Mariano Rivera vs Roger Clemens

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Mariano Rivera and Roger Clemens compared on their MLB careers: Mariano Rivera played 19 seasons, 1995 to 2013, Roger Clemens 24 seasons, 1984 to 2007. Mariano Rivera has 82 wins to Roger Clemens's 354. Mariano Rivera won 5 titles, Roger Clemens won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Mariano Rivera and Roger Clemens career totals

1,115	GP	709
82	W	354, better
60, better	L	184
2.2, better	ERA	3.1
1,283.2	IP	4,916.2
1,173	K	4,672, better
286, better	BB	1,580
1, better	WHIP	1.2
652, better	SV	0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Mariano Rivera and Roger Clemens postseason

96	GP	35
8	W	12, better
1, better	L	8
0.7, better	ERA	3.8
141	IP	197.1
110	K	173, better
21, better	BB	70
0.8, better	WHIP	1.2
42, better	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Mariano Rivera and Roger Clemens all-time places

1st (652), better	Saves	—
—	Strikeouts (pitching)	3rd (4,672), better
—	Wins (pitching)	9th (354), 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 Roger Clemens titles and awards

5, better	Championships	2
—	AL MVP	1, better
—	AL Cy Young	6, better
1, better	World Series MVP	—
—	NL Cy Young	1, 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 Roger Clemens season by season

1st	1995	5	3, better	5.51	1984	9, better	4	4.32, better
2nd	1996	8, better	3, better	2.09, better	1985	7	5	3.29
3rd	1997	6	4	1.88, better	1986	24, better	4	2.48
4th	1998	3	0, better	1.91, better	1987	20, better	9	2.97
5th	1999	4	3, better	1.83, better	1988	18, better	12	2.93
6th	2000	7	4, better	2.85, better	1989	17, better	11	3.13
7th	2001	4	6	2.34	1990	21, better	6	1.93, better
8th	2002	1	4, better	2.74	1991	18, better	10	2.62, better
9th	2003	5	2, better	1.66, better	1992	18, better	11	2.41
10th	2004	4	2, better	1.94, better	1993	11, better	14	4.46
11th	2005	7	4, better	1.38, better	1994	9, better	7	2.85
12th	2006	5	5	1.80, better	1995	10, better	5	4.18
13th	2007	3	4, better	3.15, better	1996	10, better	13	3.63
14th	2008	6	5, better	1.40, better	1997	21, better	7	2.05
15th	2009	3	3, better	1.76, better	1998	20, better	6	2.65
16th	2010	3	3, better	1.80, better	1999	14, better	10	4.60
17th	2011	1	2, better	1.91, better	2000	13, better	8	3.70
18th	2012	1	1, better	2.16, better	2001	20, better	3	3.51
19th	2013	6	2, better	2.11, better	2002	13, better	6	4.35
20th	—	—	—	—	2003	17	9	3.91
21st	—	—	—	—	2004	18	4	2.98
22nd	—	—	—	—	2005	13	8	1.87
23rd	—	—	—	—	2006	7	6	2.30
24th	—	—	—	—	2007	6	6	4.18

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA