Ewell Blackwell
1942–1955 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics, MLS, NLS, New York Yankees
237G
.174AVG
.196OBP
.212SLG
More career statistics
77H
1HR
22RBI
0SB
82–78W–L
1,321.0IP
839K
3.30ERA
169GS
11SV
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Runs | 31 | 32 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 5,576 | 5,608 |
| Pitching · p er | 484 | 487 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,150 | 1,151 |
| Pitching · p hr | 67 | 68 |
| Pitching · p k | 839 | 843 |
| Pitching · p w | 562 | 563 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | 483 | 443 | 31 | 77 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | .174 | .196 | .212 | .408 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,321.0 | 236 | 169 | 69 | 82 | 78 | 11 | 1,150 | 562 | 484 | 67 | 562 | 839 | 0 | 0 | 3.30 | 1.296 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1950-09-12 to 1951-04-22
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1947-06-18 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1950-07-01 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1947-06-18 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 121 | 228 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 32 | .134 | .140 | .148 |
| Away | 116 | 255 | 49 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 41 | .209 | .224 | .269 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 24 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .182 | .211 | .212 |
| May | 40 | 83 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | .243 | .253 | .297 |
| June | 43 | 98 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | .170 | .163 | .202 |
| July | 50 | 102 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .140 | .147 | .194 |
| August | 41 | 97 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | .112 | .134 | .112 |
| September | 38 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .233 | .246 | .300 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 36 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | .189 | .210 | .216 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 36 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .176 | .195 | .235 |
| new-york-giants | 33 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .241 | .219 | .259 |
| boston-braves | 32 | 72 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .188 | .194 | .232 |
| chicago-cubs | 29 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .189 | .217 | .208 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 29 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | .070 | .082 | .140 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 27 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .167 | .175 | .204 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 |  Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 3 | 1 |
| 1946 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 56 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .107 | 194 | 100 |
| 1947 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 106 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .123 | 273 | 195 |
| 1948 | Cincinnati Reds | 22 | 48 | 11 | – | 1 | – | .229 | 138 | 114 |
| 1949 | Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 19 | 4 | – | – | – | .211 | 76 | 56 |
| 1950 | Cincinnati Reds | 40 | 89 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .146 | 261 | 189 |
| 1951 | Cincinnati Reds | 39 | 82 | 24 | 1 | 6 | – | .293 | 232 | 120 |
| 1952 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees | 28 | 37 | 6 | – | 4 | – | .162 | 118 | 55 |
| 1953 |  New York Yankees | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 19 | 11 |
| 1955 |  Kansas City Athletics | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 |