Dave Righetti vs. Richard Rodriguez — Career Comparison

Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Richard Rodriguez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Richard Rodriguez a clear advantage over Dave Righetti across the core pitching metrics. Richard Rodriguez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 171 vs 103), run prevention (ERA+ 144 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 118 vs 92). Richard Rodriguez was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave Righetti and Richard Rodriguez

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
4.6
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.57
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
3.46
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.28
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
8.25
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.78
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.34
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
7.13
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
9.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.213
1.213
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
37.07
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
3.04
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.86
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.43
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.59
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
34.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07

Fielding Stats for Dave Righetti and Richard Rodriguez

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
4.6
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.57
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.96
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.26
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.67
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.19
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.67
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.075
0.075
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Righetti and Richard Rodriguez

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
26925
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
68400
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Richard Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
Richard Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA