Nick Blackburn vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Nick Blackburn 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 193 vs 65), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 167 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 90). Nick Blackburn held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 88). Role difference aside, Rob Dibble holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Rob Dibble

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.88
43.88
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
4.85
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
4.27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
39.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
5.39
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
36.41
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Rob Dibble

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Rob Dibble

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
145
7250
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
6.22
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-5.73
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA