Andy Dirks vs. Tom Patterson — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Tom Patterson
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York MutualsUnknownRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Andy Dirks posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Patterson. Andy Dirks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .435) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .213). 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 Tom Patterson

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
137.35
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
249
600
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
548.07
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
597.59
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
125.3
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
107.24
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
118.07
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.23
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.23
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.46
22.8
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
132.53
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
53
127.71
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
84.67
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
101.2
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
56.44
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
53.01
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
154.22
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.24
22.26
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
42.9
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.41
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Tom Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.82
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Tom Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.5
124.5
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Tom Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.39
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Tom Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.05
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.23
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.26
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.64
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.6
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.87
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Tom Patterson

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
1.17
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.17
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.99
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.82
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
27
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
9
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.05
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.91
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tom Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.57
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.87
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.3
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Tom Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.967
1.967
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.49
70.49
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0