Stealing this from Reddit, but it’s good illustration of how dominant Rivera was in his role. Let’s say you’re putting together a all time baseball team to play the baseball version of the Monstars. You’re up with a save situation in the ninth. Is there any question who you give the ball to?
Well, Nolan Ryan has 7 no-hitters, 12 one-hitters, and 18 two-hitters. If he pitched the first 8 innings, I'm not taking the ball away from him.