Sam Barber vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Sam Barber
Greatest GenerationAlabamaNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Sam Barber 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 3.6 and 1.200 for Sam Barber. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Barber and Rob Dibble

Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
36
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
37.34
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Sam Barber and Rob Dibble

Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Barber and Rob Dibble

Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
423.33
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA