Eppa Rixey vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Eppa Rixey
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eppa Rixey built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Thatcher 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 3.16 and 1.378 for Grant Thatcher. By the career numbers, Eppa Rixey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eppa Rixey and Grant Thatcher

Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.39
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.53
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.5
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.45
51.45
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.77
79.77
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
0.58
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
3.15
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4633
9.28
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.18
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.17
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.19
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
2.7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.15
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18754
37.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
3.98
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.38
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17596
35.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Eppa Rixey and Grant Thatcher

Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.22
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eppa Rixey and Grant Thatcher

Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
249.79
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1522
547.81
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
104.74
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
90.34
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
11.88
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
14.4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.54
27.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
122.74
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
125.61
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
34.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
39.95
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
73.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.08
27.74
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.24
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
17.64
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
79.18
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
31.31
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA