Ray Fontenot vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Ray Fontenot
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Ray Fontenot 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. Ray Fontenot led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 98), walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 92). Dave Righetti held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 83). Role difference aside, Ray Fontenot holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ray Fontenot and Dave Righetti

Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.02
49.02
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
4.03
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
10.05
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.77
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
3.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
38.5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5988
38.39
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
4.61
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.42
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.44
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.78
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1921
35.02
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Ray Fontenot and Dave Righetti

Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.35
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.73
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.26
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.91
93.91
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Fontenot and Dave Righetti

Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
145
1673.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.24
-37.43
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
24
276.92
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA