Ed Appleton vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Ed Appleton
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ed Appleton 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 3.25 and 1.435 for Ed Appleton. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Appleton and Rob Dibble

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.33
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.08
27.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
8.84
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
39.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
34.87
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Ed Appleton and Rob Dibble

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
9
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.09
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.04
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Appleton and Rob Dibble

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
48
496.55
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
579.31
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
21.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
16.63
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
155.17
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA