Mick Abel vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

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Mick Abel built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Righetti as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Righetti posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 6.23 and 1.513 for Mick Abel. By the career numbers, Dave Righetti had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mick Abel and Dave Righetti

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.23
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9.92
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.69
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
7.13
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.213
1.213
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
40.15
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5988
38.39
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.46
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
36.23
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Mick Abel and Dave Righetti

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.96
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.26
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.19
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mick Abel and Dave Righetti

Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
412.5
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA