Dan Cotter vs. Eppa Rixey — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eppa Rixey built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Cotter 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 14 and 2.778 for Dan Cotter. By the career numbers, Eppa Rixey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Cotter and Eppa Rixey

Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.39
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.53
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.5
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.45
51.45
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.77
79.77
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
0.58
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
3.15
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.17
12.17
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4633
9.28
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.18
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.17
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1350
2.7
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.15
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18754
37.55
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
3.98
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.778
2.778
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17596
35.23
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Dan Cotter and Eppa Rixey

Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Cotter and Eppa Rixey

Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
249.79
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1522
547.81
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
104.74
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
90.34
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.88
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.08
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
14.4
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.54
27.19
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
122.74
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
125.61
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
34.19
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
39.95
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
73.07
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.08
27.74
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.24
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.64
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
220
79.18
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
31.31
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50