Dave Righetti vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Dave Righetti had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Righetti and Howard Ross

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5269
33.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Dave Righetti and Howard Ross

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.91
93.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Righetti and Howard Ross

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
14.66
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA