Rick Dempsey vs. Jim Rivera — Career Comparison

Rick Dempsey
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Jim Rivera
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Rick Dempsey holds a real edge over Jim Rivera in this comparison. Rick Dempsey led in walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 93), contact rate (K%+ 101 vs 77), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 101 vs 99). Jim Rivera held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 102 vs 92). The edge belongs to Rick Dempsey.

Hitting Stats for Rick Dempsey and Jim Rivera

Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1766
195.97
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1171
175.3
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5407
600
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4008
600
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4692
520.66
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3552
531.74
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1093
121.29
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
911
136.38
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762
84.56
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
617
92.37
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
24.75
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
155
23.2
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.33
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.38
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
10.65
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
12.43
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
36.73
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
44.01
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536.05
59.48
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
494.52
74.03
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1628
180.65
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1427
213.62
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1703
188.98
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1299
194.46
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
58.26
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
75.3
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
471
52.27
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
63.17
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
900
99.87
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
126.05
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552.89
61.35
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
501.6
75.09
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
65.69
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
365
54.64
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.44
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.29
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
736
81.67
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
78.29
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
7.35
7.35
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
7.66
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
6.99
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
44
6.59
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.66
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.59
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
131
14.54
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.38
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.22
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
23.95
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.11
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
10.48
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.33
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
34.43
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 600 PA
51.28
51.28
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.57
69.57

Fielding Stats for Rick Dempsey and Jim Rivera

Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.2
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
1.66
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
0.98
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
0.96
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37342
27
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17350
27
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12447.1
9
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5783.1
9
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7402
5.35
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2298
3.58
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
0.56
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.13
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.08
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8273
5.98
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2438
3.79
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8173
5.91
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
3.71
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.79
98.79
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.79
97.79
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.918
4.918
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.72
57.72
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.08
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.07
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.04
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
0.56
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
0.37
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0