Branch Rickey vs. Luis Rivera — Career Comparison

Branch Rickey
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcher
Luis Rivera
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Branch Rickey and Luis Rivera are closely matched on the surface stats. Branch Rickey posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.304 vs .292) and batting average (.239 vs .233). Luis Rivera had the advantage in home run production (28 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Branch Rickey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Branch Rickey and Luis Rivera

Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
120
189.47
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
781
191.03
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
380
600
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2453
600
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
343
541.58
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2215
541.79
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
129.47
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
126.21
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
102.63
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
88.54
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.63
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
27.88
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.47
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.94
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.74
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.85
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
17
26.84
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
37.67
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37.63
59.42
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214.88
52.56
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
111
175.26
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
180.51
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
180
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
171.46
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
60
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
60.91
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
61.58
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
51.12
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
116.84
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
105.18
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41.28
65.18
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218.58
53.46
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.89
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.42
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
42.63
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
41.83
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.22
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
85.26
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
443
108.36
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.04
7.04
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.89
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.27
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.69
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
46
11.25
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.63
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
4.89
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.38
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.63
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
10.27
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
47.62
47.62

Fielding Stats for Branch Rickey and Luis Rivera

Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.11
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
1.17
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.01
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2403
27
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17038
27
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
9
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5679.1
9
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.44
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
1.57
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.84
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1909
3.03
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.19
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
5.63
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3014
4.78
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.28
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
4.59
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
93.81
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.748
4.748
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.25
85.25
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.68
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.24
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.63
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0