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Dave
Righetti		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 203
 
Born: November 28, 1958 in Usa, CA, SAN JOSE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1983    1986   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 20 BAL AL   6 8 7 7 5 4 4 7 7 7
1980 21 BAL AL   6 8 7 7 4 4 4 8 7 7
1981 22 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 8 7 7 5 4 4 7 6 7
1982 23 BAL AL $ 300,000 7 8 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1983 24 BAL AL $ 300,000 7 8 7 7 4 4 4 9 8 8
1984 25 BAL AL $ 1,528,571 7 8 7 7 4 3 4 8 8 8
1985 26 BAL AL $ 1,528,571 6 8 7 7 4 3 4 8 7 7
1986 27 BAL AL $ 1,878,571 6 8 7 7 4 3 3 7 7 7
1987 28 BAL AL $ 2,000,000 6 8 7 7 4 3 3 7 7 7
1988 29 BAL AL   6 8 7 7 4 3 3 7 7 7
1989 30 OAK AL $ 5,000,000 6 8 7 7 4 3 3 7 7 7
1990 31 OAK AL $ 5,000,000 6 8 7 7 4 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 8 7 7 4 3 3 7 6 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000 7 8 7 7 5 4 4 9 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1979 20 AAA   16 11 .593 31 31 6 1 0 233.7 173 66 7 88 205 2.54 .205 .280 .266 .546  
1980 21 AAA   16 9 .640 30 30 1 0 0 192.0 178 72 14 90 166 3.38 .245 .328 .354 .682  
1981 22 BAL AL 15 13 .536 34 34 2 2 0 230.0 200 108 18 114 146 4.23 .233 .324 .355 .678 10.8
1982 23 BAL AL 8 10 .444 43 11 0 0 17 101.0 102 54 11 64 60 4.81 .263 .367 .399 .767 4.1
1983 24 BAL AL 8 7 .533 63 5 1 1 34 97.7 70 28 1 56 61 2.58 .198 .306 .240 .546 15.7
1984 25 BAL AL 12 11 .522 30 30 5 1 0 208.3 207 100 24 70 133 4.32 .259 .320 .411 .730 8.2
1985 26 BAL AL 12 7 .632 26 26 3 0 0 179.7 166 88 14 89 133 4.41 .250 .338 .386 .724 7.5
1986 27 BAL AL 17 5 .773 33 33 0 0 0 220.0 207 88 15 104 160 3.60 .251 .334 .368 .703 15.5
1987 28 BAL AL 7 9 .438 26 26 0 0 0 131.0 133 79 10 78 103 5.43 .260 .359 .396 .756 1.5
1988 29 BAL AL 5 2 .714 54 0 0 0 2 82.7 70 35 10 51 71 3.81 .231 .338 .403 .741 6.1
1989 30 OAK AL 8 10 .444 50 11 0 0 0 149.7 135 78 16 82 122 4.69 .241 .336 .413 .748 5.9
1990 31 OAK AL 9 3 .750 70 0 0 0 3 150.3 129 45 14 59 121 2.69 .232 .305 .368 .672 13.6
10 Years Sim 101 77 .567 429 176 11 4 56 1550.3 1419 703 133 767 1110 4.08 .244 .332 .377 .708 88.8
2 Years AAA 32 20 .615 61 61 7 1 0 425.7 351 138 21 178 371 2.92 .223 .302 .307 .609  
Season Average 10 7 .588 42 17 1 0 5 155.0 141 70 13 76 111 4.08 .244 .332 .377 .708  
Career Highs 17 13 .773 70 34 5 2 34 230.0 207 108 24 114 160 5.43 .263 .367 .413 .767  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1055 522 105 548 731   .258 .346 .400 .746
vs LH   364 181 28 219 379   .210 .299 .323 .621
Home 49 35 .583 209 86 5 2 26 760.3 702 323 53 387 530 3.82 .246 .336 .358 .694
Away 52 42 .553 220 90 6 2 30 790.0 717 380 80 380 580 4.33 .242 .328 .395 .723
Mar/Apr 12 10 .545 65 22 0 0 10 213.0 210 90 12 105 155 3.80 .261 .346 .370 .716
May 21 13 .618 85 26 2 1 12 290.6 240 113 27 124 187 3.50 .225 .306 .367 .673
June 12 13 .480 81 32 2 0 13 269.0 234 134 26 145 197 4.48 .237 .335 .389 .724
July 18 15 .545 66 26 2 0 9 227.3 224 107 26 120 182 4.24 .257 .347 .409 .757
August 16 12 .571 72 32 0 0 11 256.3 260 140 19 147 186 4.92 .260 .355 .377 .733
Sep/Oct 22 14 .611 60 38 5 3 1 294.0 251 119 23 126 203 3.64 .230 .310 .353 .663
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1981 22 BAL AL P 34 34 230.0 10 44 0 3 1.000 2.11    
1982 23 BAL AL P 43 11 101.0 8 24 0 4 1.000 2.85    
1983 24 BAL AL P 63 5 97.7 4 21 0 2 1.000 2.30    
1984 25 BAL AL P 30 30 208.3 13 35 0 2 1.000 2.07    
1985 26 BAL AL P 26 26 179.7 14 26 0 3 1.000 2.00    
1986 27 BAL AL P 33 33 220.0 7 42 3 5 .942 2.00    
1987 28 BAL AL P 26 26 131.0 9 28 0 5 1.000 2.54    
1988 29 BAL AL P 54 0 82.7 7 11 0 0 1.000 1.96    
1989 30 OAK AL P 50 11 149.7 10 18 2 0 .933 1.68    
1990 31 OAK AL P 70 0 150.3 12 28 0 2 1.000 2.39    
Career Totals   429 176 1550.3 94 277 5 26 .987 2.15    
Career Highs   70 34 230.0 14 44 3 5 1.000 2.85    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1981 22 BAL AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 2 3 0.00 .154 .267 .154 .421
1986 27 BAL AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.7 5 6 1 7 2 11.59 .278 .480 .500 .980
1987 28 BAL AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 8.7 8 5 1 8 7 5.20 .235 .381 .353 .734
1988 29 BAL AL 1 1 .500 2 0 0 0 0 3.7 4 3 0 4 0 7.38 .333 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 8 2 0 0 0 21.0 19 14 2 21 12 6.01 .247 .408 .377 .785
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1986-3-17
 Winning Pct
1986-1-.773
 Saves
1983-3-34
 Shutouts
1981-6-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1984-9-24
 Walks Allowed
1981-4-114
1986-6-104
Hits per 9IP
1981-8-7.8
 OAVG
1981-8-.233
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Jim Derrington (961)
  2. Luke Walker (946)
  3. Jack Harshman (945)
  4. Gary Lavelle (941)
  5. Dan Schneider (933)
  6. Jim Constable (932)
  7. Rich Gossage (928)
  8. Joe Page (925)
  9. Bunny Hearn (920)
  10. Rob Gardner (919)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Baltimore in 1979
Injured on 6/18/1980 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/16/1981
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,878,571 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1986, going 3-0, 0.74
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game
9/22/1986: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Released by Baltimore on 10/27/1988
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/17/1989 to a 4-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
 
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