Eppa Rixey

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1912-1933)

Eppa Rixey was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1933 for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 22 seasons. Across 692 career appearances, he went 266-251 with a 3.15 ERA and 1,350 strikeouts. He also batted .191 with 3 home runs. Eppa Rixey was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 45674.6.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

⭐ Hall of Fame 1963
W–L 266–251
ERA 3.15
WHIP 1.27
SO 1,350
Pitcher PIV 45674.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'5" / 210 lb
Born
5/3/1891 in Culpeper, VA, USA
Died
2/28/1963 in Terrace Park, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1912-06-21
Last Game
1933-08-05
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1963 (BBWAA)
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Career Pitching Statistics

Eppa Rixey — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
266 251 692 552 290 37 14 4494.2 4,633 1,572 92 1,082 1,350 3.15 45674.6

Career ERA 3.15 vs. league average 3.78 across their career seasons — 16.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Eppa Rixey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1912 PHI NL 10 10 23 20 10 3 0 162.0 147 45 54 59 2.50 3.36 (+26%) 106.2
1913 PHI NL 9 5 35 19 9 1 2 155.2 148 54 56 75 3.12 3.07 (-2%) -349.2
1914 PHI NL 2 11 24 15 2 0 0 103.0 124 50 45 41 4.37 2.93 (-49%) -349.5
1915 PHI NL 11 12 29 22 10 2 1 176.2 163 47 64 88 2.39 2.90 (+17%) 955.2
1916 PHI NL 22 10 38 33 20 3 0 287.0 239 59 74 134 1.85 2.78 (+33%) 3080.4
1917 PHI NL 16 21 39 36 23 4 1 281.1 249 71 67 121 2.27 2.69 (+16%) 3414.7
1919 PHI NL 6 12 23 18 11 1 0 154.0 160 68 50 63 3.97 3.09 (-29%) 109.3
1920 PHI NL 11 22 41 33 25 0 2 284.1 288 110 69 109 3.48 3.45 (-1%) 3167.1
1921 CIN NL 19 18 40 36 21 2 1 301.0 324 93 66 76 2.78 4.02 (+31%) 4877.4
1922 CIN NL 25 13 40 38 26 2 0 313.1 337 123 45 80 3.53 4.18 (+15%) 4069.4
1923 CIN NL 20 15 42 37 23 3 1 309.0 334 96 65 97 2.80 4.03 (+31%) 6845.6
1924 CIN NL 15 14 35 29 15 4 1 238.1 219 73 47 57 2.76 4.13 (+33%) 3877.9
1925 CIN NL 21 11 39 36 22 2 1 287.1 302 92 47 69 2.88 4.55 (+37%) 3847.5
1926 CIN NL 14 8 37 29 14 3 0 233.0 231 88 58 61 3.40 4.11 (+17%) 729.3
1927 CIN NL 12 10 34 29 11 1 1 219.2 240 85 43 42 3.48 4.08 (+15%) 3273.3
1928 CIN NL 19 18 43 37 17 3 2 291.1 317 111 67 58 3.43 4.13 (+17%) 4170.2
1929 CIN NL 10 13 35 24 11 0 1 201.0 235 93 60 37 4.16 4.60 (+9%) 1551.6
1930 CIN NL 9 13 32 21 5 0 0 164.0 207 93 47 37 5.10 4.80 (-6%) -885.1
1931 CIN NL 4 7 22 17 4 0 0 126.2 143 55 30 22 3.91 4.10 (+5%) 608.9
1932 CIN NL 5 5 25 11 6 2 0 111.2 108 33 16 14 2.66 4.13 (+36%) 1040.2
1933 CIN NL 6 3 16 12 5 1 0 94.1 118 33 12 10 3.15 3.86 (+18%) 1534.2
Career · 21 seasons 266 251 692 552 290 37 14 4,494.2 4,633 1,572 1,082 1,350 3.15 — 45,675

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Eppa Rixey — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
694 1,522 95 291 33 4 3 111 2 49 220 .191 .221 .224 .445 -7,861

Career AVG .191 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — 30.2% below league average.

Career OBP .221 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 34.4% below league average.

Career SLG .224 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 40.7% below league average.

Career OPS .445 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 37.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Eppa Rixey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1912 PHI NL 23 53 3 9 2 0 0 1 0 2 17 .170 .268 (-37%) .335 (-40%) .358 (-42%) .694 (-41%) -345.1
1913 PHI NL 35 47 3 9 1 1 0 4 0 1 9 .191 — — — — 0.0
1914 PHI NL 24 26 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 .038 — — — — 0.0
1915 PHI NL 29 55 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 3 13 .164 .250 (-35%) .318 (-31%) .332 (-45%) .651 (-38%) -302.6
1916 PHI NL 38 97 6 15 3 0 0 9 0 2 14 .155 .248 (-38%) .314 (-43%) .326 (-43%) .640 (-43%) -609.5
1917 PHI NL 39 94 3 18 2 0 0 6 0 0 13 .191 .248 (-23%) .312 (-39%) .323 (-34%) .635 (-36%) -504.8
1919 PHI NL 23 47 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 .149 — — — — 0.0
1920 PHI NL 43 101 6 25 0 1 1 8 0 2 11 .248 .271 (-9%) .331 (-17%) .363 (-18%) .694 (-18%) -276.3
1921 CIN NL 40 101 7 13 1 0 0 4 0 6 11 .129 .286 (-55%) .344 (-48%) .395 (-65%) .739 (-57%) -938.8
1922 CIN NL 40 109 8 21 3 0 0 9 1 2 15 .193 .285 (-33%) .345 (-38%) .397 (-45%) .743 (-42%) -743.9
1923 CIN NL 42 107 7 17 1 0 0 7 0 3 9 .159 .282 (-44%) .344 (-45%) .390 (-57%) .734 (-51%) -887.9
1924 CIN NL 35 84 10 18 4 0 1 7 0 4 11 .214 .283 (-25%) .345 (-25%) .389 (-24%) .734 (-24%) -340.4
1925 CIN NL 39 103 8 22 0 0 0 11 1 2 17 .214 .288 (-26%) .349 (-33%) .407 (-48%) .756 (-41%) -684.4
1926 CIN NL 37 84 6 19 0 0 0 8 0 5 8 .226 .279 (-19%) .345 (-22%) .390 (-42%) .735 (-33%) -432.7
1927 CIN NL 34 81 4 20 5 1 0 9 0 3 7 .247 .282 (-12%) .344 (-21%) .392 (-15%) .736 (-18%) -252.8
1928 CIN NL 43 104 4 18 2 0 1 8 0 3 15 .173 .280 (-38%) .342 (-43%) .395 (-44%) .737 (-43%) -741.3
1929 CIN NL 35 65 2 15 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 .231 .289 (-20%) .353 (-31%) .415 (-41%) .769 (-36%) -398.4
1930 CIN NL 32 55 6 11 2 0 0 5 0 1 8 .200 .293 (-32%) .354 (-40%) .429 (-45%) .784 (-43%) -402.4
1931 CIN NL 22 40 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 2 6 .150 — — — — 0.0
1932 CIN NL 25 34 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 .265 — — — — 0.0
1933 CIN NL 16 35 2 9 0 1 0 6 0 1 7 .257 — — — — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 694 1,522 95 291 33 4 3 111 2 49 220 .191 — — — — -7,861

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Eppa Rixey — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Eppa Rixey — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1915 WS PHI 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Playoff Career Pitching

Eppa Rixey — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 0 0 6.2 4 3 2 2 4.05

Playoff Pitching by Year

Eppa Rixey — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1915 WS PHI 0 1 1 0 0 6.2 4 3 2 2 4.05

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Eppa Rixey — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home34171145142158.200
Away35380948149251.184

Pitching — Home / Away

Eppa Rixey — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3402272.122567485226882.96
Away3522221.023818375616643.39

Last 10 Games — Batting

Eppa Rixey — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1933-08-05 CINSTLW 400000002
1933-07-29 CINPITL 301000101
1933-07-27 CINSTLL 000000000
1933-07-23 CINPITW 201010200
1933-07-18 CINNY1L 200000001
1933-07-14 CINPHIL 200000000
1933-06-28 CINBROL 212000200
1933-06-23 CINNY1W 400000001
1933-06-18 CINSTLW 401000002
1933-06-08 CINPITW 401000100

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Eppa Rixey — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1933-08-05 CINSTL W 9.01033120
1933-07-29 CINPIT L 6.21362010
1933-07-27 CINSTL — 0.0100000
1933-07-23 CINPIT W 7.0944000
1933-07-18 CINNY1 — 4.2943010
1933-07-14 CINPHI L 6.2954100
1933-06-28 CINBRO — 4.1833201
1933-06-23 CINNY1 W 9.0611000
1933-06-18 CINSTL W 9.01354000
1933-06-08 CINPIT W 9.0820010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Eppa Rixey — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 692 0 131 1195 30 56

Season-by-Season Fielding

Eppa Rixey — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1912 PHI P 23 0 4 35 0 2
1913 PHI P 35 0 1 39 0 1
1914 PHI P 24 0 5 29 6 4
1915 PHI P 29 0 7 47 4 3
1916 PHI P 38 0 5 90 1 4
1917 PHI P 39 0 15 93 0 3
1919 PHI P 23 0 5 51 1 3
1920 PHI P 41 0 13 90 4 4
1921 CIN P 40 0 4 97 2 4
1922 CIN P 40 0 10 72 2 3
1923 CIN P 42 0 12 78 1 4
1924 CIN P 35 0 7 58 3 4
1925 CIN P 39 0 4 64 1 3
1926 CIN P 37 0 3 52 1 3
1927 CIN P 34 0 4 50 1 1
1928 CIN P 43 0 10 69 1 3
1929 CIN P 35 0 6 43 0 1
1930 CIN P 32 0 7 34 0 1
1931 CIN P 22 0 4 45 0 2
1932 CIN P 25 0 4 29 1 1
1933 CIN P 16 0 1 30 1 2

Career Games by Position

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Eppa Rixey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 692

Awards & Honors

Eppa Rixey — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1925 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1922 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2

College History

Eppa Rixey — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Virginia Charlottesville VA 1911, 1912

Award Voting History

Eppa Rixey — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1924 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 1.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Eppa Rixey (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jack Powell
    245-255, 2.97 ERA
  2. 77
    Red Faber HOF
    254-213, 3.15 ERA
  3. 76
    Ted Lyons HOF
    260-230, 3.67 ERA
  4. 75
    Burleigh Grimes HOF
    270-212, 3.53 ERA
  5. 66
    Vic Willis HOF
    249-205, 2.63 ERA
  6. 64
    Bob Friend
    197-230, 3.58 ERA

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Eppa Rixey: the record in brief

Eppa Rixey played a first major league game on June 21, 1912 and a last one on August 5, 1933. Rixey played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1912 through 1920) and the Cincinnati Reds (1921 through 1933). Rixey, born on May 3, 1891, in Culpeper, VA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw left-handed and batted right-handed. Rixey's listed size is 6-foot-5 and 210 pounds. Rixey died on February 28, 1963, in Terrace Park, OH, USA.

Rixey's career pitching line is 266 wins, 251 losses and a 3.15 ERA over 692 appearances. The totals include 1,350 strikeouts, 290 complete games, 37 shutouts, and 14 saves. The leagues Rixey pitched in allowed 3.78 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 16.7% better than average. Rixey won 25 games in 1922, the most of any season listed. 1916 produced Rixey's most strikeouts, 134. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.85 in 1916, when the league's was 2.78.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eppa Rixey

What years did Eppa Rixey play?
Eppa Rixey played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1933.
Was Eppa Rixey a pitcher?
Yes. Eppa Rixey pitched in the major leagues, recording 266 wins and 1350 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Eppa Rixey hit?
Eppa Rixey hit 3 career home runs with 291 hits.
Is Eppa Rixey in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Eppa Rixey was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963.
What was Eppa Rixey's career batting average?
Eppa Rixey batted .191 over his career, with 291 hits in 1,522 at bats.
How many RBI did Eppa Rixey have?
Eppa Rixey drove in 111 runs in his career.