Kris Benson and Mariano Rivera Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Kris Benson or Mariano Rivera? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Kris Benson vs. Mariano Rivera comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Kris Benson Mariano Rivera
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation Gen X Gen X
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Kris Benson and Mariano Rivera

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
206
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1115
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
200
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
70
70
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
82
70
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
75
Career
162 Game Avg.
48.28
48.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
57.75
48.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
3
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Kris Benson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
652
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
611
202
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
315
202
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.42
4.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.21
4.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.38
4.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.09
4.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.47
4.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.67
4.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.269
0.269
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.269
Career
162 Game Avg.
3731
1232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3851
1232
Career
162 Game Avg.
1243.67
410.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1283.67
410.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
1292
426
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
998
426
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.35
9.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
9.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
152
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
71
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.1
1.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
1.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.74
0.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.06
0.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
441
146
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
286
146
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
37
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.19
3.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.01
3.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
806
266
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1173
266
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.83
5.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.22
5.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.91
3.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.05
3.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.003
1.003
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.137
1.003
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
45
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5380
1776
Career
162 Game Avg.
5103
1776
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
952
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
681
225
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
340
225
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.93
4.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.38
4.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
25
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
116
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
88
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.393
1.393
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1.393
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4806
1586
Career
162 Game Avg.
4720
1586
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.31
3.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.3
3.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.288
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.263
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.93
38.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
35.78
38.93

Fielding Stats for Kris Benson and Mariano Rivera

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
7.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
7.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
206
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1115
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
200
157.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
157.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
3731
2934.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3851
2934.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
1243.67
978.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1283.67
978.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
65.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
110
65.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
157
123.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
258
123.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
7.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
7.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
250
196.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
374
196.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
240
188.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
368
188.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98.4
96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.165
1.165
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.33
1.165
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
12.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
12.58
Kris Benson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Benson and Mariano Rivera

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
208
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1115
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
385
300
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
300
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
321
250
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
250
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.131
0.131
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.131
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.432
0.432
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.375
0.432
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
33
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34
26
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
5
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
5
Kris Benson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
6
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.003
0.003
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.003
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.024
0.024
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.024
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.6
7.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.04
7.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
52
41
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
59
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.153
0.153
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.153
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.162
0.162
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.315
0.315
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.315
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.031
0.031
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.031
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.109
0.109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.113
0.109
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.246
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.246
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.212
0.212
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.212
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
23
18
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.44
2.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.01
2.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
15
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
12
Kris Benson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
127
99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
99
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.03
3.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
3.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
47
37
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
37
Kris Benson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Kris Benson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0