Armando Benitez vs. Mariano Rivera — Career Comparison

Armando Benitez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mariano Rivera
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mariano Rivera a clear advantage over Armando Benitez across the core pitching metrics. Mariano Rivera led in home run suppression (HR9+ 195 vs 74), walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 72), and run prevention (ERA+ 177 vs 102). Armando Benitez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 99). Mariano Rivera was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Armando Benitez and Mariano Rivera

Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
7.82
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.57
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.98
45.98
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
3.34
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4.57
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
3.13
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.21
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.211
0.211
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.3
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
7
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
4.66
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.01
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.29
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
10.93
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
8.22
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.93
10.93
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.137
1.137
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
37.58
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
35.78
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
6.09
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
6.67
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
3.42
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.38
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2788
32.21
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4720
33.09
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.58
37.58
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.78
35.78

Fielding Stats for Armando Benitez and Mariano Rivera

Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
7.82
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.36
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.77
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.81
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.62
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.82
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.58
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.03
91.03
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.093
0.093
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Armando Benitez and Mariano Rivera

Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
762
57150
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1115
167250
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.84
-63.2
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
1.04
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA