Dave Brown vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Dave Brown
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dave 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. Dave Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.4 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 2.98 and 1.247 for Rob Dibble. By the career numbers, Dave Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Brown and Rob Dibble

Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.4
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.75
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.71
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.4
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.98
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2206
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735.1
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
7.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.84
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
5.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
36.3
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
37.34
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.21
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.98
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.6
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2619
32.05
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Dave Brown and Rob Dibble

Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.41
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.94
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
2.78
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.855
1.855
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Brown and Rob Dibble

Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
122
235.37
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
534.41
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
94.53
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.65
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.58
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.58
33.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
150.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.88
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.44
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
98.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.11
38.8
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
44.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.1
31.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
6.2
6.2
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA