How Dave Righetti's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Dave Righetti totaled 252 career Saves, well above the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Saves season came in 1986, posting 46, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 5.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 3 in 1992 to 1 in 1993 and 0 in 1995, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 46 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Dave Righetti Lifetime Saves

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Dave Righetti
Saves
Career252
Season Avg.15.75
162 Game Avg.56.86
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Dave Righetti Saves Per Season

Dave Righetti's Saves 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 Saves per season line chart

Dave Righetti Saves by Team

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

Dave Righetti Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Dave Righetti's career Saves, 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 Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Righetti Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Righetti's seasonal Saves 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 Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Righetti Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Righetti's MLB career with Saves 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 Saves season-by-season breakdown table