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James Luther Sewell

First name: Luke

Last name: Sewell

Birthdate: 1901-01-05

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 122022

Retro ID: sewel101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1921CLE0.10.00.10.00.10.10
1922CLE1.20.61.7-0.10.41.41
1923CLE0.10.00.2-0.10.00.20
1924CLE2.41.03.30.21.22.23
1925CLE3.21.34.5-0.31.03.43
1926CLE6.22.68.7-0.22.46.47
1927CLE6.52.69.01.44.05.012
1928CLE5.72.48.12.14.53.713
1929CLE5.72.58.2-0.71.76.55
1930CLE3.81.65.40.21.83.65
1931CLE5.22.17.31.73.83.411
1932CLE4.21.75.91.33.02.89
1933WS16.42.89.21.84.54.714
1934WS12.80.93.80.01.12.73
1935CHA5.62.37.90.22.65.48
1936CHA6.02.58.51.13.65.011
1937CHA5.72.48.11.64.04.212
1938CHA2.91.34.2-0.50.73.52
1939CLE0.30.20.5-0.3-0.20.60
1942SLA0.20.10.2-0.10.00.20
Career74.230.9104.89.340.265.0119

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1921CLE7-2-200002000010.80.00.00.00.02
1922CLE95-4-41-210-2100-610.5-0.60.10.0-0.52
1923CLE11000-1000000-110.9-0.10.00.0-0.10
1924CLE193-4-4-1000-3300-810.6-0.80.30.0-0.54
1925CLE262-12-12-10-10-3300-1710.6-1.60.30.1-1.26
1926CLE498-27-27-4-1-116700-269.5-2.80.70.1-2.025
1927CLE512-12-13030-2-1700-139.9-1.30.70.1-0.518
1928CLE457-12-134-20-19600-310.2-0.30.60.10.427
1929CLE456-29-31-2-22-12700-3210.1-3.20.70.1-2.420
1930CLE315-16-181111-2400-1611.6-1.40.40.1-0.910
1931CLE422-5-8-1005-2600-611.2-0.50.60.10.214
1932CLE344-9-1103003500-510.7-0.50.50.10.116
1933WS1537-11-1001-100800-1010.3-1.00.80.1-0.121
1934WS1232-10-9-1-10-12200-1010.3-1.00.20.0-0.89
1935CHA459-14-1510-1-2-4600-2110.2-2.10.60.1-1.413
1936CHA508-23-24-40-1011700-1811.6-1.50.70.1-0.730
1937CHA459-15-143-1-206600-810.2-0.80.60.1-0.124
1938CHA236-21-2110003300-1710.2-1.70.30.0-1.413
1939CLE25-2-20-100-1000-410.2-0.40.00.0-0.40
1942SLA13-2-200001000-19.7-0.10.00.0-0.11
Career6,041-230-240-3-3-30278100-222--21.78.11.2-12.4255

Defense

Catcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Frame Runs SB Runs Block Runs Err Runs Catcher Runs Total Fielding Runs
1921 CLE 3 0.0 0 0 0 1.4 0.1 0.1 2 2
1922 CLE 20 -1.0 -1 -1 0 0.2 -0.5 -0.7 -1 -2
1923 CLE 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 -0.6 0 0
1924 CLE 48 -2.0 -2 -2 1 0.1 -1.2 -1.2 -2 -3
1925 CLE 58 0.0 0 0 1 -1.3 -1.4 -1.7 -4 -3
1926 CLE 135 1.0 1 1 2 1.4 0.3 1.3 3 6
1927 CLE 115 -2.0 -2 -2 2 2.9 -2.3 -2.1 -1 -1
1928 CLE 104 -2.0 -2 -2 2 12.6 -2.9 -1.0 9 9
1929 CLE 98 1.0 1 1 2 -1.4 1.9 -1.8 -1 2
1930 CLE 55 -2.0 -2 -2 1 -0.9 1.1 -1.2 -1 -2
1931 CLE 73 -2.0 -2 -2 1 -0.5 -1.1 0.4 -1 -2
1932 CLE 65 0.0 0 0 1 0.5 1.6 -0.5 2 3
1933 WS1 104 0.0 0 0 1 -4.1 3.0 0.5 -1 0
1934 WS1 31 0.0 0 0 0 0.3 -2.2 0.8 -1 -1
1935 CHA 116 -1.0 -1 -1 0 -0.8 -3.2 0.6 -3 -4
1936 CHA 132 0.0 0 0 1 7.4 1.8 0.9 10 11
1937 CHA 104 1.0 1 1 2 2.8 -1.0 1.1 3 6
1938 CHA 51 1.0 1 1 0 1.7 -0.1 0.4 2 3
1939 CLE 6 0.0 0 0 0 -0.9 -0.3 -0.1 -1 -1
1942 SLA 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.6 0.1 -0.3 1 1
1321 -8.0 -8 -8 17 22.1 -6.2 -5.1 15 24

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1934 WS1 1B 177 18 1.0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1
1934 WS1 2B 7 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1934 WS1 3B 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1939 CLE 1B 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1B 181 18 1.0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1
2B 7 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
3B 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1925 CLE LF 27 4 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0
1934 WS1 LF 35 5 1.0 1 1 2 0 0 1
1934 WS1 RF 21 10 0.0 0 0 1 5 1 1
LF 62 9 1.0 1 1 3 1 0 1
RF 21 10 0.0 0 0 1 5 1 1

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1933WS10.20.10.40.00.10.30
Career0.20.10.40.00.10.30

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1933WS119-1-100000000-16.7-0.10.00.0-0.11
Career19-1-100000000-1--0.10.00.0-0.11

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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