Mariano Rivera vs Randy Johnson

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Mariano Rivera and Randy Johnson compared on their MLB careers: Mariano Rivera played 19 seasons, 1995 to 2013, Randy Johnson 22 seasons, 1988 to 2009. Mariano Rivera has 82 wins to Randy Johnson's 303. Mariano Rivera won 5 titles, Randy Johnson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Mariano Rivera and Randy Johnson career totals

1,115	GP	618
82	W	303, better
60, better	L	166
2.2, better	ERA	3.3
1,283.2	IP	4,135.1
1,173	K	4,875, better
286, better	BB	1,497
1, better	WHIP	1.2
652, better	SV	2

How do they compare in the postseason?

Mariano Rivera and Randy Johnson postseason

96	GP	19
8, better	W	7
1, better	L	9
0.7, better	ERA	3.5
141	IP	121
110	K	132, better
21, better	BB	32
0.8, better	WHIP	1.1
42, better	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Mariano Rivera and Randy Johnson all-time places

1st (652), better	Saves	—
—	Strikeouts (pitching)	2nd (4,875), better
—	Wins (pitching)	22nd (303), 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

Mariano Rivera and Randy Johnson titles and awards

5, better	Championships	1
—	AL Cy Young	1, better
1	World Series MVP	1
—	NL Cy Young	4, 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.

Mariano Rivera and Randy Johnson season by season

1st	1995	5, better	3	5.51	1988	3	0, better	2.42, better
2nd	1996	8, better	3, better	2.09, better	1989	7	13	4.82
3rd	1997	6	4, better	1.88, better	1990	14, better	11	3.65
4th	1998	3	0, better	1.91, better	1991	13, better	10	3.98
5th	1999	4	3, better	1.83, better	1992	12, better	14	3.77
6th	2000	7	4, better	2.85, better	1993	19, better	8	3.24
7th	2001	4	6	2.34, better	1994	13, better	6	3.19
8th	2002	1	4	2.74	1995	18, better	2, better	2.48, better
9th	2003	5	2	1.66, better	1996	5	0, better	3.67
10th	2004	4	2, better	1.94, better	1997	20, better	4	2.28
11th	2005	7	4, better	1.38, better	1998	19, better	11	3.28
12th	2006	5	5, better	1.80, better	1999	17, better	9	2.48
13th	2007	3	4, better	3.15	2000	19, better	7	2.64, better
14th	2008	6	5, better	1.40, better	2001	21, better	6	2.49
15th	2009	3	3, better	1.76, better	2002	24, better	5	2.32
16th	2010	3	3, better	1.80, better	2003	6, better	8	4.26
17th	2011	1	2, better	1.91, better	2004	16, better	14	2.60
18th	2012	1	1, better	2.16, better	2005	17, better	8	3.79
19th	2013	6	2, better	2.11, better	2006	17, better	11	5.00
20th	—	—	—	—	2007	4	3	3.81
21st	—	—	—	—	2008	11	10	3.91
22nd	—	—	—	—	2009	8	6	4.88

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA