Newt Allen vs. Andy Dirks — Career Comparison

Newt Allen
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Newt Allen and Andy Dirks are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy Dirks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .721) and slugging (.413 vs .376). Newt Allen had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 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 Newt Allen and Andy Dirks

Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1035
138.74
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4476
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3988
534.58
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1140
152.82
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
268
151.27
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
885
118.63
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
190
107.24
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
23.19
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
8.04
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.95
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
34.18
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569.07
76.28
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
135.06
76.24
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1499
200.94
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1499
200.94
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
351
198.12
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
90.75
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
150
84.67
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
69.3
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1172
157.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629.35
84.36
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
141.98
80.14
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.35
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
44.77
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.13
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.62
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165.78
165.78
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.37
12.37
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
17.29
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
22.25
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.07
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
23.32
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.6
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.4
95.4
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76.47
76.47

Fielding Stats for Newt Allen and Andy Dirks

Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
1.19
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.17
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
1.06
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23886
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7962
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2210
2.5
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
2.98
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
0.33
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5142
5.81
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4846
5.48
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.602
4.602
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.79
88.79
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.64
84.64
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
0.49
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0