1977
Born December 7, 1977
San Juan, , P.R.
Saúl Rivera Notable
Saúl Rivera divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Washington Nationals from 2006, then the Arizona Diamondbacks through 2010.
He went 13 and 15 with a 4.29 earned run average, pitching 279 innings in 249 games. He struck out 192. Across 249 games he batted .111, with 1 hit and 2 runs.
He was born in San Juan, P.R. on December 7, 1977. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | WSN | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | WSN | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | WSN | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | WSN | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 2010 | ARI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 249 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .111 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | WSN | 3 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 60.1 | 59 | 23 | 32 | 41 | 3.43 |
| 2007 | WSN | 4 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 93.0 | 88 | 38 | 42 | 64 | 3.68 |
| 2008 | WSN | 5 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 84.0 | 90 | 37 | 35 | 65 | 3.96 |
| 2009 | WSN | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 6.10 |
| 2010 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22.09 |
| Career | — | 13 | 15 | 249 | 0 | 4 | 279.1 | 296 | 133 | 126 | 192 | 4.29 |