Jack Leiper vs. Eppa Rixey — Career Comparison

Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Eppa Rixey
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eppa Rixey built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Leiper 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 5.4 and 1.778 for Jack Leiper. By the career numbers, Eppa Rixey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Leiper and Eppa Rixey

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.39
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.53
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.45
51.45
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.77
79.77
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
0.58
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
3.15
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4633
9.28
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.18
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.8
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
2.7
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.15
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
43.6
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18754
37.55
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
3.98
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
35
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17596
35.23
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.6
43.6
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiper and Eppa Rixey

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiper and Eppa Rixey

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
249.79
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1522
547.81
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
104.74
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
90.34
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.88
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.08
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
14.4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.96
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.54
27.19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
122.74
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
125.61
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
34.19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
39.95
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
73.07
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-3.09
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.08
27.74
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.24
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.64
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
79.18
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
31.31
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50