Cliff Politte vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Cliff Politte
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Politte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Politte led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 93). Ben Rivera held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Cliff Politte.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Politte and Ben Rivera

Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.89
48.89
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.4
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
8.6
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.23
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.74
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1775
38.84
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.06
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.68
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1564
34.22
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Cliff Politte and Ben Rivera

Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.79
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Politte and Ben Rivera

Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
4950
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
495
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
13.43
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
2.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
210
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA