Ben Rivera vs. Brian Sweeney — Career Comparison

Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Sweeney
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Sweeney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Sweeney led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 187 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 93). Ben Rivera held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 51). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brian Sweeney.

Pitching Stats for Ben Rivera and Brian Sweeney

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.62
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.38
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.69
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.92
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
4.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
37.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
34.23
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15

Fielding Stats for Ben Rivera and Brian Sweeney

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.62
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.46
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.08
98.08
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Rivera and Brian Sweeney

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
7300
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
5.96
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-50.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
92.31
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA