Bob Boyd vs. Luis Rivera — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bob Boyd comes out clearly ahead of Luis Rivera across most offensive categories. Bob Boyd led in contact rate (K%+ 264 vs 85), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 91), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 105 vs 89). Luis Rivera held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 58 vs 42). Bob Boyd was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bob Boyd and Luis Rivera

Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
727
189.08
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
781
191.03
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2307
600
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2453
600
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2078
540.44
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2215
541.79
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
161.25
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
516
126.21
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
125.88
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
362
88.54
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
91
23.67
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
27.88
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.24
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.94
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.46
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.85
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
136
35.37
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
37.67
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287.2
74.7
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
214.88
52.56
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
822
213.78
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
738
180.51
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
209.88
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
701
171.46
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
71.78
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
249
60.91
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
52.28
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
51.12
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
118.6
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
430
105.18
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318.37
82.8
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
218.58
53.46
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.6
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.42
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
46.03
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
171
41.83
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.08
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.22
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.65
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
443
108.36
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
20.24
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
1.55
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.06
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.27
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.86
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.69
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.14
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
46
11.25
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.68
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.89
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.42
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.38
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
35
9.1
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.27
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.43
51.43
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
47.62
47.62

Fielding Stats for Bob Boyd and Luis Rivera

Bob Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.28
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
1.17
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.99
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11505
27
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17038
27
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3835
9
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5679.1
9
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4058
9.52
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
1.57
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
0.56
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1909
3.03
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.1
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.19
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4339
10.18
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3014
4.78
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4296
10.08
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2897
4.59
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Bob Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.854
7.854
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.33
77.33
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.25
85.25
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
0.92
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
0.68
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0