Ron Piche vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Ron Piche
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Piche as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Piche posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.627 compared to 4.52 and 1.489 for Ben Rivera. By the career numbers, Ron Piche had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Piche and Ben Rivera

Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.19
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.78
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.94
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.3
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
6.38
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.7
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
39.72
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.28
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.29
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.75
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.464
1.464
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
35.42
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
34.44
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Ron Piche and Ben Rivera

Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.08
98.08
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Piche and Ben Rivera

Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
1736.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
536.17
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
1.46
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
5.96
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-35.7
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
331.91
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA