Allen Benson vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Allen Benson
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Allen Benson 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 12.1 and 2.483 for Allen Benson. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Allen Benson and Rob Dibble

Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.86
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
12.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
12.1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
17.69
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.69
17.69
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.49
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.72
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.68
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
49.34
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
13.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.483
2.483
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
42.83
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.452
0.452
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.34
49.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Allen Benson and Rob Dibble

Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
27
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
9
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.09
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.04
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Allen Benson and Rob Dibble

Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
483.87
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
6.22
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-28.51
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-5.73
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA