Rob Dibble vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 193 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 167 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 92). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 88). Role difference aside, Rob Dibble holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rob Dibble and Ken Forsch

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Rob Dibble and Ken Forsch

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Dibble and Ken Forsch

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100