Dave Righetti stats

Last played for the Chicago White Sox, 1995

Starting Pitcher · #45

Age 67 · 6' 4"

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Dave Righetti played 16 MLB seasons, 1979 to 1995.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
718
W
82
L
79
ERA
3.46
IP
1,403.0
K
1,112
BB
591
WHIP
1.34

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1979NYY3013.7117.013101.18
1981NYY15842.06105.089381.08
1982NYY3311103.79183.01631081.44
1983NYY311483.44217.0169671.20
1984NYY64562.3496.190371.20
1985NYY741272.78107.092451.32
1986NYY74882.45106.283351.15
1987NYY60863.5195.077441.46
1988NYY60543.5287.070371.41
1989NYY55263.0069.051261.43
1990NYY53113.5753.043261.40
1991SF61273.3971.251281.28
1992SF54275.0678.147361.47
1993SF51115.7047.131171.58
1994ATH/TOR200110.1820.114192.02
1995CHW10324.2049.129181.68

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
4
W
3
L
0
ERA
2.12
IP
17.0
K
18
BB
7
WHIP
1.41

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
53
CG
13
SHO
2
K/9
7.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
40

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1979NYY1006.90000
1981NYY13207.60001
1982NYY16408.00009
1983NYY20727.000010
1984NYY0008.40000
1985NYY0007.70007
1986NYY0007.00001
1987NYY0007.30001
1988NYY0007.20002
1989NYY0006.70000
1990NYY0007.30002
1991SF0006.40001
1992SF1005.40005
1993SF0005.90001
1994ATH/TOR0006.20000
1995CHW2005.30000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
67 yearsNov 28, 1958
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1979
Birthplace
San Jose, CA
AL Rookie of the Year
1981

What were Dave Righetti's career stats?

Dave Righetti played 16 seasons for the Yankees, the Giants and the White Sox. He had 82 wins and 1,112 strikeouts with a 3.46 ERA over 1,403.0 innings. His best season was 1983: 14 wins, a 3.44 ERA and 169 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 1 postseason, 1979 to 1995

Dave Righetti led MLB in saves (1986); finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 40th in saves (252)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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