Jim Conway vs. Eppa Rixey — Career Comparison

Jim Conway
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Eppa Rixey
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eppa Rixey built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Conway 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 3.64 and 1.308 for Jim Conway. By the career numbers, Eppa Rixey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Conway and Eppa Rixey

Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.11
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.39
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.03
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.53
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.5
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.45
51.45
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.77
79.77
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.87
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
0.58
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.64
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
3.15
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
452.2
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
9.64
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4633
9.28
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.18
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.13
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1082
2.17
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.78
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
2.7
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.72
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.34
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.15
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.97
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18754
37.55
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
6.6
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
3.98
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
36.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17596
35.23
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Conway and Eppa Rixey

Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.78
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.45
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.08
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.8
84.8
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Conway and Eppa Rixey

Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
57
164.42
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
249.79
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
582.69
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1522
547.81
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
106.73
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
104.74
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
95.19
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
90.34
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.88
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.44
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.08
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
14.4
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
8.96
25.86
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.54
27.19
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
124.04
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
122.74
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
43
124.04
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
125.61
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
34.19
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
12
34.62
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
39.95
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
83.65
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
73.07
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
8.55
24.68
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.08
27.74
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.24
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.64
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
75
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
220
79.18
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
7.58
7.58
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
31.31
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.44
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50