Jim Owens vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jim Owens 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. Jim Owens led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 98), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 93). Dave Righetti held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 103). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Owens.

Pitching Stats for Jim Owens and Dave Righetti

Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
2.91
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
4.31
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
9.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.85
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.46
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
5.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3854
39.18
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5988
38.39
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
4.91
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
35.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Jim Owens and Dave Righetti

Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
2.92
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.34
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.76
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.68
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Owens and Dave Righetti

Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
521.12
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.59
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.68
8.8
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.45
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.65
-8.73
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA