Billy Wagner vs Mariano Rivera

Billy WagnerMariano Rivera

Billy Wagner and Mariano Rivera compared on their MLB careers: Billy Wagner played 16 seasons, 1995 to 2010, Mariano Rivera 19 seasons, 1995 to 2013. Billy Wagner has 47 wins to Mariano Rivera's 82. Mariano Rivera won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Billy Wagner and Mariano Rivera career totals
853GP1,115
47W82
40L60
2.3ERA2.2
903IP1283.2
1,196K1,173
300BB286
1WHIP1
422SV652

How do they compare in the postseason?

Billy Wagner and Mariano Rivera postseason
14GP96
13R13
21H86

Where each stands all time

Billy Wagner and Mariano Rivera all-time places
Billy WagnerAll-time rankMariano Rivera
7th (422)Saves1st (652)

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

  • Billy Wagner: 0 championships; none on file
  • Mariano Rivera: 5 championships; World Series MVP

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.

Billy Wagner 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.
1st1995000.001995535.51
2nd1996222.441996832.09
3rd1997782.851997641.88
4th1998432.701998301.91
5th1999411.571999431.83
6th2000246.182000742.85
7th2001252.732001462.34
8th2002422.522002142.74
9th2003141.782003521.66
10th2004402.422004421.94
11th2005431.512005741.38
12th2006322.242006551.80
13th2007222.632007343.15
14th2008012.302008651.40
15th2009111.722009331.76
16th2010721.432010331.80
17th————2011121.91
18th————2012112.16
19th————2013622.11

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA