Doc Reisling vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Doc Reisling
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Doc Reisling 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. Doc Reisling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.213 compared to 3.46 and 1.372 for Dave Righetti. By the career numbers, Doc Reisling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Reisling and Dave Righetti

Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.41
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.95
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.12
44.12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.35
67.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.72
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.45
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
3.46
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
935
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
311.2
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
8.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.61
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.17
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1248
36.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.86
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1159
33.47
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5269
33.78
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.04
36.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Doc Reisling and Dave Righetti

Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.41
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.95
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.71
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
3.29
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.225
2.225
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.35
67.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Reisling and Dave Righetti

Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
52
273.68
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
515.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.16
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
34.93
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
126.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
142.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.21
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.49
34.17
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
14.66
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.84
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
110.53
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
5.43
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
36.84
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Reisling
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA