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Joseph Wheeler Sewell

First name: Joe

Last name: Sewell

Birthdate: 1898-10-09

Bats: L   Throws: R

RetroID: sewej101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1920CLE1.00.41.40.71.10.33
1921CLE8.13.011.16.39.51.529
1922CLE8.12.810.93.06.24.619
1923CLE8.22.911.15.99.22.027
1924CLE8.42.911.34.88.23.224
1925CLE8.53.011.45.68.92.527
1926CLE8.32.911.36.69.91.330
1927CLE8.22.911.23.46.74.520
1928CLE8.52.811.33.97.34.122
1929CLE8.42.310.73.16.24.419
1930CLE5.01.36.40.92.83.68
1931NYA6.61.88.43.86.32.119
1932NYA6.81.88.72.04.54.114
1933NYA7.31.89.22.04.74.514
Career101.432.6134.452.091.542.7275

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
1920CLE83220101-1100310.20.30.10.00.42
1921CLE6831918191-177003510.83.20.70.14.030
1922CLE656531-10-30700010.50.00.70.10.821
1923CLE68543421-4-1-1-67003110.92.80.70.13.616
1924CLE686119-630-2147001810.61.70.70.12.536
1925CLE6991111-3-12-3197002510.62.40.70.13.242
1926CLE6721515-40-1-124700339.53.50.70.14.347
1927CLE65298-1-500170039.90.30.70.11.123
1928CLE6781312-41-2-24600910.20.90.60.11.625
1929CLE67163-1-1005200610.10.60.20.10.922
1930CLE414-3-54-10-1-4100-711.6-0.60.10.1-0.46
1931NYA571711371-212002111.71.80.20.12.114
1932NYA576-5-13-20-11100011.20.00.10.10.214
1933NYA606-10-524-1-43100-111.2-0.10.10.10.117
Career8,332123123-410-1-20686300176-16.86.31.324.4315

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1920 CLE SS 607 117 -1.0 -1 -1 17 9 -0.2 0.5 0 -1
1921 CLE SS 4808 897 8.0 6 5 109 66 0.2 2.0 2 7
1922 CLE 2B 284 48 2.0 2 2 6 4 0.3 0.1 0 2
1922 CLE SS 4325 844 4.0 2 2 127 77 -2.3 -1.2 -4 -2
1923 CLE SS 4747 873 -4.0 -5 -4 99 80 -1.0 -1.3 -2 -6
1924 CLE SS 4872 915 19.0 20 16 99 85 0.2 -2.1 -2 14
1925 CLE 2B 82 13 1.0 1 1 2 0 -0.1 -0.4 0 1
1925 CLE SS 4910 916 27.0 28 22 122 100 -2.0 -2.0 -4 18
1926 CLE SS 4731 834 28.0 31 24 98 55 1.6 -1.9 0 24
1927 CLE SS 4792 871 2.0 6 5 58 23 -0.4 -3.7 -4 1
1928 CLE 3B 422 87 6.0 6 5 23 22 -0.2 0.0 0 5
1928 CLE SS 4012 679 -5.0 -3 -2 3 10 0.1 1.1 1 -1
1929 CLE 3B 4813 687 4.0 8 6 54 53 -1.1 0.0 -1 5
1930 CLE 3B 2841 376 -6.0 -4 -3 3 23 -0.7 0.0 -1 -4
1931 NYA 2B 22 4 0.0 0 0 -2 -1 0.0 0.1 0 0
1931 NYA 3B 3289 447 2.0 2 2 10 3 -0.6 0.0 -1 1
1932 NYA 3B 3182 407 3.0 3 2 1 -2 -0.7 0.0 -1 1
1933 NYA 3B 3538 474 3.0 3 2 1 1 0.9 0.0 1 3
2B 388 65 3.0 3 3 6 3 0.2 -0.2 0 3
3B 18085 2478 12.0 18 14 92 100 -2.4 0.0 -3 11
SS 37804 6946 78.0 84 67 732 505 -3.8 -8.6 -13 54

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1920CLE0.40.10.5-0.4-0.30.7-1
1932NYA0.20.10.30.20.20.01
Career0.60.20.8-0.2-0.10.70

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
1920CLE25-1-10-100-1000-35.5-0.50.00.0-0.50
1932NYA20110-1001000113.20.10.00.00.11
Career45000-2000000-2--0.40.00.0-0.41

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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