Joe Harris vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Joe Harris
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Joe Harris 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. Joe Harris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.174 compared to 3.46 and 1.372 for Dave Righetti. By the career numbers, Joe Harris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Harris and Dave Righetti

Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.91
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.85
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.11
71.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.74
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
3.46
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
8.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
8.25
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.61
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
36
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
4.66
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.174
1.174
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
33.27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5269
33.78
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Joe Harris and Dave Righetti

Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.91
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.63
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.37
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.21
92.21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.91
93.91
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.11
71.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Harris and Dave Righetti

Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
45
232.76
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
574.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
82.76
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
19.61
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
103.45
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
113.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.52
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.57
13.28
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
165.52
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA