101
38.07
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9101
38.65
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.59
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.37
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.86
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
4.17
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.85
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1832
33.2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8330
35.37
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Steve Foucault and Rip Sewell

Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.02
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496.2
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.36
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.98
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.88
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.41
95.41
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.376
0.376
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foucault and Rip Sewell

Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
277
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
314.5
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
600
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
557.62
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
113.01
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
89.96
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
147.21
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.26
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.58
33.89
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.51
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
154
114.5
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.13
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100