Steve Peters vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Steve Peters
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Peters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Rivera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 5.25 and 1.833 for Steve Peters. By the career numbers, Ben Rivera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Peters and Ben Rivera

Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.52
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
11.1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.88
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
6.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.59
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
41.55
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
39.72
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.55
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.75
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.464
1.464
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
35.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
34.44
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Steve Peters and Ben Rivera

Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.35
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Peters and Ben Rivera

Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
6720
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
5.96
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA