Steve Buechele vs. Luis Rivera — Career Comparison

Steve Buechele
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Luis Rivera
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Steve Buechele comes out clearly ahead of Luis Rivera across most offensive categories. Steve Buechele led in home run production (HR/PA+ 125 vs 58), walk rate (BB%+ 103 vs 78), and slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 87). Steve Buechele was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Steve Buechele and Luis Rivera

Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1334
167.1
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
781
191.03
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4790
600
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2453
600
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4266
534.36
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2215
541.79
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1046
131.02
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
516
126.21
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
88.31
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
88.54
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
22.92
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
27.88
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
2.63
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.94
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
17.16
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
28
6.85
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
42.71
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
154
37.67
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537.31
67.3
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
214.88
52.56
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
210.69
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
738
180.51
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1497
187.52
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
701
171.46
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
501
62.76
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
249
60.91
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
68.52
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
209
51.12
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
911
114.11
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
430
105.18
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540.9
67.75
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
218.58
53.46
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.39
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.42
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
51.11
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
171
41.83
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.88
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.22
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
105.47
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
108.36
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
6.26
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.27
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.88
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.69
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PA
107
13.4
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
11.25
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.13
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.89
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.51
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.38
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
5.64
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.27
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PA
37.78
37.78
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.62
47.62

Fielding Stats for Steve Buechele and Luis Rivera

Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
1.15
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
1.17
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1235
1.02
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
1
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32551
27
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17038
27
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10850.1
9
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5679.1
9
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1083
0.9
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
1.57
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2459
2.04
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1909
3.03
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.09
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.19
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3647
3.03
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3014
4.78
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3542
2.94
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2897
4.59
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.12
97.12
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.563
2.563
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.25
85.25
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.19
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.68
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0