Luis Rivera vs. Bud Zipfel — Career Comparison

Luis Rivera
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Bud Zipfel
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Luis Rivera and Bud Zipfel are closely matched on the surface stats. Bud Zipfel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.657 vs .625) and slugging (.370 vs .333). Luis Rivera had the advantage in on-base percentage (.292 vs .287). By the career numbers, Bud Zipfel had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Luis Rivera and Bud Zipfel

Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
781
191.03
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
118
180.15
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2453
600
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2215
541.79
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
354
540.46
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
126.21
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
78
119.08
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
88.54
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
51
77.86
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
27.88
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
16.79
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.94
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
6.85
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
37.67
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214.88
52.56
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39.48
60.27
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
180.51
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
200
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
701
171.46
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
111
169.47
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
60.91
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
38
58.02
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
51.12
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
59.54
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
105.18
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
67
102.29
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218.58
53.46
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38.98
59.51
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.42
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
41.83
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
48.85
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.22
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443
108.36
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
140.46
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
5.54
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.27
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.11
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.69
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
46
11.25
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.11
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.89
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.38
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.27
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.62
47.62
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Luis Rivera and Bud Zipfel

Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
1.17
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.08
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.99
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17038
27
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2318
27
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5679.1
9
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
772.2
9
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
1.57
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
7.65
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1909
3.03
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.49
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.19
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3014
4.78
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
8.33
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
4.59
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
8.14
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.516
7.516
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.25
85.25
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.68
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.62
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0