Eddie Plank vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Eddie Plank posted a stronger line than Ben Rivera. Eddie Plank posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.35 vs 4.52) and WHIP (1.119 vs 1.489). By the career numbers, Eddie Plank had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Eddie Plank and Ben Rivera

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.06
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
0.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.91
84.91
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3958
7.92
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246
4.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.17
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17985
36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16722
33.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Eddie Plank and Ben Rivera

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
1.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
0.75
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
97.1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.146
2.146
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eddie Plank and Ben Rivera

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
343.59
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1607
542.29
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
111.7
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
95.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
16.54
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.24
34.84
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
132.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.87
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
41.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
84.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.11
38.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
23.96
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
89.43
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
25.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.25
81.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA