Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Satchel Paige | Stat | Mariano Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 19 |
| 75.8 | Career VAL | 85.6 |
| 8.9 (1934) | Peak-season VAL | 8.6 (1996) |
| Inducted 1971 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 2019 |
| 2× | All-Star Selections | 13× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 3 |
| 2 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 11 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Satchel Paige | Stat | Mariano Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 430 | Games | 1,115 |
| Batting | ||
| 143 | Hits | 0 |
| 1 | Home runs | 0 |
| 52 | RBI | 1 |
| 51 | Runs | 0 |
| 7 | Stolen bases | 0 |
| 13 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 1 |
| .206 | Batting avg | .000 |
|---|
| .221 | On-base % | .250 |
|---|
| .242 | Slugging % | .000 |
|---|
| 33 | OPS+ | -49 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Wins | 82 |
| 82 | Losses | 60 |
| 44 | Saves | 652 |
| 1794.0 | Innings pitched | 1283.2 |
| 1,530 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 1,173 |
| 2.82 | ERA | 2.21 |
| 1.11 | WHIP | 1.00 |
| 141 | ERA+ | 206 |
| Age | Satchel Paige | Mariano Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3.2 | — |
| 21 | 6 | — |
| 22 | 4.4 | — |
| 23 | 5.1 | — |
| 24 | 1.5 | — |
| 25 | — | 0 |
| 26 | 3.9 | 8.6 |
| 27 | 8.9 | 4.7 |
| 28 | — | 4 |
| 29 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 30 | — | 5 |
| 31 | — | 5.3 |
| 32 | — | 2.6 |
| 33 | — | 5.3 |
| 34 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| 35 | 3.3 | 6.2 |
| 36 | 3.2 | 6.3 |
| 37 | 5.1 | 3.9 |
| 38 | 1 | 6.3 |
| 39 | 2.1 | 4.2 |
| 40 | — | 4.7 |
| 41 | 5.4 | 4 |
| 42 | 4.8 | — |
| 43 | — | 3 |
| 44 | 1.1 | — |
| 45 | 5.9 | — |
| 46 | 5.6 | — |