Will Calihan vs. Eppa Rixey — Career Comparison

Will Calihan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaRochester BroncosAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Eppa Rixey
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eppa Rixey built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Calihan 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 4.14 and 1.467 for Will Calihan. By the career numbers, Eppa Rixey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Will Calihan and Eppa Rixey

Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.39
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.53
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.5
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.45
51.45
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.77
79.77
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.93
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
0.58
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.14
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
3.15
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
9.41
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4633
9.28
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.18
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.79
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.17
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.42
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
2.7
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.801
0.801
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.15
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
40.51
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18754
37.55
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
6.02
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
3.98
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
36.1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17596
35.23
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Will Calihan and Eppa Rixey

Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.09
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.84
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.62
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.22
92.22
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.406
2.406
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Will Calihan and Eppa Rixey

Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
165.07
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
249.79
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
229
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
563.32
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1522
547.81
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
89.08
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
104.74
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
26
68.12
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
90.34
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
11.88
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.44
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.08
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
14.4
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
28.69
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.54
27.19
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
120.52
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
122.74
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
125.76
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
125.61
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.64
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
34.19
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.16
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
39.95
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
102.18
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
73.07
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
9.18
24.04
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.08
27.74
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.62
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.24
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.06
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
17.64
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
220
79.18
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.63
28.63
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
7.58
7.58
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
31.31
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.44
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50