Dave Righetti vs. Preacher Roe — Career Comparison

Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Preacher Roe
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Preacher Roe 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. Preacher Roe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 3.46 and 1.372 for Dave Righetti. By the career numbers, Preacher Roe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Righetti and Preacher Roe

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
1.57
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.39
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.19
60.19
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
3.46
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
3.43
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5743
27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1914.1
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1907
8.97
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
2.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
4.49
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7904
37.16
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
3.86
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
3.76
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7383
34.71
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Dave Righetti and Preacher Roe

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
4.6
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
47.57
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.43
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
12.86
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
42.14
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
56.43
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.71
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Righetti and Preacher Roe

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
333
277.12
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
515.95
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
56.59
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
53.26
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.33
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.64
9.69
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
61.58
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
88.21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
30.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
23.3
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
53.26
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.64
-3.87
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
31.62
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
178.92
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
52.43
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.83
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA