Dan Lewandowski vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Lewandowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Rivera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 9 and 4.000 for Dan Lewandowski. By the career numbers, Ben Rivera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Lewandowski and Ben Rivera

Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
18
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.52
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.04
17.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.88
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.3
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
39.72
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.75
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.464
1.464
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
34.44
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
72
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Dan Lewandowski and Ben Rivera

Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
27
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318.1
9
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Lewandowski and Ben Rivera

Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
343.59
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
600
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
476.92
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
5.96
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Lewandowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA