Dan Petry vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Dan Petry 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. Dave Righetti led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 77), and strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 80). Role difference aside, Dave Righetti holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dan Petry and Dave Righetti

Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.22
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
3.95
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1984
8.58
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.69
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
4.6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
4.43
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.29
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.78
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7837
33.9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Dan Petry and Dave Righetti

Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Petry and Dave Righetti

Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
26925
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.39
14.66
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA