Luis Cabrera vs. Saul Rivera — Career Comparison

Luis Cabrera
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Saul Rivera
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luis Cabrera built a career as a starting pitcher and Saul Rivera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Cabrera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.29 and 1.568 for Saul Rivera. By the career numbers, Luis Cabrera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Cabrera and Saul Rivera

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.48
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.09
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
10.64
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
9.54
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.06
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.36
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
6.19
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
39.55
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
40.18
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.84
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.45
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.67
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
35.73
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1081
34.83
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Luis Cabrera and Saul Rivera

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.71
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
98.81
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Cabrera and Saul Rivera

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
12450
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
487.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
51.52
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
18.13
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
67.96
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
23.01
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA