Rob Dibble vs. Percy Forrest — Career Comparison

Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Percy Forrest
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Percy Forrest 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 7.48 and 1.796 for Percy Forrest. 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 Percy Forrest

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.82
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.05
71.05
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
7.48
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
11.99
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.78
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
43.26
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9.16
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
37.79
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.26
43.26

Fielding Stats for Rob Dibble and Percy Forrest

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.85
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.28
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.62
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.71
89.71
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Dibble and Percy Forrest

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
44
290.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
553.85
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
125.27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
41.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
151.65
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
158.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.75
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
85.71
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
47.28
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA