Lefty Bowers vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowers
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lefty Bowers 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 11.81 and 2.625 for Lefty Bowers. 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 Bowers and Rob Dibble

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
17.44
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.44
17.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.49
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
50.06
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
14.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.06
14.06
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
41.06
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.448
0.448
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.06
50.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowers and Rob Dibble

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowers and Rob Dibble

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
483.87
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
95.86
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA