Erik Sabel vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel 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 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Rip Sewell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Rip Sewell

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.61
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.41
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.58
59.58
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
3.48
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
8.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.57
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
2.7
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9101
38.65
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.37
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
4.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8330
35.37
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Rip Sewell

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Rip Sewell

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
314.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750
557.62
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
113.01
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
89.96
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
147.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.26
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.58
33.89
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.51
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
114.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.13
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100