Rob Dibble vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster 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. Rube Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.224 compared to 2.98 and 1.247 for Rob Dibble. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rob Dibble and Rube Foster

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.98
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
7.76
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
37.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
3.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3038
32.46
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Rob Dibble and Rube Foster

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.09
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Dibble and Rube Foster

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100