Joe Pepitone vs. Jim Rivera — Career Comparison

Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
Jim Rivera
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Joe Pepitone holds a real edge over Jim Rivera in this comparison. Joe Pepitone led in home run production (HR/PA+ 189 vs 102), contact rate (K%+ 147 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 105). Jim Rivera held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 93 vs 66). The edge belongs to Joe Pepitone.

Hitting Stats for Joe Pepitone and Jim Rivera

Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1397
153.07
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1171
175.3
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5476
600
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4008
600
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5097
558.47
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3552
531.74
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1315
144.08
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
911
136.38
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903
98.94
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
617
92.37
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
17.31
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
23.2
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.38
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
83
12.43
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
45.14
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
294
44.01
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662.12
72.55
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
494.52
74.03
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1427
213.62
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
180.24
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1299
194.46
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
66.4
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
75.3
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
79
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
422
63.17
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
121.4
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
126.05
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666.03
72.98
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
501.6
75.09
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.07
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
302
33.09
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
54.64
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.29
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
526
57.63
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
523
78.29
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
10.41
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7.66
7.66
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.53
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6.59
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.59
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.38
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.49
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
23.95
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.51
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
10.48
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
8
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
34.43
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
56.16
56.16
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.57
69.57

Fielding Stats for Joe Pepitone and Jim Rivera

Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.13
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
1.66
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
1.01
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
0.96
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34749
27
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17350
27
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11583
9
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5783.1
9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2298
3.58
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
0.51
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.13
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.06
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.08
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
7.59
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2438
3.79
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9686
7.53
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
3.71
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.79
97.79
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.685
6.685
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.37
89.37
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.72
57.72
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
0.61
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.07
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0