Bruce Howard vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Bruce Howard 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. Bruce Howard led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 93), and home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 98). Dave Righetti held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 86). Role difference aside, Bruce Howard holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Dave Righetti

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
3.46
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
8.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.79
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.86
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5269
33.78
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Dave Righetti

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Dave Righetti

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
509.83
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA