Dave Righetti Career Pitching Summary

Dave Righetti played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1995, appearing in 718 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 82 W and 79 L, an ERA of 3.46, 1,112 SO, a WHIP of 1.338, and a WAR of 21.3.

Dave Righetti Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Dave Righetti.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Dave Righetti
    NameDave Righetti
    Date of BirthNovember 28, 1958
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1979

    📊 Career Summary

    Dave Righetti appeared in 718 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1979 to 1995. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS89 (MLB Rank: 1,654)
    GF474 (MLB Rank: 47)
    W82 (MLB Rank: 835)
    L79 (MLB Rank: 881)
    SV252 (MLB Rank: 38)
    ERA3.46 (MLB Rank: 2,385)
    IP1403.2 (MLB Rank: 866)
    SHO2 (MLB Rank: 1,719)
    CG13 (MLB Rank: 1,909)
    SO1,112 (MLB Rank: 463)
    BB591 (MLB Rank: 577)
    H1,287 (MLB Rank: 965)
    HR95 (MLB Rank: 1,015)
    SO97.13 (MLB Rank: 2,592)
    BB93.79 (MLB Rank: 5,740)
    H98.25 (MLB Rank: 9,346)
    HR90.61 (MLB Rank: 6,663)
    WHIP1.338 (MLB Rank: 8,563)
    WAR21.3 (MLB Rank: 524)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1995)

    In his final season (1995), Dave Righetti recorded the following stats:

    GS9
    GF1
    W3
    L2
    ERA4.2
    IP49.1
    SO29
    BB18
    H65
    HR6
    SO95.29
    BB93.28
    H911.86
    HR91.09
    WHIP1.682
    WAR0.8

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1983, 14 W
    • Most SO: 1983, 169 SO
    • Most IP: 1983, 217 IP
    • Best WAR: 1986, 3.8 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1981, 2.06 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Dave Righetti appeared in 4 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.12, pitched 17 IP, struck out 18 batters, with 3 W and 0 L.

    Dave Righetti Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1979
    0
    1
    3.63
    0
    0
    13
    17.1
    0.4
    1.154
    2
    10
    10
    7
    7
    114
    4.46
    6.8
    1.3
    3
    3
    0
    0
    0
    1
    5.2
    5.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    67
    1981
    8
    4
    2.05
    0.667
    0
    89
    105.1
    3.5
    1.073
    1
    75
    38
    25
    24
    174
    2.12
    7.6
    2.34
    15
    15
    0
    2
    0
    0.1
    6.4
    3.2
    1
    0
    0
    1
    422
    1982
    11
    10
    3.79
    0.524
    1
    163
    183
    2.9
    1.437
    11
    155
    108
    88
    77
    105
    3.59
    8
    1.51
    27
    33
    3
    4
    0
    0.5
    7.6
    5.3
    5
    6
    4
    9
    804
    1983
    14
    8
    3.44
    0.636
    0
    169
    217
    3.6
    1.203
    12
    194
    67
    96
    83
    113
    2.87
    7
    2.52
    31
    31
    0
    7
    2
    0.5
    8
    2.8
    1
    2
    2
    10
    900
    1984
    5
    6
    2.34
    0.455
    31
    90
    96.1
    3.3
    1.204
    5
    79
    37
    29
    25
    163
    2.73
    8.4
    2.43
    0
    64
    53
    0
    0
    0.5
    7.4
    3.5
    2
    0
    7
    0
    400
    1985
    12
    7
    2.78
    0.632
    29
    92
    107
    2.5
    1.318
    5
    96
    45
    36
    33
    146
    2.83
    7.7
    2.04
    0
    74
    60
    0
    0
    0.4
    8.1
    3.8
    0
    0
    3
    7
    452
    1986
    8
    8
    2.45
    0.5
    46
    83
    106.2
    3.8
    1.153
    4
    88
    35
    31
    29
    168
    2.74
    7
    2.37
    0
    74
    68
    0
    0
    0.3
    7.4
    3
    0
    2
    7
    1
    435
    1987
    8
    6
    3.51
    0.571
    31
    77
    95
    1.1
    1.463
    9
    95
    44
    45
    37
    127
    3.93
    7.3
    1.75
    0
    60
    54
    0
    0
    0.9
    9
    4.2
    3
    2
    4
    1
    419
    1988
    5
    4
    3.52
    0.556
    25
    70
    87
    1.4
    1.414
    5
    86
    37
    35
    34
    112
    3.22
    7.2
    1.89
    0
    60
    41
    0
    0
    0.5
    8.9
    3.8
    4
    1
    2
    2
    377
    1989
    2
    6
    3
    0.25
    25
    51
    69
    0.1
    1.435
    3
    73
    26
    32
    23
    130
    3.02
    6.7
    1.96
    0
    55
    53
    0
    0
    0.4
    9.5
    3.4
    0
    1
    6
    0
    300
    1990
    1
    1
    3.57
    0.5
    36
    43
    53
    0.3
    1.396
    8
    48
    26
    24
    21
    112
    4.73
    7.3
    1.65
    0
    53
    47
    0
    0
    1.4
    8.2
    4.4
    0
    2
    2
    2
    235
    1991
    2
    7
    3.39
    0.222
    24
    51
    71.2
    0.5
    1.284
    4
    64
    28
    29
    27
    106
    3.46
    6.4
    1.82
    0
    61
    49
    0
    0
    0.5
    8
    3.5
    1
    3
    6
    1
    304
    1992
    2
    7
    5.06
    0.222
    3
    47
    78.1
    -1.5
    1.468
    4
    79
    36
    47
    44
    66
    3.63
    5.4
    1.31
    4
    54
    23
    0
    0
    0.5
    9.1
    4.1
    2
    0
    5
    5
    340
    1993
    1
    1
    5.7
    0.5
    1
    31
    47.1
    -0.8
    1.585
    11
    58
    17
    31
    30
    69
    5.84
    5.9
    1.82
    0
    51
    15
    0
    0
    2.1
    11
    3.2
    0
    1
    0
    1
    210
    1994
    0
    1
    10.18
    0
    0
    14
    20.1
    -0.6
    2.016
    5
    22
    19
    23
    23
    47
    7.9
    6.2
    0.74
    0
    20
    7
    0
    0
    2.2
    9.7
    8.4
    0
    1
    0
    0
    102
    1995
    3
    2
    4.2
    0.6
    0
    29
    49.1
    0.8
    1.682
    6
    65
    18
    24
    23
    108
    4.6
    5.3
    1.61
    9
    10
    1
    0
    0
    1.1
    11.9
    3.3
    0
    0
    0
    0
    221