Bert Cole vs. Luis Rivera — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Rivera
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Rivera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Rivera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.23 and WHIP 1.636 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Luis Rivera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Luis Rivera

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.208
0.208
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
39.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.68
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
29.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Luis Rivera

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Luis Rivera

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
600
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA