Octavio Dotel vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Octavio Dotel
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Octavio Dotel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Octavio Dotel led in strikeout rate (K%+ 140 vs 110), walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 93). Ben Rivera held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 76). Role difference aside, Octavio Dotel holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Octavio Dotel and Ben Rivera

Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
7.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.32
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.56
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.47
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.13
54.13
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.78
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
7.24
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.37
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1143
10.82
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.82
10.82
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.635
1.635
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.39
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4024
38.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.89
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.34
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.34
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.34
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3499
33.11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Octavio Dotel and Ben Rivera

Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
7.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.32
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.41
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.23
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.158
0.158
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Octavio Dotel and Ben Rivera

Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
758
4943.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
502.17
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
4.71
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
5.96
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.55
-16.63
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Octavio Dotel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.61
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
44
286.96
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.7
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Octavio Dotel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA