Rube Curry vs. Rob Dibble — Career Comparison

Rube Curry
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rube Curry 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 3.57 and 1.254 for Rube Curry. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Curry and Rob Dibble

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.37
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.99
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.41
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.64
72.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.68
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
3.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3973
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324.1
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1348
9.16
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.33
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.12
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
4.07
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5036
34.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
37.34
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
4.49
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4522
30.73
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
31.79
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.22
34.22
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Rube Curry and Rob Dibble

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
1.51
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.07
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4104
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
3.84
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.65
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.424
2.424
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.74
70.74
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Curry and Rob Dibble

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
241
220.76
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
541.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
116.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
91.6
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.41
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.73
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.11
41.33
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
154.81
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
53.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
52.21
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
101.68
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.97
45.77
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.17
109.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
6.2
6.2
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
31.15
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA