Roy Branch vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Roy Branch
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Roy Branch 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 7.94 and 1.765 for Roy Branch. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Branch and Rob Dibble

Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.94
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.53
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.49
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.76
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.147
1.147
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.68
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
41.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.74
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.45
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
34.94
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Roy Branch and Rob Dibble

Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.09
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.04
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Branch and Rob Dibble

Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
483.87
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
6.22
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-5.73
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA