Frank Bates vs. Saul Rivera — Career Comparison
Looking at the career totals, Frank Bates and Saul Rivera are fairly close on the surface numbers. Saul Rivera posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.29 vs 6.33) and WHIP (1.568 vs 2.082). Frank Bates had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.28 per nine innings vs 0.55). By the career numbers, Saul Rivera had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.
Pitching Stats for Frank Bates and Saul Rivera
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.23
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
8.02
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
6.33
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4.29
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
190.2
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.85
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
6.19
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
45.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
40.18
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.84
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
2.082
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
38.66
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
34.83
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.5
45.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.18
40.18
Fielding Stats for Frank Bates and Saul Rivera
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
8.02
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
3.2
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
2.71
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.73
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
2.67
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
98.81
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.321
2.321
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Hitting Stats for Frank Bates and Saul Rivera
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
178.02
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
249
12450
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
91
600
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
6.34
41.77
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
18.13
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
51.26
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
23.01
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1