How Mariano Rivera's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Mariano Rivera totaled 12 career Double Plays, well below the league average of 71.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Double Plays season came in 1999, posting 2, well below the league average of 11.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1996 at 0, well below the league average of 11.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 1 in 2011 to 0 in 2012 and 0 in 2013, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mariano Rivera Lifetime Double Plays

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Mariano Rivera Double Plays Per Season

Mariano Rivera's Double Plays for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, Central America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mariano Rivera Double Plays per season line chart

Mariano Rivera Double Plays by Team

Mariano Rivera's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mariano Rivera career Double Plays by team bar chart

Mariano Rivera Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Mariano Rivera's career Double Plays, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Mariano Rivera Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Mariano Rivera Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mariano Rivera's seasonal Double Plays alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mariano Rivera Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mariano Rivera Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mariano Rivera's MLB career with Double Plays alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Mariano Rivera Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table