Bob Anderson vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bob Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Rob Dibble as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rob Dibble led in strikeout rate (K%+ 193 vs 100), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 167 vs 98), and home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 107). Bob Anderson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 88). Role difference aside, Rob Dibble holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Rob Dibble

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.63
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.26
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
9.19
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.42
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
5.37
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3634
38.9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
4.82
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Rob Dibble

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.64
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.4
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Rob Dibble

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
247
540.88
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
538.69
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
72.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
18.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
98.54
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
6.18
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
234.31
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.85
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA