Bert Blyleven vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Bert Blyleven
Baby BoomersNetherlandsThrows RightBats RightEuropeMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bert Blyleven 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 110), home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 167 vs 98). Bert Blyleven 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 Bert Blyleven and Rob Dibble

Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
1.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.52
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.45
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.45
53.45
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.44
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1830
3.31
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14910
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4970
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4632
8.39
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
0.78
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
2.39
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.13
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3701
6.7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.21
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.28
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
37.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
37.34
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2029
3.67
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.32
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.22
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
0.61
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.198
1.198
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18717
33.89
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Bert Blyleven and Rob Dibble

Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
1.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14908
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4969.1
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.52
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
1.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
1.77
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
1.72
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.94
96.94
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Blyleven and Rob Dibble

Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
699
815.95
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
526.46
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
68.87
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
60.7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
10.07
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
77.04
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
77.04
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
22.18
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
29.18
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
51.36
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.09
-3.61
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.84
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
193
225.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
65.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.67
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA