Jerry Cram vs. Eppa Rixey — Career Comparison

Jerry Cram
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eppa Rixey
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eppa Rixey built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Cram as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Cram posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 3.15 and 1.272 for Eppa Rixey. By the career numbers, Jerry Cram had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Cram and Eppa Rixey

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.39
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.53
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.5
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.45
51.45
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.77
79.77
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.58
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.98
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1572
3.15
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.68
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4633
9.28
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.18
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.42
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.17
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
2.7
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.724
0.724
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.15
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
37.06
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18754
37.55
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.35
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1986
3.98
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
34.45
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17596
35.23
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jerry Cram and Eppa Rixey

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.12
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.05
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.05
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.478
0.478
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Cram and Eppa Rixey

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
2300
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
249.79
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1522
547.81
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
104.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
90.34
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.88
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.08
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
14.4
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.54
27.19
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
122.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
125.61
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
34.19
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
39.95
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
73.07
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.08
27.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.24
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.64
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
79.18
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
31.31
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50