Mariano Rivera, baseball player, 1995-2013

Mariano Rivera

⭐ Hall of Fame 2019

Born: 11/29/1969 in Panama City, Panamá, Panama

MLB Debut: 1995-05-23 | Final Game: 2013-09-26

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 195 lbs

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Biography

Mariano Rivera, born in 1969, was a legendary pitcher whose career spanned from 1995 to 2013. Renowned for his exceptional skill as a closer, Rivera played the majority of his career with the New York Yankees, establishing himself as one of the most dominant relief pitchers in Major League Baseball history. He finished his career with a record of 82-60 and an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 2.21. Rivera also struck out 1,173 batters and achieved a remarkable total of 652 saves, a testament to his ability to perform under pressure and secure victories for his team. Rivera's contributions to the game were recognized through numerous accolades, including 13 All-Star selections and the prestigious distinction of being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019. He was a pivotal figure in the Yankees' success during the late 1990s and early 2000s, playing a crucial role in their World Series championships. Rivera's signature pitch, the cutter, became a defining characteristic of his style, often leaving hitters baffled. His impact transcended statistics, as he was celebrated for his sportsmanship and leadership both on and off the field, marking him as a revered figure in baseball history.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
82 60 1115 10 0 0 652 1283.7 998 315 71 286 1173 2.21 0

Career ERA 2.21 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 49.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1995 NYY AL 5 3 19 10 0 0 0 67.0 71 41 30 51 5.51 4.45 (-24%) -
1996 NYY AL 8 3 61 0 0 0 5 107.7 73 25 34 130 2.09 4.61 (+55%) -
1997 NYY AL 6 4 66 0 0 0 43 71.7 65 15 20 68 1.88 4.39 (+57%) -
1998 NYY AL 3 0 54 0 0 0 36 61.3 48 13 17 36 1.91 4.43 (+57%) -
1999 NYY AL 4 3 66 0 0 0 45 69.0 43 14 18 52 1.83 4.71 (+61%) -
2000 NYY AL 7 4 66 0 0 0 36 75.7 58 24 25 58 2.85 4.77 (+40%) -
2001 NYY AL 4 6 71 0 0 0 50 80.7 61 21 12 83 2.34 4.42 (+47%) -
2002 NYY AL 1 4 45 0 0 0 28 46.0 35 14 11 41 2.74 4.28 (+36%) -
2003 NYY AL 5 2 64 0 0 0 40 70.7 61 13 10 63 1.66 4.40 (+62%) -
2004 NYY AL 4 2 74 0 0 0 53 78.7 65 17 20 66 1.94 4.46 (+56%) -
2005 NYY AL 7 4 71 0 0 0 43 78.3 50 12 18 80 1.38 4.29 (+68%) -
2006 NYY AL 5 5 63 0 0 0 34 75.0 61 15 11 55 1.80 4.53 (+60%) -
2007 NYY AL 3 4 67 0 0 0 30 71.3 68 25 12 74 3.15 4.47 (+29%) -
2008 NYY AL 6 5 64 0 0 0 39 70.7 41 11 6 77 1.40 4.32 (+68%) -
2009 NYY AL 3 3 66 0 0 0 44 66.3 48 13 12 72 1.76 4.32 (+59%) -
2010 NYY AL 3 3 61 0 0 0 33 60.0 39 12 11 45 1.80 4.08 (+56%) -
2011 NYY AL 1 2 64 0 0 0 44 61.3 47 13 8 60 1.91 3.94 (+52%) -
2012 NYY AL 1 1 9 0 0 0 5 8.3 6 2 2 8 2.16 — -
2013 NYY AL 6 2 64 0 0 0 44 64.0 58 15 9 54 2.11 3.87 (+45%) -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1115 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 0.0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 24.9% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS 0.250 vs. league average 0.752 across their career seasons — 66.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1995 NYY AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 NYY AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 NYY AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 NYY AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 NYY AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 NYY AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 NYY AL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYY AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 NYY AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 NYY AL 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 NYY AL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 NYY AL 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2007 NYY AL 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 NYY AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 NYY AL 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2010 NYY AL 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2011 NYY AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 NYY AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 NYY AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2011 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALCS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALDS2 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 ALCS NYA 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 ALDS1 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 WS NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 ALDS2 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 ALDS2 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALCS NYA 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALDS2 NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALCS NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALCS NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALDS2 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 WS NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALCS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALDS1 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 WS NYA 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
1999 ALCS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALDS2 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 WS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALCS NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS2 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 WS NYA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
1997 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS2 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 WS NYA 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
1995 ALDS2 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
8 1 96 0 42 141.0 86 11 21 110 0.70

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2011 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 1 0.00
2010 ALCS NYA 0 0 3 0 1 3.0 2 0 0 1 0.00
2010 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 3 0 2 3.3 2 0 0 1 0.00
2009 ALCS NYA 0 0 5 0 2 7.0 3 1 2 4 1.29
2009 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 3 0 1 3.7 4 0 1 7 0.00
2009 WS NYA 0 0 4 0 2 5.3 3 0 2 3 0.00
2007 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 3 0 0 4.7 2 0 1 6 0.00
2006 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00
2005 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 2 0 2 3.0 1 1 1 2 3.00
2004 ALCS NYA 0 0 5 0 2 7.0 6 1 2 6 1.29
2004 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 4 0 0 5.7 2 0 0 2 0.00
2003 ALCS NYA 1 0 4 0 2 8.0 5 1 0 6 1.12
2003 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 2 0 2 4.0 0 0 0 4 0.00
2003 WS NYA 0 0 2 0 1 4.0 2 0 0 4 0.00
2002 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00
2001 ALCS NYA 1 0 4 0 2 4.7 2 1 1 3 1.93
2001 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 3 0 2 5.0 4 0 0 4 0.00
2001 WS NYA 1 1 4 0 1 6.3 6 1 1 7 1.42
2000 ALCS NYA 0 0 3 0 1 4.7 4 1 0 1 1.93
2000 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 3 0 3 5.0 2 0 0 2 0.00
2000 WS NYA 0 0 4 0 2 6.0 4 2 1 7 3.00
1999 ALCS NYA 1 0 3 0 2 4.7 5 0 0 3 0.00
1999 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 2 0 2 3.0 1 0 0 3 0.00
1999 WS NYA 1 0 3 0 2 4.7 3 0 1 3 0.00
1998 ALCS NYA 0 0 4 0 1 5.7 0 0 1 5 0.00
1998 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 3 0 2 3.3 1 0 1 2 0.00
1998 WS NYA 0 0 3 0 3 4.3 5 0 0 4 0.00
1997 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 2 0 1 2.0 2 1 0 1 4.50
1996 ALCS NYA 1 0 2 0 0 4.0 6 0 1 5 0.00
1996 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 2 0 0 4.7 0 0 1 1 0.00
1996 WS NYA 0 0 4 0 0 5.7 4 1 3 4 1.59
1995 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 3 0 0 5.3 3 0 1 8 0.00

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 1115 10 110 258 6 12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1995 NYA P 19 10 2 14 0 1
1996 NYA P 61 0 4 13 0 0
1997 NYA P 66 0 11 9 0 0
1998 NYA P 54 0 3 14 0 1
1999 NYA P 66 0 12 10 0 2
2000 NYA P 66 0 8 15 0 0
2001 NYA P 71 0 17 15 1 0
2002 NYA P 45 0 3 6 2 1
2003 NYA P 64 0 4 15 2 0
2004 NYA P 74 0 9 31 1 1
2005 NYA P 71 0 7 22 0 1
2006 NYA P 63 0 7 18 0 1
2007 NYA P 67 0 6 10 0 1
2008 NYA P 64 0 6 8 0 1
2009 NYA P 66 0 2 16 0 1
2010 NYA P 61 0 2 16 0 0
2011 NYA P 64 0 1 12 0 1
2012 NYA P 9 0 1 2 0 0
2013 NYA P 64 0 5 12 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 1115

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2013 All-Star Game MVP
2013 Comeback Player of the Year
2013 MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2013 MLB Players Choice Man of the Year
2013 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-09-25
2009 Player of the Week Week of 2009-06-27
2009 Reliever of the Month July
2009 Reliever of the Year Award
2009 This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2009 TSN Reliever of the Year
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-05-31
2008 Reliever of the Month April
2006 This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2005 Reliever of the Year Award
2005 This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2005 TSN All-Star RP
2004 Reliever of the Year Award
2004 This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2004 TSN Reliever of the Year
2003 ALCS MVP
2001 Reliever of the Year Award
2001 TSN Reliever of the Year
1999 Babe Ruth Award RP
1999 Pitcher of the Month August
1999 Reliever of the Year Award
1999 TSN Fireman of the Year
1999 World Series MVP
1997 TSN Fireman of the Year

Featured In Rankings

#1
Top 20 Closers of All Time in History of MLB Baseball
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Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2013 NYA AL $10,000,000
2012 NYA AL $14,940,025
2011 NYA AL $14,911,700
2010 NYA AL $15,000,000
2009 NYA AL $15,000,000
2008 NYA AL $15,000,000
2007 NYA AL $10,500,000
2006 NYA AL $10,500,000
2005 NYA AL $10,500,000
2004 NYA AL $10,890,000
2003 NYA AL $10,500,000
2002 NYA AL $9,450,000
2001 NYA AL $9,150,000
2000 NYA AL $7,250,000
1999 NYA AL $4,250,000
1998 NYA AL $750,000
1997 NYA AL $550,000
1996 NYA AL $131,125
1995 NYA AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $169,381,850

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2011 Cy Young Award AL 8th 4.0 196 0
2009 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 17.0 392 0
2008 Cy Young Award AL 5th 3.0 140 0
2006 Most Valuable Player AL 26th 2.0 392 0
2005 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 68.0 140 8
2005 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 59.0 392 0
2004 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 27.0 140 0
2004 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 61.0 392 0
2003 Most Valuable Player AL 27th 3.0 392 0
2001 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 27.0 392 0
1999 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 27.0 140 0
1999 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 9.0 392 0
1997 Most Valuable Player AL 25th 2.0 392 0
1996 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 18.0 140 1
1996 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 27.0 392 0