Ches Buchanan vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Ches Buchanan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ches Buchanan 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 4.88 and 1.464 for Ches Buchanan. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ches Buchanan and Rob Dibble

Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
4.88
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
10.16
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.95
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.84
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
40.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
6.08
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
36.6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Ches Buchanan and Rob Dibble

Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.41
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ches Buchanan and Rob Dibble

Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
56
270.97
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
532.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
58.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
48.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
15.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.74
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
116.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.35
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
6.97
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
58.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
62
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
6.2
6.2
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.68
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA