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Mariano Rivera

Yankees Career team 1995–2013
Number #42
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 56
Height 6' 2"
Weight 195 lbs
Birth Place Panama City, Panama
Born Nov 29, 1969

Key Insights

2013
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Edgar Martinez has hit .579/.609/1.053 against Rivera over 23 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

11 for 19 with 2 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .607 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Rivera has struck Mark McGwire out 6 times in 11 plate appearances, 54.5% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Ray Durham is 0 for 26 against Rivera, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

26 career plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Rivera throws than Tim Salmon: 50% of the swings between them come up empty.

16 plate appearances between them. 97th percentile of the 117 matchups on his own record.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

Rivera has faced Manny Ramirez more than any other hitter: 52 plate appearances, and Manny Ramirez has hit .239/.288/.326 in them.

11 hits, 1 home run and 14 strikeouts across 52 plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Rivera has walked Paul Sorrento 4 times in 13 plate appearances, 30.8% of them.

4 walks in 13 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 29, 1969
Birth Place Panama City, Panama
Height 6' 2"
Weight 195 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right