Fred Anderson vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred 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. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 2.98 and 1.247 for Rob Dibble. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Anderson and Rob Dibble

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.98
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.32
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
37.34
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
3.79
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
33.91
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Rob Dibble

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
7.26
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Rob Dibble

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.43
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
175
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.43
3.43
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.21
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA