Joe Nathan vs Mariano Rivera

Joe NathanMariano Rivera

Joe Nathan and Mariano Rivera compared on their MLB careers: Joe Nathan played 16 seasons, 1999 to 2016, Mariano Rivera 19 seasons, 1995 to 2013. Joe Nathan has 64 wins to Mariano Rivera's 82. Joe Nathan won 1 title, Mariano Rivera won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe Nathan and Mariano Rivera career totals
787GP1,115
64W82
34L60
2.9ERA2.2
923.1IP1283.2
976K1,173
344BB286
1.1WHIP1
377SV652

How do they compare in the postseason?

Joe Nathan and Mariano Rivera postseason
10GP96
9R13
14H86

Where each stands all time

Joe Nathan and Mariano Rivera all-time places
Joe NathanAll-time rankMariano Rivera
10th (377)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

  • Joe Nathan: 1 championship; 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.

Joe Nathan 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.
1st1999744.181995535.51
2nd2000525.211996832.09
3rd2002000.001997641.88
4th20031242.961998301.91
5th2004121.621999431.83
6th2005742.702000742.85
7th2006701.582001462.34
8th2007421.882002142.74
9th2008121.332003521.66
10th2009222.102004421.94
11th2011214.842005741.38
12th2012352.802006551.80
13th2013621.392007343.15
14th2014544.812008651.40
15th2015000.002009331.76
16th2016200.002010331.80
17th————2011121.91
18th————2012112.16
19th————2013622.11

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA