Dave Righetti vs. Joe Ryan — Career Comparison

Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Joe Ryan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Ryan 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. Joe Ryan led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 103), strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 92). Dave Righetti held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 89). Role difference aside, Joe Ryan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Righetti and Joe Ryan

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.61
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.65
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
3.79
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
8.25
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.49
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.42
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
7.13
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
10.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.213
1.213
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2603
36.53
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.97
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.39
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2407
33.78
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Dave Righetti and Joe Ryan

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.61
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.96
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.26
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.19
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.81
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.91
93.91
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Righetti and Joe Ryan

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
26925
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
34500
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA