Andy Dirks vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ryan Howard holds a real edge over Andy Dirks in this comparison. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 74), walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 95), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 104). Andy Dirks held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 62). The edge belongs to Ryan Howard.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Ryan Howard

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
13.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
78
44.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
135.06
76.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
401
226.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
351
198.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
141.98
80.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.65
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.14
6.14
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.39
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Ryan Howard

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.56
98.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.64
84.64
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0