Jonathan Papelbon vs Mariano Rivera

Jonathan PapelbonMariano Rivera

Jonathan Papelbon and Mariano Rivera compared on their MLB careers: Jonathan Papelbon played 12 seasons, 2005 to 2016, Mariano Rivera 19 seasons, 1995 to 2013. Jonathan Papelbon has 41 wins to Mariano Rivera's 82. Jonathan Papelbon won 1 title, Mariano Rivera won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jonathan Papelbon and Mariano Rivera career totals
689GP1,115
41W82
36L60
2.4ERA2.2
725.2IP1283.2
808K1,173
185BB286
1.0WHIP1
368SV652

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jonathan Papelbon and Mariano Rivera postseason
18GP96
3R13
14H86

Where each stands all time

Jonathan Papelbon and Mariano Rivera all-time places
Jonathan PapelbonAll-time rankMariano Rivera
11th (368)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

  • Jonathan Papelbon: 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.

Jonathan Papelbon 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.
1st2005312.651995535.51
2nd2006420.921996832.09
3rd2007131.851997641.88
4th2008542.341998301.91
5th2009111.851999431.83
6th2010573.902000742.85
7th2011412.942001462.34
8th2012562.442002142.74
9th2013512.922003521.66
10th2014232.042004421.94
11th2015432.132005741.38
12th2016244.372006551.80
13th————2007343.15
14th————2008651.40
15th————2009331.76
16th————2010331.80
17th————2011121.91
18th————2012112.16
19th————2013622.11

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA