Ben Rivera vs. Bob Shirley — Career Comparison

Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Shirley
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera and Bob Shirley 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 97 for Ben Rivera and 96 for Bob Shirley, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 93 respectively. If forced to pick, Ben Rivera gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Ben Rivera and Bob Shirley

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.02
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.59
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.61
41.61
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.82
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.88
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
3.41
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.45
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
4.97
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6106
38.38
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.66
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
4.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.46
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.34
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5416
34.04
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Ben Rivera and Bob Shirley

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.02
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.39
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.56
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.95
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Rivera and Bob Shirley

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
862.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
600
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
522.52
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
57.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
51.66
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.96
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.96
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
9.3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
63.58
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
83.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.89
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
45.7
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.78
-5.53
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.83
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
202.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
51.66
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.97
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA