David Lee vs. Mariano Rivera — Career Comparison

David Lee
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mariano Rivera
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mariano Rivera a clear advantage over David Lee across the core pitching metrics. Mariano Rivera led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 78), home run suppression (HR9+ 195 vs 122), and run prevention (ERA+ 177 vs 117). Mariano Rivera was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Lee and Mariano Rivera

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
7.49
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.57
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.42
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.75
57.75
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4.57
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.37
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.21
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9.13
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
7
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.62
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.01
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
7.57
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.22
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.137
1.137
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.32
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
41.36
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
35.78
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
6.67
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.76
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.38
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.62
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
34.34
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4720
33.09
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.78
35.78

Fielding Stats for David Lee and Mariano Rivera

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
7.49
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.77
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.81
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.25
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.62
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.58
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.146
0.146
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Lee and Mariano Rivera

David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
96
9600
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1115
167250
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
1.04
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA