Spec Harkness vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Spec Harkness
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Spec Harkness 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. Spec Harkness posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 3.46 and 1.372 for Dave Righetti. By the career numbers, Spec Harkness had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spec Harkness and Dave Righetti

Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.8
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
3.46
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
189.2
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
9.21
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.61
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.61
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
4.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
36.68
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.7
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
32.93
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5269
33.78
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Spec Harkness and Dave Righetti

Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.51
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.98
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.44
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.31
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spec Harkness and Dave Righetti

Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
38
312.33
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
567.12
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
82.19
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
31.89
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
29.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
14.66
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
32
263.01
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA