Nick Anderson vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Nick Anderson
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Anderson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 140 vs 93), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 97). Role difference aside, Nick Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nick Anderson and Ben Rivera

Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
9.21
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.73
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.52
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
7.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.55
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
11.03
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.03
11.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
36.47
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.98
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.64
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
33.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Nick Anderson and Ben Rivera

Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
9.21
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.47
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.88
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Anderson and Ben Rivera

Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
343.59
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
600
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
476.92
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
5.96
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA