Mariano Rivera Is Among The Best Pitchers, Starters Or Relievers

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics International Video Latest Friday, May 4, 2012 Mariano Rivera Is Among The Best Pitchers, Starters Or Relievers There is little argument that Mariano Rivera is the best relief pitcher to ever play the game. But there is still a stigma that relievers are second-class citizens. Typically they are relievers because they failed as starters, and their workload suggests they are not as valuable as starters. And for the most part, this is true. Well for almost every reliever, except Rivera. If we look at Wins Above Replacement (WAR, how many wins a player has been worth) for all pitchers since Rivera's rookie season (1995), we see that there have only been seven pitchers that have been more valuable. And all of those pitchers pitched more than twice as many innings in their careers. Read » Data via Baseball-Reference.com. Also On Sports Page Today: THE KENTUCKY DERBY FOR QUANTS: How To Use An Excel Spreadsheet To Bet On The Race The Sports World Is Absolutely Devastated Over Mariano Rivera's Torn ACL 9 Tales Of Championship Trophies Being Shattered If The NFL Wants To Limit Concussions, Teach Players To Tackle Like This Rugby Player Advertisement SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: A Saints Player Got A Much Harsher Penalty Than His Coach In Bountygate SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Kobe Bryant Inches Closer To Scottie Pippen For NBA Playoff Supremacy SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Knicks Playoff Futility Now 13 Years And Counting Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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