Mariano Rivera
P · Hall of Fame · inducted 2019
bWAR
Career
+56.5
2013
+2.4
Pace
+2.4
bWAR is Baseball-Reference’s wins above replacement, not a 40 Man stat. The numbers come from their daily WAR file, which they allow anyone to reuse with a citation and a link. Pace stretches a short year up to 600 plate appearances, or to 180 innings for a starter and 65 for a reliever. A year that already reached that playing time keeps the bWAR he earned, so extra at-bats do not shrink it. It shows once a year reaches 100 plate appearances or 30 innings. File dated 2026-11-07. This player on Baseball-Reference · How bWAR is calculated.
Minors
Level Wins compares him with the 1990–2025 average at that league. Pace stretches a short year up to a normal full season at that level. A year that already reached that playing time keeps what he did, so extra playing time does not shrink it. Level Wins shows once a year reaches 100 plate appearances or 30 innings.
Best minor season
+1.7
1991 · Low-A · 4-9 · 114.2 IP · 2.75 ERA · 1.21 WHIP · 123 SO · 36 BB · 2 HR
All qualified minor seasons
+4.2
7 seasons added together
- 2002Rookie · 0-0 · 2 IP · 0.00 ERA · 1.50 WHIP · 2 SO · 1 BB · 0 HR——
- 1995Triple-A · 2-2 · 30 IP · 2.10 ERA · 0.93 WHIP · 30 SO · 3 BB · 2 HR+0.6+2.8
- 1994Triple-A · 4-2 · 31 IP · 5.81 ERA · 1.42 WHIP · 23 SO · 10 BB · 5 HR-0.1-0.1
- 1994Double-A · 3-0 · 63.1 IP · 2.27 ERA · 1.04 WHIP · 39 SO · 8 BB · 5 HR+0.5+1.0
- 1994High-A · 3-0 · 36.2 IP · 2.21 ERA · 1.25 WHIP · 27 SO · 12 BB · 2 HR+0.1+0.3
- 1993Low-A · 1-0 · 39.1 IP · 2.06 ERA · 1.17 WHIP · 32 SO · 15 BB · 0 HR+0.4+1.2
- 1993Rookie · 0-1 · 4 IP · 2.25 ERA · 0.75 WHIP · 6 SO · 1 BB · 0 HR——
- 1991Low-A · 4-9 · 114.2 IP · 2.75 ERA · 1.21 WHIP · 123 SO · 36 BB · 2 HR+1.7+1.8
- 1990Rookie · 5-1, 1 SV · 52 IP · 0.17 ERA · 0.46 WHIP · 58 SO · 7 BB · 0 HR+1.0+1.1
