Ron Davis vs. Mariano Rivera — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mariano Rivera
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mariano Rivera a clear advantage over Ron Davis across the core pitching metrics. Mariano Rivera led in home run suppression (HR9+ 195 vs 67), run prevention (ERA+ 177 vs 79), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 85). Ron Davis held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 99). Mariano Rivera was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ron Davis and Mariano Rivera

Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
5.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.57
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
47
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.57
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4.57
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
4.05
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.21
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
8.86
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
7
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.62
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.01
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
7.2
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.137
1.137
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
38.78
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
35.78
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
4.1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
6.67
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
4.35
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.38
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.62
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2826
34.06
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4720
33.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.78
35.78

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Mariano Rivera

Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
5.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.77
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.81
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.62
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.58
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Mariano Rivera

Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
481
48100
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1115
167250
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
1.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA