Kyle Farnsworth vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Rivera led in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 57), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 80). Kyle Farnsworth held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 76). Role difference aside, Ben Rivera holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Ben Rivera

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.36
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Ben Rivera

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.49
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Ben Rivera

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
490.91
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
6.19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA