Gene Bearden vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Gene Bearden 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 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Rob Dibble

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.49
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Rob Dibble

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.09
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.04
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Rob Dibble

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
212
409
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
6.2
6.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA