Ben Rivera vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Bruce Sutter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 93). Ben Rivera held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Sutter.

Pitching Stats for Ben Rivera and Bruce Sutter

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ben Rivera and Bruce Sutter

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Rivera and Bruce Sutter

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100