Ewell Blackwell

Ewell Blackwell

1942–1955 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'6", 195 lb · b. 1922 Fresno, CA

Career 82–78 · 3.30 ERA · 839 SO · 1321.0 IP · 237 G · 77 H · 1 HR · 22 RBI · .174 AVG

Seasons leading his league

8

3 best in baseball 5 league only

20 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

7 Categories led

1947 Best season

Spanning 1946–1950, peaking at 6 titles in 1947.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

693rd League titles 8
898th Best in baseball 3
1,505th Top-5 finishes 20

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

304th Earned Run Average 3.30
393rd Shutouts 15
396th Pitcher Range Factor 1.51
445th Strikeouts / 9 5.72

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Strikeouts / 9	2	1st	—	1950 6.48 1947 NL 6.36 1946 #3
Pitcher Range Factor	1	1st	—	1947 NL 2.42
Pitcher Assists	1	1st	—	1947 70
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1947 NL 23
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1946 NL 5 1947 #2
Strikeouts	1	1st	—	1947 NL 193 1950 #2
Wins	1	1st	—	1947 22
Innings Pitched	—	#3	—	1947 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#2	—	1947 #2
Earned Run Average	—	#2	—	1947 #2 1950 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1950	1	K/9 6.48
1947	6	W 22 SO 193 K/9 6.36 CG 23 P A 70 P RF 2.42
1946	1	SHO 5

Pitching

led the league 10 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1942	CIN	NL	0	0	6.00	2	0	0	3.0	3	2	0	3	1	2.00
1946	CIN	NL	9	13	2.45	33	25	0	194.1	160	53	1	79	100	1.23
1947	CIN	NL	22	8	2.47	33	33	0	273.0	227	75	10	95	193	1.18
1948	CIN	NL	7	9	4.54	22	20	1	138.2	134	70	12	52	114	1.34
1949	CIN	NL	5	5	4.23	30	4	1	76.2	80	36	7	34	55	1.49
1950	CIN	NL	17	15	2.97	40	32	4	261.0	203	86	12	112	188	1.21
1951	CIN	NL	16	15	3.44	38	32	2	232.2	204	89	16	97	120	1.29
1952	CIN +1	NL	4	12	4.73	28	19	1	118.0	119	62	6	72	55	1.62
1953	NYA	AL	2	0	3.66	8	4	1	19.2	17	8	2	13	11	1.53
1955	KC1	AL	0	1	6.75	2	0	0	4.0	3	3	1	5	2	2.00
Career	—	—	82	78	3.30	236	169	10	1321.0	1,150	484	67	562	839	1.30

Batting

10 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1942	CIN	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1946	CIN	NL	33	56	2	6	1	0	0	2	1	12	0	.107	.123	.125	.248
1947	CIN	NL	33	106	5	13	2	0	0	4	1	17	0	.123	.131	.142	.272
1948	CIN	NL	22	48	3	11	3	0	0	1	0	6	0	.229	.229	.292	.521
1949	CIN	NL	30	19	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.211	.211	.211	.421
1950	CIN	NL	40	89	7	13	1	0	0	5	5	9	0	.146	.192	.157	.349
1951	CIN	NL	39	82	10	24	3	1	1	6	5	12	0	.293	.333	.390	.724
1952	CIN +1	NL	28	37	1	6	2	0	0	4	0	12	0	.162	.162	.216	.378
1953	NYA	AL	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1955	KC1	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
Career	—	—	237	443	31	77	12	1	1	22	12	73	0	.174	.196	.212	.408

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1942	CIN	NL	P	2	—	—	0	2	0	0	2	1.000	1.00
1946	CIN	NL	P	33	—	—	7	58	3	7	68	.956	1.97
1947	CIN	NL	P	33	—	—	10	70	3	2	83	.964	2.42
1948	CIN	NL	P	22	—	—	7	40	1	2	48	.979	2.14
1949	CIN	NL	P	30	—	—	4	18	1	1	23	.957	0.73
1950	CIN	NL	P	40	—	—	8	54	5	2	67	.925	1.55
1951	CIN	NL	P	38	—	—	6	46	5	5	57	.912	1.37
1952	CIN	NL	P	28	—	—	3	20	0	1	23	1.000	0.82
1953	NYA	AL	P	8	—	—	1	3	1	0	5	.800	0.50
1955	KC1	AL	P	2	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
Career	—	—	P	236	0	4.0	46	311	19	20	376	.950	1.51