Ben Rivera vs. Drew Smyly — Career Comparison

Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Drew Smyly
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Ben Rivera a clear advantage over Drew Smyly across the core pitching metrics. Ben Rivera led in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 72), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 86). Drew Smyly held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 76). Ben Rivera was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ben Rivera and Drew Smyly

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.59
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.39
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.53
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.75
50.75
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.24
54.24
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
4.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
8.7
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.49
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.93
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
8.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4851
38.14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.56
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.53
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
34.44
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4398
34.58
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Ben Rivera and Drew Smyly

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.59
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.39
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.34
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
93.44
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.24
54.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Rivera and Drew Smyly

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2982.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
573.13
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
5.96
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.55
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.31
-38.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
259.7
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA