Dave Righetti vs. Barry Zito — Career Comparison

Barry Zito 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. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 93 for Dave Righetti and 94 for Barry Zito, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 92 and 89 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Dave Righetti — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.