Barney Brown vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Barney Brown
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Barney Brown 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 3.82 and 1.353 for Barney Brown. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barney Brown and Rob Dibble

Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.42
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.51
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.02
46.02
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.48
74.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.72
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
3.82
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2761
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920.1
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
9.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.4
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.72
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
4.9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3985
38.97
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.87
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.71
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.351
1.351
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3626
35.46
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Barney Brown and Rob Dibble

Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5462
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1820.2
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
2.33
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
2.27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.66
97.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.649
1.649
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barney Brown and Rob Dibble

Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
323
212.5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
503.95
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
125
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
103.95
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.47
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.05
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.57
62.87
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
153.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
205.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
67.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
57.89
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
124.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.04
71.74
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
79.61
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.61
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130.29
130.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
6.2
6.2
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.29
17.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
15.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.95
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.95
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA