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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Dave Righetti |
Date of Birth | November 28, 1958 |
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MLB Debut | 1979 |
📊 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:
GS | 89 (MLB Rank: 1,654) |
GF | 474 (MLB Rank: 47) |
W | 82 (MLB Rank: 835) |
L | 79 (MLB Rank: 881) |
SV | 252 (MLB Rank: 38) |
ERA | 3.46 (MLB Rank: 2,385) |
IP | 1403.2 (MLB Rank: 866) |
SHO | 2 (MLB Rank: 1,719) |
CG | 13 (MLB Rank: 1,909) |
SO | 1,112 (MLB Rank: 463) |
BB | 591 (MLB Rank: 577) |
H | 1,287 (MLB Rank: 965) |
HR | 95 (MLB Rank: 1,015) |
SO9 | 7.13 (MLB Rank: 2,592) |
BB9 | 3.79 (MLB Rank: 5,740) |
H9 | 8.25 (MLB Rank: 9,346) |
HR9 | 0.61 (MLB Rank: 6,663) |
WHIP | 1.338 (MLB Rank: 8,563) |
WAR | 21.3 (MLB Rank: 524) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1995)
In his final season (1995), Dave Righetti recorded the following stats:
GS | 9 |
GF | 1 |
W | 3 |
L | 2 |
ERA | 4.2 |
IP | 49.1 |
SO | 29 |
BB | 18 |
H | 65 |
HR | 6 |
SO9 | 5.29 |
BB9 | 3.28 |
H9 | 11.86 |
HR9 | 1.09 |
WHIP | 1.682 |
WAR | 0.8 |
📈 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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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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 |