Rob Dibble vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Rob Dibble
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
12.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.17
12.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
37.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
31.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Rob Dibble and Roy Witherup

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Dibble and Roy Witherup

Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
7451.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-5.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Dibble
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA