Brett Anderson vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Brett Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Brett Anderson 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. Brett Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 145 vs 98), walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 103), and run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 93). Dave Righetti held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 87). Role difference aside, Brett Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brett Anderson and Dave Righetti

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.53
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.58
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.52
47.52
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
4.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
9.61
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.91
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
6.09
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
4.51
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.78
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4438
35.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Brett Anderson and Dave Righetti

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.62
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.84
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.77
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Anderson and Dave Righetti

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
222
972.26
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
503.65
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
39.42
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.91
8.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.69
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
96.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-8.91
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
62
271.53
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA