Joe Altobelli vs. Jim Rivera — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jim Rivera
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Jim Rivera posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Altobelli. Jim Rivera posted stronger numbers in OPS (.733 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.331 vs .277). By the career numbers, Jim Rivera had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Altobelli and Jim Rivera

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171
175.3
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4008
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3552
531.74
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
911
136.38
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
92.37
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
23.2
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.38
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.34
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
12.43
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
44.01
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
494.52
74.03
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1427
213.62
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1299
194.46
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
75.3
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
28
57.93
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
63.17
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
842
126.05
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
501.6
75.09
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
3.44
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
54.64
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.29
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
523
78.29
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
7.66
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
6.59
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.59
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
56
8.38
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
23.95
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
10.48
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.41
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
34.43
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.57
69.57

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Jim Rivera

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1069
1.66
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.84
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
0.96
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17350
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5783.1
9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
3.58
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.13
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.08
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2438
3.79
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2384
3.71
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.79
97.79
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.515
3.515
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.85
43.85
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.72
57.72
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.07
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0