Rob Dibble vs. Dick Fowler — Career Comparison

Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Fowler 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 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. 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 Dick Fowler

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Rob Dibble and Dick Fowler

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.09
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Dibble and Dick Fowler

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
6.2
6.2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0