Ray Fontenot vs. Saul Rivera — Career Comparison

Ray Fontenot
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Saul Rivera
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Fontenot built a career as a starting pitcher and Saul Rivera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Saul Rivera led in home run suppression (HR9+ 383 vs 131), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 98), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 97). Ray Fontenot held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Saul Rivera.

Pitching Stats for Ray Fontenot and Saul Rivera

Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.64
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.48
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.02
49.02
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
4.03
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.29
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
10.05
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
9.54
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.77
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.79
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.06
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.94
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
6.19
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
38.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
40.18
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.84
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.61
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.67
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.44
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.9
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1921
35.02
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
34.83
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Ray Fontenot and Saul Rivera

Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.64
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.73
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
2.26
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.71
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.08
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Fontenot and Saul Rivera

Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
145
1673.08
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
12450
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.2
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
18.13
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.24
-37.43
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
23.01
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
24
276.92
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA