Rob Dibble vs. Bob Friend — Career Comparison

Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Friend 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 62), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 167 vs 90), and home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 95). Bob Friend held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 88). Role difference aside, Rob Dibble holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rob Dibble and Bob Friend

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.49
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.14
46.14
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
3.58
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3772
9.4
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
0.71
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.29
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.12
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15214
37.92
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1652
4.12
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.292
1.292
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14274
35.58
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Rob Dibble and Bob Friend

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.74
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
71.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Dibble and Bob Friend

Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
278.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
525.98
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
63.84
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
54.59
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.4
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.81
11.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
75.87
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
81.42
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
25.91
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
27.76
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
52.74
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.22
-3.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.58
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
375
173.48
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.46
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
55.51
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA