Ben Rivera vs. Nick Wittgren — Career Comparison

Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nick Wittgren
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Wittgren as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Wittgren led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 158 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 93). Ben Rivera held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 98). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Nick Wittgren.

Pitching Stats for Ben Rivera and Nick Wittgren

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.58
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
4.04
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.1
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
8.64
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.15
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.65
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
8.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
38.04
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.99
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.32
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1260
34.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Ben Rivera and Nick Wittgren

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.58
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.31
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.31
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.08
98.08
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.153
0.153
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Rivera and Nick Wittgren

Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
47100
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
5.96
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA