Bob Apodaca vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Bob Apodaca
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Apodaca as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Apodaca led in run prevention (ERA+ 148 vs 97), walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 76), and home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 95). Ben Rivera held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 101). Role difference aside, Bob Apodaca holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Apodaca and Ben Rivera

Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.58
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.62
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.86
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1084
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361.1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
7.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.55
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.26
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
4.91
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1505
37.49
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.69
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.82
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324
32.98
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.49
37.49
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Bob Apodaca and Ben Rivera

Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.58
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1084
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361.1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.72
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.52
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Apodaca and Ben Rivera

Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
1647.76
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
25.98
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
21.54
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
152.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA