Gene Pentz vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Gene Pentz
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Gene Pentz 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 90). Gene Pentz held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ben Rivera.

Pitching Stats for Gene Pentz and Ben Rivera

Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.34
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.3
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
5.47
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.59
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
845
39.82
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
39.72
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.54
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.464
1.464
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
33.41
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Gene Pentz and Ben Rivera

Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.61
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.55
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.26
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.17
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
0.442
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Pentz and Ben Rivera

Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
3120
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
5.96
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-29.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA