Johnny Damon vs. Jim Rivera — Career Comparison
When their careers are measured against the same standard, Johnny Damon comes out clearly ahead of Jim Rivera across most offensive categories. Johnny Damon led in contact rate (K%+ 160 vs 77), walk rate (BB%+ 115 vs 93), and batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 100). Jim Rivera held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 102 vs 95). Johnny Damon was the more complete offensive player.
Hitting Stats for Johnny Damon and Jim Rivera
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
2490
136.85
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1171
175.3
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
10917
600
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4008
600
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
9736
535.09
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3552
531.74
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.816
0.816
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
866
47.6
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
294
44.01
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
1569.46
86.26
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
494.52
74.03
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
4214
231.6
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1427
213.62
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
3822
210.06
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1299
194.46
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
2572
141.36
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
842
126.05
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
1627.07
89.42
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
501.6
75.09
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.09
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.29
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
1257
69.08
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
523
78.29
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
8.69
8.69
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7.66
7.66
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
93
5.11
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
56
8.38
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
408
22.42
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
160
23.95
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
103
5.66
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
70
10.48
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
511
28.08
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
230
34.43
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
79.84
79.84
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
69.57
69.57
Fielding Stats for Johnny Damon and Jim Rivera
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2075
1.07
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1069
1.66
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
1.03
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
0.96
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
52152
27
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17350
27
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17384
9
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5783.1
9
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4732
2.45
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2298
3.58
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4868
2.52
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2438
3.79
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4811
2.49
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
3.71
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.83
98.83
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.79
97.79
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.319
2.319
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.81
95.81
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.72
57.72
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.01
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.07