Bob Cain vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Bob Cain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bob Cain 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 4.5 and 1.487 for Bob Cain. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Cain and Rob Dibble

Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.01
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.28
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.63
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.68
45.68
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.57
63.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
8.86
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.53
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.49
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
3.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.32
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2761
39.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
4.84
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2423
34.72
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Bob Cain and Rob Dibble

Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
27
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
9
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.09
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.04
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.85
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Cain and Rob Dibble

Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
150
378.15
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
539.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
105.88
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.69
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.38
31.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
131.09
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
141.18
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
105.88
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.44
31.35
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
45
113.45
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.21
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.08
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA