Rob Dibble vs. Larry French — Career Comparison

Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Larry French
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry French 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 3.44 and 1.331 for Larry French. 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 Larry French

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
1.63
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
1.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.56
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.37
67.37
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
1206
3.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9456
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3375
9.64
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.47
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
2.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
3.39
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13465
38.45
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.31
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
1440
4.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12604
35.99
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Rob Dibble and Larry French

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
27
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
9
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.09
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.04
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.07
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.319
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Dibble and Larry French

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
286.67
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
531.6
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
100.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
83.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
13.58
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.51
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.6
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.51
25.91
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
120.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
126.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
41.74
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
42.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
83.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.33
25.31
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.01
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
210
105.62
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
5.68
5.68
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
42.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100