Abe Bowman vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Abe Bowman
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Abe Bowman 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 4.74 and 1.662 for Abe Bowman. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Abe Bowman and Rob Dibble

Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.92
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.97
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.74
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
9.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.84
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.49
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.28
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.014
1.014
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
39.28
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.96
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.662
1.662
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
32.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Abe Bowman and Rob Dibble

Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
27
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
9
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.09
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.04
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Abe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.125
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Abe Bowman and Rob Dibble

Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
685.71
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
6.22
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.51
-43.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-5.73
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA