 He caught three no-hitters in his career; Wes Ferrell in 1931, Vern Kennedy in 1935, and Bill Dietrich in 1938.In his book, "The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract", baseball historian Bill James ranked Sewell as the fourth best catcher in the American League during his career.James ranked Mickey Cochrane, Bill Dickey and Rick Ferrell as the top three, all of whom were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.