Dave Righetti vs. Jose Rijo — Career Comparison

Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jose Rijo
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jose Rijo 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. Jose Rijo led in strikeout rate (K%+ 136 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 93), and home run suppression (HR9+ 127 vs 98). Dave Righetti held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 97). Role difference aside, Jose Rijo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Righetti and Jose Rijo

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
1.8
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.29
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.56
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.44
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.04
56.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
3.46
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
3.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5640
27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
8.25
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1710
8.19
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.7
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.17
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.16
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
7.13
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
7.69
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
37.66
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
3.86
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
3.7
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.39
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.22
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.57
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5269
33.78
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7050
33.75
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66

Fielding Stats for Dave Righetti and Jose Rijo

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
1.8
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.29
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5640
27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.69
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.19
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.94
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.88
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Righetti and Jose Rijo

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
377
442.66
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
522.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
99.8
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
82.19
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.26
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.61
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.85
24.48
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
122.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
109.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
29.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
34.05
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
61.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
14.66
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.6
23.01
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.39
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
118.59
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
68.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.7
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67