What years did Mariano Rivera play?

Mariano Rivera played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2013.

Was Mariano Rivera a pitcher?

Yes. Mariano Rivera pitched in the major leagues, recording 82 wins and 1173 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mariano Rivera hit?

Mariano Rivera hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Mariano Rivera play for?

Mariano Rivera played for one team, the New York Yankees (1995–2013).

Did Mariano Rivera win a Cy Young Award?

No. Mariano Rivera did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Mariano Rivera win?

Mariano Rivera won the World Series MVP award (1999). He was selected to 13 All-Star Games.

What were Mariano Rivera's career stats?

In 1,115 games, Mariano Rivera went 82-60 with a 2.21 ERA, 1,173 strikeouts, 1,283.2 innings pitched, and 652 saves.

What was Mariano Rivera's salary?

Mariano Rivera's last recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $15,000,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2013.

What position did Mariano Rivera play?

Mariano Rivera played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Mariano Rivera and how much did he weigh?

Mariano Rivera was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Mariano Rivera's career ERA?

Mariano Rivera finished with a 2.21 career ERA, going 82-60 with 1,173 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mariano Rivera have?

Mariano Rivera recorded 1,173 career strikeouts.

Mariano Rivera

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1995-2013)

Mariano Rivera was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2013 for the New York Yankees, a span of 19 seasons. Across 1,115 career appearances, he went 82-60 with a 2.21 ERA, 1,173 strikeouts, and 652 saves. Mariano Rivera was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019 and was a 13-time All-Star, a World Series MVP, an ALCS MVP, an All-Star Game MVP, a 5-time Reliever of the Year, and a Babe Ruth Award. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 52571.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 24, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 2019

W–L 82–60

ERA 2.21

WHIP 1.00

SO 1,173

Pitcher PIV 52571.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 11/29/1969 in Panama City, Panamá, Panama
MLB Debut: 1995-05-23
Last Game: 2013-09-26
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2019 (BBWAA)
Awards: 13× All-Star · World Series MVP · ALCS MVP · All-Star Game MVP · 5× Reliever of the Year · Babe Ruth Award

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mariano Rivera — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
82	60	1,115	10	0	0	652	1283.2	998	315	71	286	1,173	2.21	52571.4

Career ERA 2.21 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 49.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mariano Rivera Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	NYA	AL	5	3	19	10	0	67.0	71	41	30	51	5.51	4.45 (-24%)	-1167.4
1996	NYA	AL	8	3	61	0	5	107.2	73	25	34	130	2.09	4.61 (+55%)	7512.1
1997	NYA	AL	6	4	66	0	43	71.2	65	15	20	68	1.88	4.39 (+57%)	2606.7
1998	NYA	AL	3	0	54	0	36	61.1	48	13	17	36	1.91	4.43 (+57%)	1475.2
1999	NYA	AL	4	3	66	0	45	69.0	43	14	18	52	1.83	4.71 (+61%)	3134.9
2000	NYA	AL	7	4	66	0	36	75.2	58	24	25	58	2.85	4.77 (+40%)	2862.5
2001	NYA	AL	4	6	71	0	50	80.2	61	21	12	83	2.34	4.42 (+47%)	4381.1
2002	NYA	AL	1	4	45	0	28	46.0	35	14	11	41	2.74	4.28 (+36%)	1628.7
2003	NYA	AL	5	2	64	0	40	70.2	61	13	10	63	1.66	4.40 (+62%)	3593.6
2004	NYA	AL	4	2	74	0	53	78.2	65	17	20	66	1.94	4.46 (+56%)	3286.0
2005	NYA	AL	7	4	71	0	43	78.1	50	12	18	80	1.38	4.29 (+68%)	4256.4
2006	NYA	AL	5	5	63	0	34	75.0	61	15	11	55	1.80	4.53 (+60%)	3211.5
2007	NYA	AL	3	4	67	0	30	71.1	68	25	12	74	3.15	4.47 (+29%)	3297.4
2008	NYA	AL	6	5	64	0	39	70.2	41	11	6	77	1.40	4.32 (+68%)	4114.4
2009	NYA	AL	3	3	66	0	44	66.1	48	13	12	72	1.76	4.32 (+59%)	2413.4
2010	NYA	AL	3	3	61	0	33	60.0	39	12	11	45	1.80	4.08 (+56%)	1924.6
2011	NYA	AL	1	2	64	0	44	61.1	47	13	8	60	1.91	3.94 (+52%)	2714.9
2012	NYA	AL	1	1	9	0	5	8.1	6	2	2	8	2.16	—	0.0
2013	NYA	AL	6	2	64	0	44	64.0	58	15	9	54	2.11	3.87 (+45%)	1325.4
Career · 19 seasons			82	60	1,115	10	652	1,283.2	998	315	286	1,173	2.21	—	52,571

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Mariano Rivera — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,115	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 24.9% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 66.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mariano Rivera Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	NYA	AL	19	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	NYA	AL	61	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	NYA	AL	66	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	NYA	AL	54	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	NYA	AL	66	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	NYA	AL	66	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	NYA	AL	71	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	NYA	AL	45	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	NYA	AL	64	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	NYA	AL	74	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	NYA	AL	71	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	NYA	AL	63	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	NYA	AL	67	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	NYA	AL	64	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	NYA	AL	66	1	1	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	NYA	AL	61	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	NYA	AL	64	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	NYA	AL	9	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	NYA	AL	64	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 19 seasons			1,115	3	1	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Mariano Rivera — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
96	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mariano Rivera — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
2011	ALDS1	NYA	2	0	.000
2010	ALCS	NYA	3	0	.000
2010	ALDS2	NYA	3	0	.000
2009	ALCS	NYA	5	0	.000
2009	ALDS1	NYA	3	0	.000
2009	WS	NYA	4	0	.000
2007	ALDS2	NYA	3	0	.000
2006	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	.000
2005	ALDS2	NYA	2	0	.000
2004	ALCS	NYA	5	0	.000
2004	ALDS2	NYA	4	0	.000
2003	ALCS	NYA	4	0	.000
2003	ALDS1	NYA	2	0	.000
2003	WS	NYA	2	0	.000
2002	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	.000
2001	ALCS	NYA	4	0	.000
2001	ALDS2	NYA	3	0	.000
2001	WS	NYA	4	0	.000
2000	ALCS	NYA	3	0	.000
2000	ALDS1	NYA	3	0	.000
2000	WS	NYA	4	1	.000
1999	ALCS	NYA	3	0	.000
1999	ALDS2	NYA	2	0	.000
1999	WS	NYA	3	0	.000
1998	ALCS	NYA	4	0	.000
1998	ALDS2	NYA	3	0	.000
1998	WS	NYA	3	1	.000
1997	ALDS1	NYA	2	0	.000
1996	ALCS	NYA	2	0	.000
1996	ALDS2	NYA	2	0	.000
1996	WS	NYA	4	1	.000
1995	ALDS2	NYA	3	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mariano Rivera — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
8	1	96	0	42	141.0	86	11	21	110	0.70

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mariano Rivera — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2011	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	2	0	1.1	0	0	0	1	0.00
2010	ALCS	NYA	0	0	3	1	3.0	2	0	0	1	0.00
2010	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	3	2	3.1	2	0	0	1	0.00
2009	ALCS	NYA	0	0	5	2	7.0	3	1	2	4	1.29
2009	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	3	1	3.2	4	0	1	7	0.00
2009	WS	NYA	0	0	4	2	5.1	3	0	2	3	0.00
2007	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	3	0	4.2	2	0	1	6	0.00
2006	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00
2005	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	2	2	3.0	1	1	1	2	3.00
2004	ALCS	NYA	0	0	5	2	7.0	6	1	2	6	1.29
2004	ALDS2	NYA	1	0	4	0	5.2	2	0	0	2	0.00
2003	ALCS	NYA	1	0	4	2	8.0	5	1	0	6	1.12
2003	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	2	2	4.0	0	0	0	4	0.00
2003	WS	NYA	0	0	2	1	4.0	2	0	0	4	0.00
2002	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	1	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00
2001	ALCS	NYA	1	0	4	2	4.2	2	1	1	3	1.93
2001	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	3	2	5.0	4	0	0	4	0.00
2001	WS	NYA	1	1	4	1	6.1	6	1	1	7	1.42
2000	ALCS	NYA	0	0	3	1	4.2	4	1	0	1	1.93
2000	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	3	3	5.0	2	0	0	2	0.00
2000	WS	NYA	0	0	4	2	6.0	4	2	1	7	3.00
1999	ALCS	NYA	1	0	3	2	4.2	5	0	0	3	0.00
1999	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	2	2	3.0	1	0	0	3	0.00
1999	WS	NYA	1	0	3	2	4.2	3	0	1	3	0.00
1998	ALCS	NYA	0	0	4	1	5.2	0	0	1	5	0.00
1998	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	3	2	3.1	1	0	1	2	0.00
1998	WS	NYA	0	0	3	3	4.1	5	0	0	4	0.00
1997	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	2	1	2.0	2	1	0	1	4.50
1996	ALCS	NYA	1	0	2	0	4.0	6	0	1	5	0.00
1996	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	2	0	4.2	0	0	1	1	0.00
1996	WS	NYA	0	0	4	0	5.2	4	1	3	4	1.59
1995	ALDS2	NYA	1	0	3	0	5.1	3	0	1	8	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Mariano Rivera — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	576	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	539	3	0	0	0	1	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Mariano Rivera — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	576	657.1	519	180	142	597	2.46
Away	539	626.1	479	135	144	576	1.94

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mariano Rivera — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
2013-09-26	NYY	TBR	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
2013-09-22	NYY	SFG	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	0
2013-09-20	NYY	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
2013-09-18	NYY	TOR	SV	1.1	2	0	0	1	0
2013-09-12	NYY	BAL	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2013-09-11	NYY	BAL	SV	1.0	2	1	1	1	0
2013-09-10	NYY	BAL	SV	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
2013-09-08	NYY	BOS	W	2.0	2	1	1	3	1
2013-09-05	NYY	BOS	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
2013-09-04	NYY	CHW	SV	1.1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mariano Rivera — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	1115	10	110	258	6	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mariano Rivera — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	NYA	P	19	10	2	14	0	1
1996	NYA	P	61	0	4	13	0	0
1997	NYA	P	66	0	11	9	0	0
1998	NYA	P	54	0	3	14	0	1
1999	NYA	P	66	0	12	10	0	2
2000	NYA	P	66	0	8	15	0	0
2001	NYA	P	71	0	17	15	1	0
2002	NYA	P	45	0	3	6	2	1
2003	NYA	P	64	0	4	15	2	0
2004	NYA	P	74	0	9	31	1	1
2005	NYA	P	71	0	7	22	0	1
2006	NYA	P	63	0	7	18	0	1
2007	NYA	P	67	0	6	10	0	1
2008	NYA	P	64	0	6	8	0	1
2009	NYA	P	66	0	2	16	0	1
2010	NYA	P	61	0	2	16	0	0
2011	NYA	P	64	0	1	12	0	1
2012	NYA	P	9	0	1	2	0	0
2013	NYA	P	64	0	5	12	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mariano Rivera Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	1115

Awards & Honors

Mariano Rivera — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2013	All-Star Game MVP
2013	Comeback Player of the Year
2013	MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2013	MLB Players Choice Man of the Year
2013	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-09-25
2009	Player of the Week	Week of 2009-06-27
2009	Reliever of the Month	July
2009	Reliever of the Year Award
2009	TSN Reliever of the Year
2009	This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2008	Player of the Week	Week of 2008-05-31
2008	Reliever of the Month	April
2006	This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2005	Reliever of the Year Award
2005	TSN All-Star	RP
2005	This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2004	Reliever of the Year Award
2004	TSN Reliever of the Year
2004	This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2003	ALCS MVP
2001	Reliever of the Year Award
2001	TSN Reliever of the Year
1999	Babe Ruth Award	RP
1999	Pitcher of the Month	August
1999	Reliever of the Year Award
1999	TSN Fireman of the Year
1999	World Series MVP
1997	TSN Fireman of the Year

Salary History

Mariano Rivera's recorded salaries total $169,381,850 over 19 seasons, 1995 to 2013. Rivera's career, 1995 to 2013, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Mariano Rivera — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	NYA	AL	$10,000,000
2012	NYA	AL	$14,940,025
2011	NYA	AL	$14,911,700
2010	NYA	AL	$15,000,000
2009	NYA	AL	$15,000,000
2008	NYA	AL	$15,000,000
2007	NYA	AL	$10,500,000
2006	NYA	AL	$10,500,000
2005	NYA	AL	$10,500,000
2004	NYA	AL	$10,890,000
2003	NYA	AL	$10,500,000
2002	NYA	AL	$9,450,000
2001	NYA	AL	$9,150,000
2000	NYA	AL	$7,250,000
1999	NYA	AL	$4,250,000
1998	NYA	AL	$750,000
1997	NYA	AL	$550,000
1996	NYA	AL	$131,125
1995	NYA	AL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$169,381,850

Award Voting History

Mariano Rivera — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2011	Cy Young Award	AL	8th	4.0	196	0
2009	Most Valuable Player	AL	14th	17.0	392	0
2008	Cy Young Award	AL	5th	3.0	140	0
2006	Most Valuable Player	AL	26th	2.0	392	0
2005	Cy Young Award	AL	2nd	68.0	140	8
2005	Most Valuable Player	AL	9th	59.0	392	0
2004	Cy Young Award	AL	3rd	27.0	140	0
2004	Most Valuable Player	AL	9th	61.0	392	0
2003	Most Valuable Player	AL	27th	3.0	392	0
2001	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	27.0	392	0
1999	Cy Young Award	AL	3rd	27.0	140	0
1999	Most Valuable Player	AL	14th	9.0	392	0
1997	Most Valuable Player	AL	25th	2.0	392	0
1996	Cy Young Award	AL	3rd	18.0	140	1
1996	Most Valuable Player	AL	12th	27.0	392	0

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Mariano Rivera: the record in brief

Mariano Rivera played a first major league game on May 23, 1995 and a last one on September 26, 2013. Rivera's only club in the season tables is the New York Yankees. Born on November 29, 1969, in Panama City, Panamá, Panama, Rivera is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 195 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame.

Rivera went 82-60 with a 2.21 ERA in 1,115 games, 10 of them starts. Rivera had 1,173 strikeouts and 652 saves. That 2.21 ERA compares with a 4.35 league average across the same seasons, 49.3% better. 1996 brought Rivera a season-high 8 wins. The most saves in one season was 53, in 2004. In 2005, one of the busiest seasons, Rivera posted a 1.38 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.29. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Rivera's career adds up to 52,571.4.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mariano Rivera

What years did Mariano Rivera play?: Mariano Rivera played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2013.
Was Mariano Rivera a pitcher?: Yes. Mariano Rivera pitched in the major leagues, recording 82 wins and 1173 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mariano Rivera hit?: Mariano Rivera hit 0 career home runs.
Is Mariano Rivera in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Mariano Rivera was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.
What teams did Mariano Rivera play for?: Mariano Rivera played for one team, the New York Yankees (1995–2013).
Did Mariano Rivera win a Cy Young Award?: No. Mariano Rivera did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Mariano Rivera win?: Mariano Rivera won the World Series MVP award (1999). He was selected to 13 All-Star Games.
What were Mariano Rivera's career stats?: In 1,115 games, Mariano Rivera went 82-60 with a 2.21 ERA, 1,173 strikeouts, 1,283.2 innings pitched, and 652 saves.
How much did Mariano Rivera earn in his career?: Mariano Rivera's recorded salaries total $169,381,850 over 19 seasons, 1995 to 2013. Rivera's career, 1995 to 2013, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Mariano Rivera's salary?: Mariano Rivera's last recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $15,000,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2013.
What position did Mariano Rivera play?: Mariano Rivera played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mariano Rivera and how much did he weigh?: Mariano Rivera was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Mariano Rivera's career ERA?: Mariano Rivera finished with a 2.21 career ERA, going 82-60 with 1,173 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mariano Rivera have?: Mariano Rivera recorded 1,173 career strikeouts.