Josh Hader vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Josh Hader
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Josh Hader a clear advantage over Dave Righetti across the core pitching metrics. Josh Hader led in strikeout rate (K%+ 164 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 149 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 129 vs 92). Dave Righetti held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 90). Josh Hader was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Josh Hader and Dave Righetti

Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
8.22
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
4.6
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.57
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.54
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.99
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.62
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.64
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
3.46
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.95
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
8.25
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.48
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
14.56
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
7.13
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.56
14.56
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.005
2.005
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.213
1.213
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
2019
35.47
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
5.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
3.04
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.88
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.86
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
31.3
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5269
33.78
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.47
35.47
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Josh Hader and Dave Righetti

Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
8.22
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
4.6
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.57
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.63
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.96
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.97
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.26
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.95
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.19
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.115
0.115
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Hader and Dave Righetti

Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
468
35100
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
26925
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-12.06
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA