Steve Renko vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Steve Renko 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 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 85). Steve Renko held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dave Righetti.

Pitching Stats for Steve Renko and Dave Righetti

Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.99
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2438
8.8
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455
5.25
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.26
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10704
38.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5988
38.39
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
4.45
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.29
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.39
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9525
34.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Steve Renko and Dave Righetti

Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.83
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Renko and Dave Righetti

Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
14.66
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA