Dick Cogan vs. Eppa Rixey — Career Comparison

Dick Cogan
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eppa Rixey
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eppa Rixey built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Cogan 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 5 and 1.852 for Dick Cogan. By the career numbers, Eppa Rixey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Cogan and Eppa Rixey

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.39
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.53
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.5
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.45
51.45
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.77
79.77
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
0.58
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
3.15
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
11.33
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4633
9.28
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.18
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.33
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.17
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.67
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1350
2.7
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.15
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
43.17
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18754
37.55
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.83
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
3.98
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17596
35.23
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.17
43.17
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Dick Cogan and Eppa Rixey

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.4
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.64
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.16
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.48
81.48
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Cogan and Eppa Rixey

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
249.79
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
523.08
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1522
547.81
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
104.74
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
90.34
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
11.88
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.44
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.08
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
14.4
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
49.85
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.54
27.19
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
169.23
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
122.74
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
125.61
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
34.19
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
39.95
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
73.07
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
50.19
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.08
27.74
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.24
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
17.64
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
220
79.18
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
7.58
7.58
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
31.31
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50