Dave Meads vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Dave Meads
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Meads as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Rivera led in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 67), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 94), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 89). Dave Meads held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 76). Role difference aside, Ben Rivera holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Meads and Ben Rivera

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
9.88
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.88
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.22
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.06
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
6.01
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
38.72
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.75
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
34.74
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
34.44
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Dave Meads and Ben Rivera

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.53
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.43
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Meads and Ben Rivera

Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
4020
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
476.92
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
88.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
102.83
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA