Don Elston and Mariano Rivera Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Don Elston 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 Don Elston 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.

Don Elston Mariano Rivera
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation Gen X
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Don Elston and Mariano Rivera

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
450
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1115
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
15
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
49
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
82
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
54
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
60
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
47.57
47.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
57.75
47.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
652
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
310
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
315
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.69
3.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.21
3.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
3.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.09
3.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.4
4.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.67
4.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.244
0.244
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
2267
343
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3851
343
Career
162 Game Avg.
755.67
114.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1283.67
114.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
702
106
Career
162 Game Avg.
998
106
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.36
8.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
8.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
71
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.95
0.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.18
0.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.06
0.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
327
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
286
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
41
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.01
3.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
519
78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1173
78
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.18
6.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.22
6.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.15
1.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.05
1.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.12
1.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.137
1.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
25
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3232
488
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5103
488
Career
162 Game Avg.
241
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
952
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
354
53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
340
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.22
4.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.38
4.22
Don Elston
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
0
Don Elston
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
88
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.362
1.362
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1.362
Career
162 Game Avg.
2880
435
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4720
435
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.79
0.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.3
0.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.263
0.263
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.263
0.263
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.49
38.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
35.78
38.49

Fielding Stats for Don Elston and Mariano Rivera

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
3.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
3.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
450
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1115
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14
5.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
5.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
2258
812.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3851
812.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
752.67
270.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1283.67
270.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
16.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
110
16.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
128
46.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
258
46.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
3.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
3.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
185
66.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
374
66.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
62.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
368
62.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
94.05
94.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98.4
94.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.387
0.387
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.33
0.387
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
4.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
4.32
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Elston and Mariano Rivera

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
450
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1115
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
137
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
124
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.153
0.153
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.153
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.376
0.376
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.375
0.376
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
7
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
7
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
7
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.76
0.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.04
0.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
7
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.146
0.146
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.146
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.153
0.153
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.153
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.299
0.299
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.299
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.104
0.104
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.113
0.104
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.19
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.202
0.202
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.202
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.1
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.01
0.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.57
4.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4.57
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
4
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
4
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Elston
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0