Lefty Bowe vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowe
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lefty Bowe 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 3.02 and 1.310 for Lefty Bowe. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowe and Rob Dibble

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.41
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
7.9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
39.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
33.53
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowe and Rob Dibble

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.83
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.12
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowe and Rob Dibble

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
564.71
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.42
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
6.22
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-19.45
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-5.73
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
6.2
6.2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA