Denny McLain vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Denny McLain and Ben Rivera are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 96 for Denny McLain and 97 for Ben Rivera, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 90 and 93 respectively. If forced to pick, Ben Rivera gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Denny McLain and Ben Rivera

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.26
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1282
6.12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Denny McLain and Ben Rivera

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.26
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny McLain and Ben Rivera

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
343.59
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
521.3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
90.55
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
21.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
54.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA