Dave Righetti vs. Joe Roa — Career Comparison

Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Joe Roa
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Dave Righetti a clear advantage over Joe Roa across the core pitching metrics. Dave Righetti led in home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 75), and run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 87). Joe Roa held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 103). Dave Righetti was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave Righetti and Joe Roa

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
4.06
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.83
15.83
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
4.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
11.17
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.32
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.44
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
5.21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5988
38.39
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
39.79
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.85
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
5.18
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.42
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.26
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.78
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
36.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79

Fielding Stats for Dave Righetti and Joe Roa

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
4.06
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.06
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.492
0.492
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.83
15.83
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Righetti and Joe Roa

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
120
1358.49
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
30.16
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
135.85
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
14.66
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
34.73
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA