Rob Dibble vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Thomas Saxon
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Thomas Saxon 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 4.05 and 1.200 for Thomas Saxon. 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 Thomas Saxon

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.197
0.197
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
6.26
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.49
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
33.75
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Rob Dibble and Thomas Saxon

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Dibble and Thomas Saxon

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
483.87
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-5.73
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA