Buddy Allen vs. Andy Dirks — Career Comparison

Buddy Allen
Greatest GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder
Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Allen and Andy Dirks are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy Dirks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .730) and slugging (.413 vs .361). Buddy Allen had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .335). By the career numbers, Andy Dirks had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Allen and Andy Dirks

Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
157.89
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
548.07
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
151.27
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
107.24
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
74.98
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
205.26
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
221.05
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
198.12
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
84.67
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
91.49
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141.98
80.14
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
42.9
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.14
6.14
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.39
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47

Fielding Stats for Buddy Allen and Andy Dirks

Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.32
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
1.17
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.32
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.32
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.05
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.66
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.99
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.1
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
88.24
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.64
84.64
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0