How Mariano Rivera's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Mariano Rivera totaled 340 career Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 2012, posting 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 18.9 that year. The highest point came in 1995 at 43, well above the relief pitcher average of 24.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 13 in 2011 to 2 in 2012 and 16 in 2013, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 2 to 43 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mariano Rivera Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats

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Mariano Rivera Runs Per Season

Mariano Rivera's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Mariano Rivera Runs by Team

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

Mariano Rivera Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

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

Mariano Rivera Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Mariano Rivera Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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