Eppa Rixey (Jephtha)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 210 lb.
Born: May 3, 1891 in Culpeper, VA
High School: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, VA)
School: University of Virginia
Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1912.
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Debut: June 21, 1912
Teams (by GP): Reds/Phillies 1912-1933
Final Game: August 5, 1933
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1963.
Died: February 28, 1963 in Terrace Park, OH
Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery,in Milford, OH
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
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| 1912 | 21 | PHI | NL | 10 | 10 | .500 | 2.50 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 162.0 | 147 | 57 | 45 | 2 | 54 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 650 | 144 | 1.241 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.09 | ||
| 1913 | 22 | PHI | NL | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3.12 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 155.2 | 148 | 67 | 54 | 4 | 56 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 659 | 106 | 1.310 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.34 | ||
| 1914 | 23 | PHI | NL | 2 | 11 | .154 | 4.37 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103.0 | 124 | 73 | 50 | 0 | 45 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 461 | 67 | 1.641 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.91 | ||
| 1915 | 24 | PHI | NL | 11 | 12 | .478 | 2.39 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 176.2 | 163 | 67 | 47 | 2 | 64 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 735 | 115 | 1.285 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 1.38 | ||
| 1916 | 25 | PHI | NL | 22 | 10 | .688 | 1.85 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 287.0 | 239 | 91 | 59 | 2 | 74 | 134 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1155 | 143 | 1.091 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 1.81 | ||
| 1917 | 26 | PHI | NL | 16 | 21 | .432 | 2.27 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 281.1 | 249 | 102 | 71 | 1 | 67 | 121 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1140 | 124 | 1.123 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 1.81 | ||
| 1919 | 28 | PHI | NL | 6 | 12 | .333 | 3.97 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 154.0 | 160 | 88 | 68 | 4 | 50 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 652 | 81 | 1.364 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.26 | ||
| 1920 | 29 | PHI | NL | 11 | 22 | .333 | 3.48 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 284.1 | 288 | 137 | 110 | 5 | 69 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1175 | 97 | 1.256 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.58 | ||
| 1921 | 30 | CIN | NL | 19 | 18 | .514 | 2.78 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 301.0 | 324 | 128 | 93 | 1 | 66 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1260 | 128 | 1.296 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.15 | ||
| 1922 | 31 | CIN | NL | 25 | 13 | .658 | 3.53 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 313.1 | 337 | 146 | 123 | 13 | 45 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1303 | 113 | 1.219 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.78 | ||
| 1923 | 32 | CIN | NL | 20 | 15 | .571 | 2.80 | 42 | 37 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 309.0 | 334 | 124 | 96 | 3 | 65 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1294 | 139 | 1.291 | 9.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.49 | ||
| 1924 | 33 | CIN | NL | 15 | 14 | .517 | 2.76 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 238.1 | 219 | 86 | 73 | 3 | 47 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 966 | 136 | 1.116 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.21 | MVP-22 | |
| 1925 | 34 | CIN | NL | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2.88 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 287.1 | 302 | 109 | 92 | 8 | 47 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1186 | 142 | 1.215 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.47 | ||
| 1926 | 35 | CIN | NL | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.40 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 233.0 | 231 | 104 | 88 | 12 | 58 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 959 | 109 | 1.240 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.05 | ||
| 1927 | 36 | CIN | NL | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.48 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 219.2 | 240 | 106 | 85 | 3 | 43 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 913 | 109 | 1.288 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.98 | ||
| 1928 | 37 | CIN | NL | 19 | 18 | .514 | 3.43 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 291.1 | 317 | 127 | 111 | 4 | 67 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1219 | 115 | 1.318 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.87 | ||
| 1929 | 38 | CIN | NL | 10 | 13 | .435 | 4.16 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 201.0 | 235 | 102 | 93 | 6 | 60 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 875 | 110 | 1.468 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.62 | ||
| 1930 | 39 | CIN | NL | 9 | 13 | .409 | 5.10 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164.0 | 207 | 103 | 93 | 11 | 47 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 735 | 94 | 1.549 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.79 | ||
| 1931 | 40 | CIN | NL | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.91 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 126.2 | 143 | 71 | 55 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 542 | 96 | 1.366 | 10.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.73 | ||
| 1932 | 41 | CIN | NL | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.66 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 111.2 | 108 | 50 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 458 | 144 | 1.110 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.88 | ||
| 1933 | 42 | CIN | NL | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 94.1 | 118 | 48 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 417 | 108 | 1.378 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.83 | ||
| 21 Seasons | 266 | 251 | .515 | 3.15 | 692 | 554 | 97 | 290 | 37 | 14 | 4494.2 | 4633 | 1986 | 1572 | 92 | 1082 | 1350 | 76 | 10 | 97 | 18754 | 115 | 1.272 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.25 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 15 | 14 | .515 | 3.15 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 253 | 108 | 86 | 5 | 59 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1023 | 115 | 1.272 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.25 | |||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||||
| CIN (13 yrs) | 179 | 148 | .547 | 3.33 | 440 | 357 | 65 | 180 | 23 | 8 | 2890.2 | 3115 | 1304 | 1068 | 72 | 603 | 660 | 44 | 3 | 39 | 12127 | 118 | 1.286 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.09 | |||||
| PHI (8 yrs) | 87 | 103 | .458 | 2.83 | 252 | 197 | 32 | 110 | 14 | 6 | 1604.0 | 1518 | 682 | 504 | 20 | 479 | 690 | 32 | 7 | 58 | 6627 | 108 | 1.245 | 8.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.44 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1912 | 21 | PHI | NL | 23 | 57 | 53 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .170 | .200 | .208 | .408 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 1913 | 22 | PHI | NL | 35 | 51 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .191 | .208 | .255 | .464 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1914 | 23 | PHI | NL | 24 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .038 | .167 | .077 | .244 | -29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1915 | 24 | PHI | NL | 29 | 64 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .164 | .220 | .182 | .402 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1916 | 25 | PHI | NL | 38 | 104 | 97 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .155 | .180 | .186 | .366 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1917 | 26 | PHI | NL | 39 | 100 | 94 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .191 | .191 | .213 | .404 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 1919 | 28 | PHI | NL | 23 | 52 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .149 | .184 | .191 | .375 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 1920 | 29 | PHI | NL | 43 | 108 | 101 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .248 | .276 | .297 | .573 | 62 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1921 | 30 | CIN | NL | 40 | 116 | 101 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .129 | .178 | .139 | .316 | -13 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 1922 | 31 | CIN | NL | 40 | 123 | 109 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .193 | .214 | .220 | .434 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 1923 | 32 | CIN | NL | 42 | 120 | 107 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .159 | .189 | .168 | .357 | -4 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 1924 | 33 | CIN | NL | 35 | 95 | 84 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .214 | .258 | .298 | .556 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | MVP-22 | |||
| 1925 | 34 | CIN | NL | 39 | 111 | 103 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .214 | .236 | .214 | .449 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1926 | 35 | CIN | NL | 37 | 95 | 84 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .226 | .270 | .226 | .496 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 1927 | 36 | CIN | NL | 34 | 87 | 81 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .247 | .274 | .333 | .607 | 64 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 1928 | 37 | CIN | NL | 43 | 110 | 104 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .173 | .196 | .221 | .417 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 1929 | 38 | CIN | NL | 35 | 71 | 65 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .231 | .242 | .246 | .489 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 1930 | 39 | CIN | NL | 32 | 59 | 55 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .200 | .214 | .236 | .451 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 1931 | 40 | CIN | NL | 22 | 43 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .150 | .190 | .175 | .365 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1932 | 41 | CIN | NL | 25 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .265 | .286 | .294 | .580 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1933 | 42 | CIN | NL | 16 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .257 | .278 | .314 | .592 | 70 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 21 Seasons | 694 | 1667 | 1522 | 95 | 291 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 111 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 220 | .191 | .221 | .224 | .445 | 22 | 341 | 2 | 9 | 87 | |||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 389 | 355 | 22 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 51 | .191 | .221 | .224 | .445 | 22 | 80 | 2 | 20 | |||||||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| CIN (13 yrs) | 440 | 1101 | 1002 | 66 | 198 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 134 | .198 | .227 | .229 | .455 | 21 | 229 | 2 | 4 | 61 | |||||||
| PHI (8 yrs) | 254 | 566 | 520 | 29 | 93 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 86 | .179 | .209 | .215 | .425 | 23 | 112 | 5 | 26 | ||||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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| 1912 | PHI | NL | 21 | P | 23 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.70 | .946 | 1.55 | |||||
| 1913 | PHI | NL | 22 | P | 35 | 40 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.14 | .952 | 1.57 | |||||
| 1914 | PHI | NL | 23 | P | 24 | 40 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 4 | .850 | 1.42 | .948 | 1.65 | |||||
| 1915 | PHI | NL | 24 | P | 29 | 58 | 7 | 47 | 4 | 3 | .931 | 1.86 | .953 | 1.68 | |||||
| 1916 | PHI | NL | 25 | P | 38 | 96 | 5 | 90 | 1 | 4 | .990 | 2.50 | .957 | 1.63 | |||||
| 1917 | PHI | NL | 26 | P | 39 | 108 | 15 | 93 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.77 | .959 | 1.78 | |||||
| 1919 | PHI | NL | 28 | P | 23 | 57 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 3 | .982 | 2.43 | .960 | 1.89 | |||||
| 1920 | PHI | NL | 29 | P | 41 | 107 | 13 | 90 | 4 | 4 | .963 | 2.51 | .957 | 1.75 | |||||
| 1921 | CIN | NL | 30 | P | 40 | 103 | 4 | 97 | 2 | 4 | .981 | 2.53 | .951 | 1.52 | |||||
| 1922 | CIN | NL | 31 | P | 40 | 84 | 10 | 72 | 2 | 3 | .976 | 2.05 | .956 | 1.29 | |||||
| 1923 | CIN | NL | 32 | P | 42 | 91 | 12 | 78 | 1 | 4 | .989 | 2.14 | .957 | 1.34 | |||||
| 1924 | CIN | NL | 33 | P | 35 | 68 | 7 | 58 | 3 | 4 | .956 | 1.86 | .965 | 1.42 | MVP-22 | ||||
| 1925 | CIN | NL | 34 | P | 39 | 69 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 3 | .986 | 1.74 | .955 | 1.35 | |||||
| 1926 | CIN | NL | 35 | P | 37 | 56 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 3 | .982 | 1.49 | .957 | 1.39 | |||||
| 1927 | CIN | NL | 36 | P | 34 | 55 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 1 | .982 | 1.59 | .956 | 1.29 | |||||
| 1928 | CIN | NL | 37 | P | 43 | 80 | 10 | 69 | 1 | 3 | .988 | 1.84 | .965 | 1.27 | |||||
| 1929 | CIN | NL | 38 | P | 35 | 49 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.40 | .963 | 1.23 | |||||
| 1930 | CIN | NL | 39 | P | 32 | 41 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.28 | .963 | 1.10 | |||||
| 1931 | CIN | NL | 40 | P | 22 | 49 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.23 | .957 | 1.20 | |||||
| 1932 | CIN | NL | 41 | P | 25 | 34 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.32 | .956 | 1.21 | |||||
| 1933 | CIN | NL | 42 | P | 16 | 32 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .969 | 1.94 | .962 | 1.28 | |||||
| 21 Seasons | P | 692 | 1356 | 131 | 1195 | 30 | 56 | .978 | 1.92 | .957 | 1.45 | ||||||||
| 21 Seasons | TOT | 692 | 1356 | 131 | 1195 | 30 | 56 | .978 | 1.92 | .935 | 1.45 | ||||||||
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| Black Ink | Pitching - 10 (235), Average HOFer ≈ 40 |
| Gray Ink | Pitching - 172 (68), Average HOFer ≈ 185 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Pitching - 75 (154), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Pitching - 35 (95), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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June 6, 1912: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.
November 22, 1920: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Greasy Neale and Jimmy Ring.
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