Dan Driessen vs. Jim Rivera — Career Comparison

Dan Driessen
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jim Rivera
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dan Driessen comes out clearly ahead of Jim Rivera across most offensive categories. Dan Driessen led in walk rate (BB%+ 154 vs 93), contact rate (K%+ 121 vs 77), and home run production (HR/PA+ 144 vs 102). Dan Driessen was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dan Driessen and Jim Rivera

Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1732
163.81
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1171
175.3
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6344
600
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4008
600
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5479
518.19
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3552
531.74
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1464
138.46
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
911
136.38
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1006
95.15
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
617
92.37
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
26.67
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
155
23.2
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.18
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.38
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
14.47
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
83
12.43
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
43.32
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
44.01
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853.95
80.76
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
494.52
74.03
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2251
212.89
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1427
213.62
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2253
213.08
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1299
194.46
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
70.55
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
75.3
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
763
72.16
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
422
63.17
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1356
128.25
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
842
126.05
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
857.86
81.13
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
501.6
75.09
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.65
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
71.97
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
365
54.64
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
9.46
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.29
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
719
68
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
523
78.29
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.82
8.82
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7.66
7.66
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.04
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6.59
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.15
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.59
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
128
12.11
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.38
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
154
14.56
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
23.95
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
63
5.96
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
10.48
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
217
20.52
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
34.43
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.97
70.97
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
69.57
69.57

Fielding Stats for Dan Driessen and Jim Rivera

Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641
1.15
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
1.66
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
1.02
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
0.96
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38687
27
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17350
27
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12895.2
9
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5783.1
9
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11058
7.72
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2298
3.58
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
0.75
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.13
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.07
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.08
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12230
8.54
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2438
3.79
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12134
8.47
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
3.71
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.22
99.22
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.79
97.79
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.394
7.394
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.4
89.4
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.72
57.72
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
0.71
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.07
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0