Ian Anderson vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Ian Anderson
Gen ZNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Ian 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. Ian Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 92). Dave Righetti held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 76). Role difference aside, Ian Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ian Anderson and Dave Righetti

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.22
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
8.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
8.25
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.99
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.79
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
8.63
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
7.13
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.213
1.213
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
38.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5988
38.39
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.41
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.67
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
34.41
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Ian Anderson and Dave Righetti

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.96
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.53
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Anderson and Dave Righetti

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
863.41
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
3.9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.13
-31.11
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
424.39
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
1.41
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA