Ben Rivera vs. Will Sawyer — Career Comparison

Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 4.52 and 1.489 for Ben Rivera. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Rivera and Will Sawyer

Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.59
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
38.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.75
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
34.44
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
35.04
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Ben Rivera and Will Sawyer

Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Rivera and Will Sawyer

Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
343.59
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
204
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
5.96
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.23
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
228
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA