Neal Heaton and Mariano Rivera Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Neal Heaton 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 Neal Heaton 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.

Neal Heaton Mariano Rivera
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers Gen X
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Neal Heaton and Mariano Rivera

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
382
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1115
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
202
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
80
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
82
80
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
96
Career
162 Game Avg.
45.45
45.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
57.75
45.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
4
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
652
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
732
130
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
315
130
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.37
4.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.21
4.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.29
4.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.09
4.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.59
4.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.67
4.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.273
0.273
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.273
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4521
805
Career
162 Game Avg.
3851
805
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1507
268.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
1283.67
268.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
1589
283
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
998
283
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.49
9.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
9.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
163
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
71
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.97
0.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.43
0.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.06
0.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
524
93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
286
93
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
41
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.13
3.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.01
3.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
699
124
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1173
124
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.17
4.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.22
4.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.83
1.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.05
1.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.812
0.812
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.137
0.812
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
32
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6481
1154
Career
162 Game Avg.
5103
1154
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
952
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
804
143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
340
143
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.8
4.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.38
4.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
60
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
54
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
25
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
131
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
88
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.402
1.402
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1.402
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5811
1034
Career
162 Game Avg.
4720
1034
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.1
2.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.3
2.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.282
0.282
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.263
0.282
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.71
38.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
35.78
38.71

Fielding Stats for Neal Heaton and Mariano Rivera

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
5.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
5.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
382
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1115
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
202
85.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
85.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4521
1917.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
3851
1917.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1507
639.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
1283.67
639.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
68
28.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
110
28.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
189
80.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
258
80.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
5.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
5.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
270
114.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
374
114.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
257
108.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
368
108.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.19
95.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98.4
95.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.673
0.673
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.33
0.673
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
2.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
2.97
Neal Heaton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Neal Heaton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Neal Heaton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Neal Heaton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neal Heaton and Mariano Rivera

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
388
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1115
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
208
87
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
187
78
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.171
0.171
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.171
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.444
0.444
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.375
0.444
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
32
13
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
12
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Neal Heaton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Neal Heaton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Neal Heaton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Neal Heaton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.08
2.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.04
2.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
35
15
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.183
0.183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.187
0.187
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.187
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.37
0.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.016
0.016
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.016
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.129
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.113
0.129
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.269
0.269
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.269
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.235
0.235
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.235
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
5
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.24
1.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.01
1.77
Neal Heaton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Neal Heaton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.08
4.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
15
6
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
6
Neal Heaton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
66.67
66.67
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
66.67