Dave Righetti vs. Kevin Ritz — Career Comparison

Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Kevin Ritz
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Ritz 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 85), strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 84). Role difference aside, Dave Righetti holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Righetti and Kevin Ritz

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.8
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.55
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.67
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.55
44.55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.09
86.09
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
5.35
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2260
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
753.1
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
10.13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.82
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.79
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
4.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.3
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
5.52
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.114
1.114
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.55
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5988
38.39
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3416
40.81
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
5.79
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.26
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.78
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.78
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2952
35.27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Dave Righetti and Kevin Ritz

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.8
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.55
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2260
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
753.1
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.72
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.78
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.52
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.05
99.05
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.09
86.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Righetti and Kevin Ritz

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
151
421.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
477.21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
75.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.16
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.79
21.74
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
117.21
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.53
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
55.81
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
14.66
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
18.55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.28
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
214.88
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
80.93
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67