Santo Alcala vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Santo Alcala 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 77), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 78). Santo Alcala held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 93). Role difference aside, Dave Righetti holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Dave Righetti

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.79
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
5.05
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
39.81
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5988
38.39
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.98
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.26
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
34.65
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Dave Righetti

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.62
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.59
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Dave Righetti

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
68
510
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
532.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.8
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA