Eppa Rixey
Eppa Rixey
(Jephtha)
 
Born: May 3, 1891 in Culpeper, VA
Died: February 28, 1963 - 71 years old
Bats: R Throws: L Ht: 6'5" Wt: 210
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1963
- Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as a Free Agent in 1912
- Served in the Army during World War I
- High School: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, VA)
- College/Univ: University of Virginia (1911-1912)

Pitching Leaderboards

Actual Wins
Year W Rnk
22
3
16
11
19
5
25
1
20
6
15
11
21
2
14
10
19
7
Career
266
37
Adjusted Wins
Year aW Rnk
18
6
17
8
20
3
20
2
21
3
17
4
21
3
13
10
18
4
Career
274
30
Runs
Year R Rnk
26.6
8
14.1
9
11.6
12
23.6
6
19.3
10
35.7
3
28.5
2
43.5
2
17.8
11
Career
186.8
110
Baserunners
Year BsRn Rnk
28.2
12
26.5
12
30.1
8
31.9
9
63.6
1
36.2
4
59.0
2
61.2
4
27.7
10
Career
379.9
94
Batters Faced
Year BF Rnk
44.6
5
21.2
9
33.8
7
51.1
2
40.4
5
45.4
3
63.6
4
33.4
8
34.3
11
Career
385.8
89
Hits
Year H Rnk
18.1
6
11.4
11
23.5
4
           
Walks
Year BB Rnk
47.4
1
28.1
2
18.2
9
38.3
3
22.4
8
29.7
4
13.8
12
14.5
8
Career
252.0
91
Strikeouts
Year K Rnk
12.8
11
11.1
12
12.1
12
19.9
9
K/BB
Year K/BB Rnk
25.8
8
31.0
7
35.1
3
32.7
4
22.1
10
Homeruns
Year HR Rnk
3.3
7
2.4
11
4.7
5
4.5
2
7.8
1
7.4
1
7.3
1
7.2
2
6.4
4
3.6
9
3.5
6
7.0
2
3.5
10
Career
63.6
34
HBP
Year HBP Rnk
3.7
12
2.9
12
3.4
6
3.0
7
2.7
3
2.5
8
2.6
9
2.2
12
Career
26.4
101
Complete Games
Year CG Rnk
6.6
3
2.8
8
7.8
3
4.7
9
3.5
10
Career
8.8
354
           
Shutouts
Year SHO Rnk
1.7
7
1.1
11
2.4
3
1.4
8
1.1
6
1.5
6
Power
Year Pow Rnk
19.8
11
Finesse
Year Fin Rnk
-29.9
7
-70.4
2
-32.2
6
-40.8
6
-62.4
2
-27.0
10
-54.2
4
-67.6
2
-39.3
3
-23.1
11
-34.8
11
-37.8
7
-35.5
6
Career
-501.0
68
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James