Aroldis Chapman vs Mariano Rivera

Aroldis Chapman

2of 7 lines

Mariano Rivera

5of 7 lines

Aroldis Chapman and Mariano Rivera compared on their MLB careers: Aroldis Chapman played 17 seasons, 2010 to 2026, Mariano Rivera 19 seasons, 1995 to 2013. Aroldis Chapman has 63 wins to Mariano Rivera's 82. Aroldis Chapman won 2 titles, Mariano Rivera won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mariano Rivera leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Aroldis Chapman in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Aroldis Chapman and Mariano Rivera career totals
916GP1,115
63W82, better
52, betterL60
2.5ERA2.2, better
873IP1,283.2
1,402, betterK1,173
431BB286, better
1.1WHIP1, better
402SV652, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Aroldis Chapman and Mariano Rivera postseason
47GP96
3W8, better
4L1, better
2.2ERA0.7, better
52.2IP141
76K110, better
21BB21
1.1WHIP0.8, better
11SV42, better

Where each stands all time

Aroldis Chapman and Mariano Rivera all-time places
281st (1,402), betterStrikeouts (pitching)—
8th (402)Saves1st (652), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Aroldis Chapman and Mariano Rivera titles and awards
2Championships5, better
—World Series MVP1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Aroldis Chapman and Mariano Rivera season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st201022, better2.03, better19955, better35.51
2nd201141, better3.6019968, better32.09, better
3rd2012551.51, better19976, better4, better1.88
4th20134, better52.54199830, better1.91, better
5th2014032.0019994, better31.83, better
6th2015441.63, better20007, better42.85
7th201641, better1.55, better2001462.34
8th20174, better3, better3.222002142.74, better
9th201830, better2.4520035, better21.66, better
10th2019322.2120044, better21.94, better
11th202011, better3.0920057, better41.38, better
12th20216, better4, better3.362006551.80, better
13th20224, better44.462007343.15, better
14th2023653.092008651.40, better
15th20245, better53.79200933, better1.76, better
16th20255, better31.17, better2010331.80
17th20263, better41.92201112, better1.91, better
18th————2012112.16
19th————2013622.11

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA