Joe Colon vs. Mariano Rivera — Career Comparison

Joe Colon
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mariano Rivera
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Mariano Rivera posted a stronger line than Joe Colon. Mariano Rivera posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.21 vs 7.2) and WHIP (1.032 vs 2.000). By the career numbers, Mariano Rivera had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Colon and Mariano Rivera

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
7.82
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.57
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4.57
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.21
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
7
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.01
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.29
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
8.22
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.137
1.137
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
35.78
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
6.67
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.38
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4720
33.09
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.78
35.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Colon and Mariano Rivera

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
7.82
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.77
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.81
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.62
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.58
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.4
98.4
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Colon and Mariano Rivera

Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1115
167250
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
1.04
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA