Bill Butler vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Bill Butler
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Butler and Ben Rivera are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 96 for Bill Butler and 97 for Ben Rivera, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 93 respectively. If forced to pick, Ben Rivera gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bill Butler and Ben Rivera

Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.04
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.31
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.53
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.66
39.66
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.18
64.18
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
4.21
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1775
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591.2
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
8.44
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.99
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
4.75
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.3
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
6.21
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2584
39.31
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
4.62
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.464
1.464
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2232
33.95
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.31
39.31
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Bill Butler and Ben Rivera

Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.04
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.31
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1776
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.02
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
93.06
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.18
64.18
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Butler and Ben Rivera

Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
604.51
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
600
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
527.82
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
2.48
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
5.96
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
67.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.51
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
31.58
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.08
-27.44
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
79
356.39
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
1.68
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA