How Mariano Rivera's Sacrifice Hits Compares to Similar Players

Mariano Rivera totaled 26 career Sacrifice Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 8.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Sacrifice Hits season came in 1995, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.0 that year. The highest point came in 2000 at 5, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.9 that year. The Sacrifice Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Sacrifice Hits total went from 2 in 2011 to 0 in 2012 and 0 in 2013, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Sacrifice Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 5 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mariano Rivera Lifetime Sacrifice Hits

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Mariano Rivera Sacrifice Hits Per Season

Mariano Rivera's Sacrifice Hits 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 Sacrifice Hits per season line chart

Mariano Rivera Sacrifice Hits by Team

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

Mariano Rivera Cumulative Sacrifice Hits — Career Progression

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

Mariano Rivera Sacrifice Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Mariano Rivera Sacrifice Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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