Pete Richert vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Pete Richert
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Pete Richert 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. Pete Richert led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 92). Dave Righetti held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Pete Richert.

Pitching Stats for Pete Richert and Dave Righetti

Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
3.31
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.94
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.62
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.56
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.29
52.29
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.44
28.44
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.39
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.19
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
3.46
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3497
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165.2
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
7.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
8.25
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.4
7.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.36
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
7.13
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.25
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4817
37.19
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.24
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
3.57
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.86
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4354
33.62
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5269
33.78
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Pete Richert and Dave Righetti

Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
3.31
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.94
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3497
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165.2
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.41
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.3
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.85
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.71
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.91
93.91
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.515
0.515
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.44
28.44
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Richert and Dave Righetti

Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
446
808.46
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
538.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
77.95
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
65.26
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.69
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.81
17.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
96.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
96.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
38.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
27.19
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.44
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
7.85
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.31
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
129
233.84
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
41.69
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.44
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA