How Mariano Rivera's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Mariano Rivera totaled 3,851 career Played Outs, well below the league average of 6,515.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Played Outs season came in 1996, posting 323, well below the league average of 1,020.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2012 at 25, well below the league average of 947.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 184 in 2011 to 25 in 2012 and 192 in 2013, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 25 to 323 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mariano Rivera Lifetime Played Outs

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Mariano Rivera Played Outs Per Season

Mariano Rivera's Played Outs 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 Played Outs per season line chart

Mariano Rivera Played Outs by Team

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

Mariano Rivera Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Mariano Rivera's career Played Outs, 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 Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Mariano Rivera Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mariano Rivera's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mariano Rivera Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mariano Rivera's MLB career with Played Outs 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 Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table