Ray Herbert vs. Mariano Rivera — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mariano Rivera
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ray Herbert 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 85), run prevention (ERA+ 177 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 96). Role difference aside, Mariano Rivera holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Mariano Rivera

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.5
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.57
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4.57
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.21
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
7
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
2.73
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.01
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.22
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8010
38.32
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5103
35.78
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
6.67
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.38
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4720
33.09
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.78
35.78

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Mariano Rivera

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.64
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.77
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.81
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
2.62
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
2.58
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Mariano Rivera

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1115
167250
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
522.02
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
140.37
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
46.79
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
82.57
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
1.04
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
38.53
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.94
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA