Dave Righetti vs. Carlos Zambrano — Career Comparison

Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Carlos Zambrano
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats SwitchSouth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Carlos Zambrano 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. Carlos Zambrano led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 93). Dave Righetti held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 75). Role difference aside, Carlos Zambrano holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Righetti and Carlos Zambrano

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.39
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.61
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.42
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.19
59.19
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.31
85.31
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
3.66
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5877
27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1959
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
8.25
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1709
7.85
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.74
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.79
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
4.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
7.13
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1637
7.52
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.213
1.213
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5988
38.39
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8389
38.54
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
4.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.42
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.46
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.78
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.8
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5269
33.78
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7245
33.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Dave Righetti and Carlos Zambrano

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.39
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5877
27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1959
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.77
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.33
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.22
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.82
94.82
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.31
85.31
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Righetti and Carlos Zambrano

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
384
309.68
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
558.87
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
133.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
90.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.97
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.35
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
42.74
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.8
53.87
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
216.94
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
141.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
60.48
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
57.26
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
98.39
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
14.66
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.46
52.79
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
193.55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
29.84
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.29
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100