Joe Adams vs. Eppa Rixey — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eppa Rixey
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eppa Rixey built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eppa Rixey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Eppa Rixey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Eppa Rixey

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.53
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.45
51.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.77
79.77
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
3.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4633
9.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.18
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1350
2.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.541
0.541
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.15
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18754
37.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
3.98
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17596
35.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Eppa Rixey

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Eppa Rixey

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
249.79
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1522
547.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
104.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
90.34
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
14.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.54
27.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
122.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
125.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
34.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
39.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
73.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.08
27.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
220
79.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
31.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50