Born on May 3, 1891 in Culpeper, Virginia, Eppa Rixey (Eppa Rixey) played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 21 year career. Rixey broke into the bigs on June 21, 1912 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 2.50 ERA in 162 innings pitched in 1912, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Eppa Rixey's best season was 1916, when he posted a 1.85 ERA, won 22 games and struck out 134 batters.
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1912
PHI
N
23
20
10
10
2.50
59
57
45
10
3
0
162
147
2
54
0
8
2
1913
PHI
N
35
19
9
5
3.12
75
67
54
9
1
2
155.2
148
4
56
0
3
6
1914
PHI
N
24
15
2
11
4.37
41
73
50
2
0
0
103
124
0
45
0
7
3
1915
PHI
N
29
22
11
12
2.39
88
67
47
10
2
1
176.2
163
2
64
0
8
2
1916
PHI
N
38
33
22
10
1.85
134
91
59
20
3
0
287
239
2
74
0
13
7
1917
PHI
N
39
36
16
21
2.27
121
102
71
23
4
1
281.1
249
1
67
0
6
5
1919
PHI
N
23
18
6
12
3.97
63
88
68
11
1
0
154
160
4
50
0
5
3
1920
PHI
N
41
34
11
22
3.48
109
137
110
25
0
2
284.1
288
5
69
0
8
4
1921
CIN
N
40
37
19
18
2.78
76
128
93
21
2
1
301
324
1
66
0
6
5
1922
CIN
N
40
38
25
13
3.53
80
146
123
26
2
0
313.1
337
13
45
0
3
4
1923
CIN
N
42
37
20
15
2.80
97
124
96
23
3
1
309
334
3
65
0
6
4
1924
CIN
N
35
29
15
14
2.76
57
86
73
15
4
1
238.1
219
3
47
0
3
2
1925
CIN
N
39
36
21
11
2.88
69
109
92
22
2
1
287.1
302
8
47
0
1
7
1926
CIN
N
37
29
14
8
3.40
61
104
88
14
3
0
233
231
12
58
0
2
2
1927
CIN
N
34
29
12
10
3.48
42
106
85
11
1
1
219.2
240
3
43
0
6
3
1928
CIN
N
43
37
19
18
3.43
58
127
111
17
3
2
291.1
317
4
67
0
2
3
1929
CIN
N
35
24
10
13
4.16
37
102
93
11
0
1
201
235
6
60
0
1
3
1930
CIN
N
32
21
9
13
5.10
37
103
93
5
0
0
164
207
11
47
0
2
7
1931
CIN
N
22
17
4
7
3.91
22
71
55
4
0
0
126.2
143
4
30
0
3
0
1932
CIN
N
25
11
5
5
2.66
14
50
33
6
2
0
111.2
108
3
16
0
3
4
1933
CIN
N
16
12
6
3
3.15
10
48
33
5
1
0
94.1
118
1
12
0
1
0
Total
692
554
266
251
3.15
1350
1986
1572
290
37
14
4494.2
4633
92
1082
0
97
76
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1912
PHI
N
P
23
0
0
4
35
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1913
PHI
N
P
35
0
0
1
39
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1914
PHI
N
P
24
0
0
5
29
6
4
0
0
0
0
0
.850
1915
PHI
N
P
29
0
0
7
47
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
.931
1916
PHI
N
P
38
0
0
5
90
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1917
PHI
N
P
39
0
0
15
93
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1919
PHI
N
P
23
0
0
5
51
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
.982
1920
PHI
N
P
41
0
0
13
90
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
.963
1921
CIN
N
P
40
37
300.2
4
97
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1922
CIN
N
P
40
38
312.1
10
72
2
3
0
0
3
11
1
.976
1923
CIN
N
P
42
0
0
12
78
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
.989
1924
CIN
N
P
35
0
0
7
58
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
.956
1925
CIN
N
P
39
0
0
4
64
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1926
CIN
N
P
37
0
0
3
52
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
.982
1927
CIN
N
P
34
0
0
4
50
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.982
1928
CIN
N
P
43
0
0
10
69
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
.988
1929
CIN
N
P
35
0
0
6
43
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1930
CIN
N
P
32
0
0
7
34
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1931
CIN
N
P
22
0
0
4
45
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1932
CIN
N
P
25
0
0
4
29
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.971
1933
CIN
N
P
16
0
0
1
30
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
.969
Total
P
692
75
613
131
1195
30
56
0
0
3
11
1
.978
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1912
PHI
N
23
53
3
9
0
1
.170
.200
.208
2
0
2
17
0
2
0
0
0
1913
PHI
N
35
47
3
9
0
4
.191
.208
.255
1
1
1
9
0
3
0
0
0
1914
PHI
N
24
26
2
1
0
0
.038
.167
.077
1
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
1915
PHI
N
29
55
3
9
0
2
.164
.220
.182
1
0
3
13
1
5
0
0
0
1916
PHI
N
38
97
6
15
0
9
.155
.180
.186
3
0
2
14
1
4
0
0
0
1917
PHI
N
39
94
3
18
0
6
.191
.191
.213
2
0
0
13
0
6
0
0
0
1919
PHI
N
23
47
3
7
0
2
.149
.184
.191
2
0
1
5
1
3
0
0
0
1920
PHI
N
43
101
6
25
1
8
.248
.276
.297
0
1
2
11
2
3
0
0
0
1921
CIN
N
40
101
7
13
0
4
.129
.178
.139
1
0
6
11
0
9
0
0
0
1922
CIN
N
40
109
8
21
0
9
.193
.214
.220
3
0
2
15
1
11
1
0
2
1923
CIN
N
42
107
7
17
0
7
.159
.189
.168
1
0
3
9
1
9
0
0
0
1924
CIN
N
35
84
10
18
1
7
.214
.258
.298
4
0
4
11
1
6
0
0
0
1925
CIN
N
39
103
8
22
0
11
.214
.236
.214
0
0
2
17
1
5
1
0
0
1926
CIN
N
37
84
6
19
0
8
.226
.270
.226
0
0
5
8
0
6
0
0
0
1927
CIN
N
34
81
4
20
0
9
.247
.274
.333
5
1
3
7
0
3
0
0
0
1928
CIN
N
43
104
4
18
1
8
.173
.196
.221
2
0
3
15
0
3
0
0
0
1929
CIN
N
35
65
2
15
0
1
.231
.242
.246
1
0
1
13
0
5
0
0
0
1930
CIN
N
32
55
6
11
0
5
.200
.214
.236
2
0
1
8
0
3
0
0
0
1931
CIN
N
22
40
0
6
0
3
.150
.190
.175
1
0
2
6
0
1
0
0
0
1932
CIN
N
25
34
2
9
0
1
.265
.286
.294
1
0
1
7
0
0
0
0
0
1933
CIN
N
16
35
2
9
0
6
.257
.278
.314
0
1
1
7
0
0
0
0
2
Total
694
1522
95
291
3
111
.191
.221
.224
33
4
49
220
9
87
2
0
4
Transactions
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (June 6, 1912).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Jimmy Ring and Greasy Neale (November 22, 1920).