Ben Rivera vs. Ken Sanders — Career Comparison

Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Sanders as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Sanders led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 95). Ben Rivera held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Sanders.

Pitching Stats for Ben Rivera and Ken Sanders

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.54
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
4.93
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Ben Rivera and Ken Sanders

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655.2
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.77
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.81
95.81
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Rivera and Ken Sanders

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
476.92
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.53
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
12.22
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
5.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
71.64
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA