Don Drysdale vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Don Drysdale a clear advantage over Ben Rivera across the core pitching metrics. Don Drysdale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 95). Don Drysdale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Ben Rivera

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.73
55.73
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
0.73
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13088
34.32
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Ben Rivera

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Ben Rivera

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
343.59
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1169
535.83
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
27.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
169.6
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA