Tim Fortugno vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Tim Fortugno
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Fortugno 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 68), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 78), and strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 104). Tim Fortugno held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 76). Role difference aside, Ben Rivera holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Fortugno and Ben Rivera

Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
6.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.06
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.52
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
8.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
6.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.59
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
38.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.04
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.06
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.75
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
33.36
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Tim Fortugno and Ben Rivera

Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
6.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.39
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.79
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.63
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Fortugno and Ben Rivera

Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
15200
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA