Ben Rivera vs. Dave Rucker — Career Comparison

Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Rucker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Rucker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Rucker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 95), walk avoidance (BB%+ 89 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 93). Ben Rivera held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dave Rucker.

Pitching Stats for Ben Rivera and Dave Rucker

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
5.8
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.94
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
959
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319.2
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.88
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9.49
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.14
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.79
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406
39.58
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.72
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.87
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.464
1.464
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1222
34.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Ben Rivera and Dave Rucker

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
5.8
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
959
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319.2
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.34
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.06
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.95
87.95
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Rivera and Dave Rucker

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
4457.14
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
28.76
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
26.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
235.71
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA