Rob Dibble vs. Fred Fussell — Career Comparison

Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Fred Fussell
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Fussell 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 4.86 and 1.537 for Fred Fussell. 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 Fred Fussell

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
2.44
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.82
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.52
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.75
33.75
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.86
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
294.2
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
11.15
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.69
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
3.15
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
39.92
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.01
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
5.59
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1214
37.08
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92

Fielding Stats for Rob Dibble and Fred Fussell

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
27
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
9
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.09
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.04
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.838
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Dibble and Fred Fussell

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
80
452.83
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
566.04
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
84.91
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
30.31
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
130.19
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
113.21
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.26
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.98
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
19.24
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
26
147.17
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA