Joe Altobelli vs. Andy Dirks — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Andy Dirks posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Altobelli. Andy Dirks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .277). 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 Joe Altobelli and Andy Dirks

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
167.64
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.34
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
57.93
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
127.56
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.26
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.6
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Andy Dirks

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
1.17
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.84
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.99
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.56
98.56
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.515
3.515
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.85
43.85
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0