How Dave Righetti's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Dave Righetti totaled 1,287 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1979, posting 10, well below the relief pitcher average of 60.9 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 194, well above the relief pitcher average of 65.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 79 in 1992 to 58 in 1993 and 65 in 1995, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 10 to 194 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Dave Righetti Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Dave Righetti Hits Per Season

Dave Righetti's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dave Righetti Hits per season line chart

Dave Righetti Hits by Team

Dave Righetti's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Righetti career Hits by team bar chart

Dave Righetti Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Dave Righetti's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Dave Righetti Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Righetti Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Righetti's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dave Righetti Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Righetti Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Righetti's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Dave Righetti Hits season-by-season breakdown table