Luis Rivera vs. Alex Wood — Career Comparison

Luis Rivera
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Wood
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Wood built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Rivera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Rivera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.23 and WHIP 1.636 compared to 3.78 and 1.277 for Alex Wood. By the career numbers, Luis Rivera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Rivera and Alex Wood

Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.55
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.49
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
53.1
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
3.78
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.208
0.208
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
8.66
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.91
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.36
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.68
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
6.14
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.39
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.52
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
39.27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5301
37.92
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.68
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
4.14
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.31
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.86
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
29.45
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4778
34.18
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Luis Rivera and Alex Wood

Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.1
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.47
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.37
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Rivera and Alex Wood

Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
518.27
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
600
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
512.69
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
42.72
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
5.39
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
46.44
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.86
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
37.15
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-9.18
-17.06
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.01
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
171
317.65
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
61.3
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50