Doug Fister vs. Mariano Rivera — Career Comparison

Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mariano Rivera
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doug Fister built a career as a starting pitcher and Mariano Rivera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mariano Rivera led in home run suppression (HR9+ 195 vs 112), run prevention (ERA+ 177 vs 114), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 103). Role difference aside, Mariano Rivera holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Fister and Mariano Rivera

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.57
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.43
47.43
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4.57
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
3.72
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.21
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1456
9.21
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
7
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.89
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
2.1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.01
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
6.14
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.22
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.32
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5976
37.81
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5103
35.78
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
6.67
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
4.14
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.38
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.22
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.89
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.62
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5511
34.87
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4720
33.09
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.81
37.81
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.78
35.78

Fielding Stats for Doug Fister and Mariano Rivera

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.78
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.77
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.18
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.81
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
2.06
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.62
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.96
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.58
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Fister and Mariano Rivera

Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
247
1157.81
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1115
167250
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
492.19
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
75
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
15.69
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.06
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.88
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
9.97
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
1.04
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
42
196.88
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
93.75
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA