Dave Righetti Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Dave Righetti
NameDave Righetti
Date of BirthNovember 28, 1958
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut1979
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Dave Righetti Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 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: 1,672)
GF474 (MLB Rank: 47)
W82 (MLB Rank: 840)
L79 (MLB Rank: 886)
SV252 (MLB Rank: 40)
ERA3.46 (MLB Rank: 2,401)
IP1403.2 (MLB Rank: 869)
SHO2 (MLB Rank: 1,720)
CG13 (MLB Rank: 1,909)
SO1,112 (MLB Rank: 472)
BB591 (MLB Rank: 581)
H1,287 (MLB Rank: 966)
HR95 (MLB Rank: 1,033)
SO97.13 (MLB Rank: 2,714)
BB93.79 (MLB Rank: 5,828)
H98.25 (MLB Rank: 9,460)
HR90.61 (MLB Rank: 6,816)
WHIP1.338 (MLB Rank: 8,683)
WAR21.3 (MLB Rank: 527)

📊 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