Mariano Rivera vs Trevor Hoffman

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Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman compared on their MLB careers: Mariano Rivera played 19 seasons, 1995 to 2013, Trevor Hoffman 18 seasons, 1993 to 2010. Mariano Rivera has 82 wins to Trevor Hoffman's 61. Mariano Rivera won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mariano Rivera leads in 7 of the 7 lines, Trevor Hoffman in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman career totals

1,115	GP	1,035
82, better	W	61
60, better	L	75
2.2, better	ERA	2.9
1,283.2	IP	1,089.1
1,173, better	K	1,133
286, better	BB	307
1, better	WHIP	1.1
652, better	SV	601

How do they compare in the postseason?

Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman postseason

96	GP	12
8, better	W	1
1, better	L	2
0.7, better	ERA	3.5
141	IP	13
110, better	K	14
21	BB	5, better
0.8, better	WHIP	1.2
42, better	SV	4

Where each stands all time

Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman all-time places
Mariano Rivera	All-time rank	Trevor Hoffman
1st (652), better	Saves	2nd (601)

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 Trevor Hoffman titles and awards

5, better	Championships	—
1, better	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.

Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman season by season

1st	1995	5, better	3, better	5.51	1993	4	6	3.90, better
2nd	1996	8, better	3, better	2.09, better	1994	4	4	2.57
3rd	1997	6	4	1.88, better	1995	7, better	4	3.88
4th	1998	3	0, better	1.91, better	1996	9, better	5	2.25
5th	1999	4	3, better	1.83, better	1997	6, better	4	2.66
6th	2000	7, better	4	2.85	1998	4	2, better	1.48, better
7th	2001	4, better	6	2.34	1999	2	3, better	2.14, better
8th	2002	1	4, better	2.74, better	2000	4, better	7	2.99
9th	2003	5, better	2, better	1.66, better	2001	3	4	3.43
10th	2004	4, better	2, better	1.94, better	2002	2	5	2.73
11th	2005	7, better	4	1.38, better	2003	0	0, better	2.00
12th	2006	5, better	5	1.80, better	2004	3	3, better	2.30
13th	2007	3, better	4, better	3.15	2005	1	6	2.97, better
14th	2008	6, better	5	1.40, better	2006	0	2, better	2.14
15th	2009	3	3, better	1.76, better	2007	4, better	5	2.98
16th	2010	3	3, better	1.80, better	2008	3	6	3.77
17th	2011	1	2	1.91	2009	3, better	2	1.83, better
18th	2012	1	1, better	2.16, better	2010	2, better	7	5.89
19th	2013	6	2	2.11	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA