Dave Righetti vs. Dick Rudolph — Career Comparison

Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Dick Rudolph
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Rudolph 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. Dick Rudolph posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.158 compared to 3.46 and 1.372 for Dave Righetti. By the career numbers, Dick Rudolph had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Righetti and Dick Rudolph

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.23
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.53
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.84
52.84
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.38
86.38
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.76
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
3.46
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.66
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6147
27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
8.66
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.61
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.77
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
3.45
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8290
36.41
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.16
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
3.86
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.42
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7861
34.53
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Dave Righetti and Dick Rudolph

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
4.6
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
209.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
59.25
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
468
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
16.5
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
543.75
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
527.25
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
14.25
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Righetti and Dick Rudolph

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
284
217.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
534.18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
83.42
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.71
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.84
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.01
34.44
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
124.74
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
143.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
35.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
42.86
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
76.53
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
14.66
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.99
35.96
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.3
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
40.56
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
88.01
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.96
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.65
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90