Mort Cooper vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Mort Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Mort Cooper 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. Mort Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 2.98 and 1.247 for Rob Dibble. By the career numbers, Mort Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mort Cooper and Rob Dibble

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.37
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.05
63.05
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.02
81.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.97
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.98
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5522
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840.2
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
8.15
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.42
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.79
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.46
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7648
37.4
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7049
34.47
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Mort Cooper and Rob Dibble

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
27
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
9
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.09
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.04
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.085
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mort Cooper and Rob Dibble

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
297
247.16
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
544.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.69
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
87.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.31
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.99
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.31
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.63
28.82
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
133.98
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
125.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.61
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
56.59
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
93.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.29
26.87
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
118
98.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
6.11
6.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
35.78
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.65
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA