Mel Held vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Mel Held
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Righetti posted a stronger line than Mel Held. Dave Righetti posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.46 vs 5.14) and WHIP (1.372 vs 1.571). By the career numbers, Dave Righetti had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mel Held and Dave Righetti

Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
4.6
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.57
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.79
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
37.29
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
33.43
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5269
33.78
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Mel Held and Dave Righetti

Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
4.6
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.57
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Held and Dave Righetti

Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
412.5
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA