Rob Dibble

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-1995)

Rob Dibble was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1995 for the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago White Sox, and the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 8 seasons. Across 385 career appearances, he went 27-25 with a 2.98 ERA, 645 strikeouts, and 89 saves. Rob Dibble was a 2-time All-Star and an NLCS MVP. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 17464.4.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 27–25
ERA 2.98
WHIP 1.19
SO 645
Pitcher PIV 17464.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 230 lb
Born
1/24/1964 in Bridgeport, CT, USA
MLB Debut
1988-06-29
Last Game
1995-09-30
Awards
2× All-Star · NLCS MVP

Full name: Robert Keith Dibble

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rob Dibble — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
27 25 385 0 0 0 89 477.0 332 158 27 238 645 2.98 17464.4

Career ERA 2.98 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 24.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rob Dibble Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1988 CIN NL 1 1 37 0 0 0 0 59.1 43 12 21 59 1.82 3.73 (+51%) 2106.3
1989 CIN NL 10 5 74 0 0 0 2 99.0 62 23 39 141 2.09 3.71 (+44%) 5045.7
1990 CIN NL 8 3 68 0 0 0 11 98.0 62 19 34 136 1.74 3.86 (+55%) 5896.4
1991 CIN NL 3 5 67 0 0 0 31 82.1 67 29 25 124 3.17 3.91 (+19%) 4955.1
1992 CIN NL 3 5 63 0 0 0 25 70.1 48 24 31 110 3.07 3.75 (+18%) 3796.2
1993 CIN NL 1 4 45 0 0 0 19 41.2 34 30 42 49 6.48 4.19 (-55%) -2197.6
1995 CHA AL 0 1 16 0 0 0 1 14.1 7 10 27 16 6.28 4.45 (-41%) -1292.0
1995 ML4 AL 1 1 15 0 0 0 0 12.0 9 11 19 10 8.25 4.45 (-85%) -845.7
Career · 8 seasons 27 25 385 0 0 0 89 477.0 332 158 238 645 2.98 — 17,464

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Rob Dibble — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
385 25 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .120 .120 .120 .240 0

Career AVG .120 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 53.6% below league average.

Career OBP .120 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 63.1% below league average.

Career SLG .120 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 69.1% below league average.

Career OPS .240 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 66.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rob Dibble — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1988 CIN NL 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 CIN NL 74 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 CIN NL 68 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 CIN NL 67 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 CIN NL 63 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
1993 CIN NL 45 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CHA AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 ML4 AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 385 25 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .120 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Rob Dibble — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rob Dibble — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1990 NLCS CIN 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1990 WS CIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rob Dibble — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 7 0 1 9.2 3 0 2 14 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rob Dibble — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1990 NLCS CIN 0 0 4 0 1 5.0 0 0 1 10 0.00
1990 WS CIN 1 0 3 0 0 4.2 3 0 1 4 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Rob Dibble — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home190100000.000
Away195150302.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Rob Dibble — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home190238.0169821263183.10
Away195239.0163761123272.86

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rob Dibble — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1995-09-30 MILBOS — 0.2000000
1995-09-26 MILNYY — 0.1000010
1995-09-16 MILTOR — 0.1000100
1995-09-13 MILDET — 0.1000010
1995-09-12 MILDET — 0.1000300
1995-09-04 MILMIN — 0.2111110
1995-09-03 MILMIN W 1.0000110
1995-08-29 MILKCR — 1.0022400
1995-08-27 MILMIN — 1.0111210
1995-08-21 MILKCR — 2.1111230

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rob Dibble — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 385 0 23 32 3 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rob Dibble — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1988 CIN P 37 0 1 3 0 0
1989 CIN P 74 0 3 5 1 0
1990 CIN P 68 0 5 8 0 0
1991 CIN P 67 0 4 7 1 0
1992 CIN P 63 0 5 3 1 0
1993 CIN P 45 0 5 4 0 2
1995 CHA P 16 0 0 2 0 0
1995 ML4 P 15 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Rob Dibble — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 385

Awards & Honors

Rob Dibble — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1991 Pitcher of the Month June
1990 NLCS MVP

Salary History

Rob Dibble — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1995 CHA AL $400,000
1995 ML4 AL $109,000
1994 CIN NL $2,450,000
1993 CIN NL $2,500,000
1992 CIN NL $1,450,000
1991 CIN NL $475,000
1990 CIN NL $200,000
1989 CIN NL $85,000
Total Career Earnings $7,669,000

College History

Rob Dibble — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Florida Southern College Lakeland FL 1983

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Career Spans

Rob Dibble (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Cody Allen
    24-31, 3.14 ERA
  2. 97
    Jose Leclerc
    12-21, 3.34 ERA
  3. 96
    AJ Ramos
    17-18, 3.04 ERA
  4. 95
    Kirby Yates
    32-29, 3.35 ERA
  5. 93
    Brad Boxberger
    31-38, 3.50 ERA
  6. 92
    Mike Gonzalez
    17-24, 3.14 ERA

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Rob Dibble: the record in brief

The profile opens with Rob Dibble's first major league game on June 29, 1988; the last one listed came on September 30, 1995. The team column moves through the Cincinnati Reds (1988 through 1993), the Chicago White Sox (1995), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1995). Born on January 24, 1964, in Bridgeport, CT, USA, Dibble is listed as a pitcher and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Size on record: 230 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. On the record, Rob Dibble was born Robert Keith Dibble.

Dibble went 27-25 with a 2.98 ERA in 385 games, 0 of them starts. The same table counts 645 strikeouts and 89 saves. That 2.98 ERA compares with a 3.94 league average across the same seasons, 24.4% better. Dibble won 10 games in 1989, the most of any season listed. The most saves in one season was 31, in 1991. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.74 in 1990, when the league's was 3.86.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rob Dibble

What years did Rob Dibble play?
Rob Dibble played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1995.
Was Rob Dibble a pitcher?
Yes. Rob Dibble pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 645 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rob Dibble hit?
Rob Dibble hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Rob Dibble's career batting average?
Rob Dibble batted .120 over his career, with 3 hits in 25 at bats.
How many RBI did Rob Dibble have?
Rob Dibble drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Rob Dibble's career ERA?
Rob Dibble finished with a 2.98 career ERA, going 27-25 with 645 strikeouts.