Eppa Rixey

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-5, 210lb (196cm, 95kg)

Born: May 3, 1891 in Culpeper, VA us

Died: February 28, 1963 in Terrace Park, OH

Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford, OH

High School: Charlottesville HS (Charlottesville, VA)

School: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)

Debut: June 21, 1912 (Age 21-049d, 3,704th in MLB history)
vs. BRO 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 5, 1933 (Age 42-094d)
vs. STL 9.0 IP, 10 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1963. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Eppa Rixey's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: Eppa Rixey

Nicknames: Jephtha

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

55.8

W

266

L

251

ERA

3.15

G

692

GS

554

SV

IP

4494.2

SO

1350

WHIP

1.272

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
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	3.32	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	3.12	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	3.04	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	2.68	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	144	2.32	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	2.22	1.123	8.0	0.0	2.1	3.9	1.81
1918			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
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	3.04	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	2.98	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	3.35	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	3.51	1.219	9.7	0.4	1.3	2.3	1.78
1923	32	CIN	NL	20	15	.571	2.80	42	37	5	23	3	1	309.0	334	124	96	3	65		97	4	0	6	1294	139	3.10	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	4	47		57	2	0	3	966	136	3.40	1.116	8.3	0.2	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	3.56	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	108	3.83	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	110	3.45	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	3.41	1.318	9.8	0.1	2.1	1.8	0.87
1929	38	CIN	NL	10	13	.435	4.16	35	24	9	11	0	1	201.0	235	102	93	6	60		37	3	0	1	875	110	4.12	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	95	4.91	1.549	11.4	0.6	2.6	2.0	0.79
1931	40	CIN	NL	4	7	.364	3.91	22	17	2	4	0	0	126.2	143	71	55	4	30		22	0	1	3	542	95	3.89	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	145	3.65	1.110	8.7	0.2	1.3	1.1	0.88
1933	42	CIN	NL	6	3	.667	3.15	16	12	4	5	1	0	94.1	118	48	33	1	12		10	0	0	1	417	108	3.11	1.378	11.3	0.1	1.1	1.0	0.83
21 Yrs				266	251	.515	3.15	692	554	99	290	37	14	4494.2	4633	1986	1572	93	1082		1350	76	10	97	18754	115	3.29	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	3.29	1.272	9.3	0.2	2.2	2.7	1.25
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CIN (13 yrs)				179	148	.547	3.33	440	357	67	180	23	8	2890.2	3115	1304	1068	73	603		660	44	3	39	12127	118	3.59	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	2.75	1.245	8.5	0.1	2.7	3.9	1.44

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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