Ben Rivera
Bienvenido (Santana) Rivera
Born: January 11, 1968
San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 1 (1988 Rule V Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: N/A
Career: 1987-2005
Major League Statistics
Ben (Santana) Rivera compiled a career record of 49 wins and 60 losses, with 85 saves, and a 3.77 ERA in his 322-game pitching career with the Braves, Sumter Braves, Durham Bulls, Greenville Braves, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, Clearwater Phillies, Ottawa Lynx, Hanshin Tigers, Mexico City Diablos Rojos, Laguna Vaqueros and Aguascalientes Rieleros. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 2005 campaign.
Sumter Braves |
Durham Bulls |
Greenville Braves |
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons |
Clearwater Phillies |
Ottawa Lynx |
Hanshin Tigers |
Mexico City Diablos Rojos |
Laguna Vaqueros |
Aguascalientes Rieleros |
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Pitching:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1987 | R | GULF | Braves | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.26 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.7 | 55 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
1988 | A | SALL3 | Sumter Braves | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.17 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 173.3 | 167 | 77 | 61 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 99 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
1989 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.49 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102.3 | 113 | 55 | 51 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 58 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
1990 | Advanced A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.60 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75.0 | 69 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 64 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
1990 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.58 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 68 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
1991 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.57 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 158.7 | 155 | 76 | 63 | 13 | 75 | 4 | 116 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 683 |
1992 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
1994 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
1996 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.46 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.3 | 112 | 74 | 72 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 87 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 458 |
1998 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.38 | 44 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 53.0 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 220 |
1999 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.71 | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25.3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98 |
2002 | AAA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.53 | 44 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 47.0 | 41 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 188 |
2005 | AAA | MEX | Aguascalientes Rieleros | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
2005 | AAA | MEX | Laguna Vaqueros | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.80 | 40 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 47.3 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 194 |
Totals | 49 | 60 | .450 | 3.77 | 322 | 130 | 159 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 931.0 | 912 | 450 | 390 | 65 | 362 | 13 | 705 | 37 | 20 | 62 | 2020 |
Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1987 | R | GULF | Braves | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1990 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .222 | .250 | .472 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1991 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 26 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
1994 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .286 | .000 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 133 | 46 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .132 | .190 | .132 | .322 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1987 | R | GULF | Braves | P | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .375 |
1988 | A | SALL3 | Sumter Braves | P | 27 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .920 | .852 |
1989 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 23 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .958 | 1.000 |
1990 | Advanced A | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 16 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.375 |
1990 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .786 | .846 |
1991 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 26 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 4 | .955 | 1.615 |
1992 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
1994 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
1996 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | P | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .258 |
1998 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 44 | .000 | |||||
1999 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
2002 | AAA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | P | 44 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .159 |
2005 | AAA | MEX | Laguna Vaqueros | P | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .175 |
2005 | AAA | MEX | Aguascalientes Rieleros | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
Totals | 322 | 48 | 107 | 9 | 9 | .945 | .481 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1987 | R | Gulf Coast League | Braves | ATL | ||
1988 | A | South Atlantic League | Sumter Braves | ATL | ||
1989 | A | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | ATL | ||
1990 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | ATL | ||
1990 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
1991 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
1992 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | ||
1994 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Clearwater Phillies | PHI | ||
1994 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | ||
1996 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | MON | ||
1998 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
1999 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
2002 | AAA | Mexican League | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | |||
2004 | AAA | Mexican League | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | |||
2004 | AAA | Mexican League | Laguna Vaqueros | |||
2005 | AAA | Mexican League | Laguna Vaqueros | March 19, 2005 | June 14, 2005 | |
2005 | AAA | Mexican League | Aguascalientes Rieleros | June 29, 2005 | July 25, 2005 |
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