Bill Bailey vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Bill Bailey
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bill Bailey 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 3.57 and 1.441 for Bill Bailey. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bailey and Rob Dibble

Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.68
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.97
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.63
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.64
57.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.58
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
3.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1084.1
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1035
8.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
4.37
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
4.73
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.012
1.012
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.36
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.37
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3622
30.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
37.34
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.46
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
4.92
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3051
25.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
31.79
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.06
30.06
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Bill Bailey and Rob Dibble

Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
3.35
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
5.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.42
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
6.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
5.69
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.09
93.09
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.699
1.699
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.67
27.67
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bailey and Rob Dibble

Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
209
313.5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
549
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
106.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
99
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.81
28.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
115.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
136.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
22.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.15
30.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
162
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA