Mariano Rivera Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Mariano Rivera played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2013, appearing in 1,115 games over 19 seasons. He recorded a total of 82 W and 60 L, an ERA of 2.21, 1,173 SO, a WHIP of 1, and a WAR of 56.5.

🧾 Basic Profile

Mariano Rivera
NameMariano Rivera
Date of BirthNovember 29, 1969
Nationality
Panama
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1995
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Mariano Rivera Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Mariano Rivera.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Mariano Rivera appeared in 1,115 games over 19 MLB seasons from 1995 to 2013. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS10 (MLB Rank: 4,444)
GF952 (MLB Rank: 1)
W82 (MLB Rank: 840)
L60 (MLB Rank: 1,266)
SV652 (MLB Rank: 1)
ERA2.21 (MLB Rank: 717)
IP1283.2 (MLB Rank: 984)
SO1,173 (MLB Rank: 411)
BB286 (MLB Rank: 1,700)
H998 (MLB Rank: 1,320)
HR71 (MLB Rank: 1,453)
SO98.22 (MLB Rank: 1,700)
BB92.01 (MLB Rank: 10,759)
H97 (MLB Rank: 11,042)
HR90.5 (MLB Rank: 7,422)
WHIP1 (MLB Rank: 11,435)
WAR56.5 (MLB Rank: 79)

📊 Last Season Summary (2013)

In his final season (2013), Mariano Rivera recorded the following stats:

GS0
GF60
W6
L2
SV44
ERA2.11
IP64
SO54
BB9
H58
HR6
SO97.59
BB91.27
H98.16
HR90.84
WHIP1.047
WAR2.4

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1996, 8 W
  • Most SO: 1996, 130 SO
  • Most IP: 1996, 107.2 IP
  • Best WAR: 1996, 5.0 WAR
  • Best ERA: 2005, 1.38 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Mariano Rivera appeared in 96 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 0.72, pitched 138.2 IP, struck out 110 batters, with 8 W and 1 L.

Mariano Rivera Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1995
5
3
5.51
0.625
0
51
67
0.2
1.507
11
71
30
43
41
84
5.15
6.9
1.7
10
19
2
0
0
1.5
9.5
4
1
2
0
0
301
1996
8
3
2.09
0.727
5
130
107.2
5
0.994
1
73
34
25
25
240
1.88
10.9
3.82
0
61
14
0
0
0.1
6.1
2.8
0
2
3
1
425
1997
6
4
1.88
0.6
43
68
71.2
3.7
1.186
5
65
20
17
15
239
2.96
8.5
3.4
0
66
56
0
0
0.6
8.2
2.5
0
0
6
2
301
1998
3
0
1.91
1
36
36
61.1
2.8
1.06
3
48
17
13
13
233
3.48
5.3
2.12
0
54
49
0
0
0.4
7
2.5
0
1
1
0
246
1999
4
3
1.83
0.571
45
52
69
3.5
0.884
2
43
18
15
14
257
2.92
6.8
2.89
0
66
63
0
0
0.3
5.6
2.3
1
3
3
2
268
2000
7
4
2.85
0.636
36
58
75.2
2.6
1.097
4
58
25
26
24
170
3.28
6.9
2.32
0
66
61
0
0
0.5
6.9
3
0
0
3
2
311
2001
4
6
2.34
0.4
50
83
80.2
3.4
0.905
5
61
12
24
21
192
2.28
9.3
6.92
0
71
66
0
0
0.6
6.8
1.3
0
1
2
1
310
2002
1
4
2.74
0.2
28
41
46
1.6
1
3
35
11
16
14
163
2.88
8
3.73
0
45
37
0
0
0.6
6.8
2.2
1
2
2
1
187
2003
5
2
1.66
0.714
40
63
70.2
3.6
1.005
3
61
10
15
13
267
2.39
8
6.3
0
64
57
0
0
0.4
7.8
1.3
0
4
1
0
277
2004
4
2
1.94
0.667
53
66
78.2
4.2
1.081
3
65
20
17
17
232
2.82
7.6
3.3
0
74
69
0
0
0.3
7.4
2.3
0
5
3
0
316
2005
7
4
1.38
0.636
43
80
78.1
4
0.868
2
50
18
18
12
308
2.15
9.2
4.44
0
71
67
0
0
0.2
5.7
2.1
0
4
0
0
306
2006
5
5
1.8
0.5
34
55
75
3.9
0.96
3
61
11
16
15
252
2.84
6.6
5
0
63
59
0
0
0.4
7.3
1.3
0
5
4
0
293
2007
3
4
3.15
0.429
30
74
71.1
2
1.121
4
68
12
25
25
144
2.65
9.3
6.17
0
67
59
0
0
0.5
8.6
1.5
0
6
2
1
295
2008
6
5
1.4
0.545
39
77
70.2
4.3
0.665
4
41
6
11
11
316
2.03
9.8
12.83
0
64
60
0
0
0.5
5.2
0.8
0
2
0
1
259
2009
3
3
1.76
0.5
44
72
66.1
3.6
0.905
7
48
12
14
13
262
2.89
9.8
6
0
66
55
0
0
0.9
6.5
1.6
0
1
1
1
257
2010
3
3
1.8
0.5
33
45
60
2.4
0.833
2
39
11
14
12
241
2.81
6.8
4.09
0
61
55
0
0
0.3
5.9
1.7
0
5
3
0
230
2011
1
2
1.91
0.333
44
60
61.1
2.9
0.897
3
47
8
13
13
226
2.19
8.8
7.5
0
64
54
0
0
0.4
6.9
1.2
0
2
2
1
233
2012
1
1
2.16
0.5
5
8
8.1
0.4
0.96
0
6
2
2
2
203
1.89
8.6
4
0
9
9
0
0
0
6.5
2.2
0
0
2
0
32
2013
6
2
2.11
0.75
44
54
64
2.4
1.047
6
58
9
16
15
190
3.05
7.6
6
0
64
60
0
0
0.8
8.2
1.3
0
1
3
0
256