Rob Dibble vs. Willie Ferrell — Career Comparison

Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Willie Ferrell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Ferrell 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 1.463 for Willie Ferrell. By the career numbers, Rob Dibble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rob Dibble and Willie Ferrell

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.52
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.85
65.85
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
9.71
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.46
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
3.24
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
40.39
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
6.14
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.71
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
35.85
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39

Fielding Stats for Rob Dibble and Willie Ferrell

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.47
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.02
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.97
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.94
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.76
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.64
69.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Dibble and Willie Ferrell

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
66
237.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
567.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
147.31
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
129.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.96
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.93
50.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
179.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
165.27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
61.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.91
60.76
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.96
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
6.2
6.2
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.5
83.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA