Matt Ford vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 4.52 and 1.489 for Ben Rivera. By the career numbers, Matt Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and Ben Rivera

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.88
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.3
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
5.36
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
39.72
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.74
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.464
1.464
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
34.44
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Ben Rivera

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Ben Rivera

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.49
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
31.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA