Rick Helling vs. Jerrod Riggan — Career Comparison

Rick Helling
Gen XNorth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerrod Riggan
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Helling built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerrod Riggan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Helling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 5.19 and 1.835 for Jerrod Riggan. By the career numbers, Rick Helling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Helling and Jerrod Riggan

Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.77
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.96
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.38
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.55
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.45
53.45
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.74
77.74
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
4.68
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.19
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4579
27
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526.1
9
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1540
9.08
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
10.9
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.46
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
3.31
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.47
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.14
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
6.24
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.85
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.28
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.28
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6564
38.7
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
41.12
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.28
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
4.96
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.5
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.37
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.61
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5855
34.52
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
35.52
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.7
38.7
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12

Fielding Stats for Rick Helling and Jerrod Riggan

Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.77
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.96
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.38
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4579
27
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526.1
9
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.71
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.09
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.56
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.03
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.56
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.224
0.224
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.74
77.74
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Helling and Jerrod Riggan

Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
1480.33
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
20100
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
511.48
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
4.06
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.17
-20.53
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
211.48
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA