Kenley Jansen vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Kenley Jansen
MillenialCuraçaoThrows RightBats Switch CarribeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Kenley Jansen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kenley Jansen led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 128 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 93). Role difference aside, Kenley Jansen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kenley Jansen and Ben Rivera

Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
9.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.52
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.39
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.45
57.45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.57
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927.1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
5.92
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.92
5.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.74
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
12.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.682
1.682
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3680
35.72
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
6.79
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
2.76
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.18
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3340
32.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.72
35.72
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Kenley Jansen and Ben Rivera

Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
9.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927.1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.074
0.074
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kenley Jansen and Ben Rivera

Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
935
56100
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
76.89
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
78.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA