Gil Meche vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Gil Meche
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gil Meche 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 Gil Meche and 97 for Ben Rivera, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 94 and 93 respectively. If forced to pick, Ben Rivera gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Gil Meche and Ben Rivera

Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.53
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.39
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.53
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.52
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.3
50.3
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.19
94.19
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.49
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4297
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432.1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1441
9.05
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.88
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
3.73
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.24
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6191
38.9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
4.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.75
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.29
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5492
34.51
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
34.44
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Gil Meche and Ben Rivera

Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.53
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.39
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4297
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432.1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.59
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.99
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.58
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.44
95.44
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.19
94.19
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gil Meche and Ben Rivera

Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
6730.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
9.13
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-9.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA