John Denny vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

John Denny
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give John Denny a clear advantage over Ben Rivera across the core pitching metrics. John Denny led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 95), walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 97). Ben Rivera held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 77). John Denny was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Denny and Ben Rivera

John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.35
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.25
53.25
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.26
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
3.59
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6446
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2148.2
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2093
8.77
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.26
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
4.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.28
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9077
38.02
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
4.05
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.34
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8117
34
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for John Denny and Ben Rivera

John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.35
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6446
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2148.2
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.75
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.89
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
2.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.64
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
95.17
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.19
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Denny and Ben Rivera

John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
298.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
343.59
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
521.34
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
88.72
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.23
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.35
19.53
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
100.61
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.52
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.39
15.9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
17.38
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
150
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
57.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.66
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.23
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.29
64.29
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA