Sam Crawford vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Sam Crawford
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Sam Crawford 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 3.98 and 1.359 for Sam Crawford. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Crawford and Rob Dibble

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.47
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.05
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.56
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.47
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.46
54.46
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.25
71.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.67
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.98
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976.2
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
8.99
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.23
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
4.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.831
0.831
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3824
35.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
37.34
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
4.98
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.02
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.61
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
30.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
31.79
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.24
35.24
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Sam Crawford and Rob Dibble

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.71
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.86
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3132
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.45
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.95
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.65
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.4
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.55
90.55
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.51
50.51
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Crawford and Rob Dibble

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
201
239.76
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
545.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
103.78
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
89.46
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.31
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.24
32.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
139.56
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
48.91
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
35.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
84.69
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.26
34.91
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
33.4
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
19.09
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA