Andy Dirks vs. Donnie Murphy — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Andy Dirks posted the stronger offensive profile against Donnie Murphy. Andy Dirks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .676) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .281). Donnie Murphy had the advantage in home run production (33 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Andy Dirks and Donnie Murphy

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
297
167.64
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
931
600
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
838
540.06
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
26.53
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
13.55
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
78
44.03
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
99.12
63.88
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
331
213.32
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
102
65.74
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
127.56
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
188
121.16
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
42.9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
64
41.25
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.65
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.14
6.14
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.39
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.26
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Donnie Murphy

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.17
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.99
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
0.98
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.05
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.75
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
3.66
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.63
97.63
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.81
75.81
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0