Joe Orrell vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Joe Orrell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Orrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Orrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.517 compared to 4.52 and 1.489 for Ben Rivera. By the career numbers, Joe Orrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Orrell and Ben Rivera

Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.21
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.88
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.3
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.61
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
39.65
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.464
1.464
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
34.53
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
34.44
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Orrell and Ben Rivera

Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318.1
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Orrell and Ben Rivera

Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
800
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
14.58
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
8.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
200
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA