Armando Benitez vs. Saul Rivera — Career Comparison

Armando Benitez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Saul Rivera
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Saul Rivera a clear advantage over Armando Benitez across the core pitching metrics. Saul Rivera led in home run suppression (HR9+ 383 vs 74), walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 72), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 92). Armando Benitez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 80). Saul Rivera was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Armando Benitez and Saul Rivera

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
8.02
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.48
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.98
45.98
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.34
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.13
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.29
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.3
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9.54
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.1
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
4.66
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.06
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
10.93
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
6.19
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.93
10.93
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
37.58
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
40.18
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
6.09
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.84
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
3.42
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.67
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.25
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2788
32.21
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
34.83
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Armando Benitez and Saul Rivera

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
8.02
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.36
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.9
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.71
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.82
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.03
91.03
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.093
0.093
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Armando Benitez and Saul Rivera

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
57150
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
249
12450
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
450
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
18.13
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.84
-63.2
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
23.01
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA