Joan Adon vs. Saul Rivera — Career Comparison

Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joan Adon built a career as a starting pitcher and Saul Rivera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Saul Rivera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.568 compared to 6.66 and 1.723 for Joan Adon. By the career numbers, Saul Rivera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joan Adon and Saul Rivera

Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.38
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.77
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.48
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.66
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.29
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
10.47
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
9.54
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.29
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.76
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.06
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.03
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
6.19
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.95
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
42.3
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1247
40.18
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.84
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
6.8
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.67
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.693
1.693
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
36.32
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1081
34.83
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Joan Adon and Saul Rivera

Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.38
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.77
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.68
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.22
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.45
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.71
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.31
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joan Adon and Saul Rivera

Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
35
10500
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
12450
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
450
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
18.13
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
23.01
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA