Jon Lester vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jon Lester a clear advantage over Ben Rivera across the core pitching metrics. Jon Lester led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 93). Ben Rivera held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 96). Jon Lester was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jon Lester and Ben Rivera

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.39
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.3
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Jon Lester and Ben Rivera

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.39
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Lester and Ben Rivera

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
649.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
519.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.57
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
89.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.76
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
29.79
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
48.23
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA