Clay Buchholz vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Clay Buchholz 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. Clay Buchholz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 149), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 128), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 89 vs 88). Rob Dibble held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 193 vs 96). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Clay Buchholz.

Pitching Stats for Clay Buchholz and Rob Dibble

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.47
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
3.98
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.94
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.09
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1024
6.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5607
37.88
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
4.35
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.31
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5034
34.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Clay Buchholz and Rob Dibble

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.91
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.97
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.86
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
94.52
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Buchholz and Rob Dibble

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
238
2644.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
511.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
7.45
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-12.94
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-5.73
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA