Andy Dirks vs. Pat Patterson — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Pat Patterson
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IISecond BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Pat Patterson posted the stronger offensive profile against Andy Dirks. Pat Patterson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.868 vs .748) and on-base percentage (.377 vs .335). Andy Dirks had the advantage in home run production (24 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Pat Patterson 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 Pat Patterson

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
139.74
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1374
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247
544.54
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
268
151.27
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
177.73
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
190
107.24
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
120.52
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
47
26.53
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
34.93
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
12.23
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
10.04
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
78
44.03
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
57.21
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
135.06
76.24
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230.72
100.75
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
401
226.34
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
267.25
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
351
198.12
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
222.27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.868
0.868
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
150
84.67
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
106.55
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
98.69
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
195.2
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
141.98
80.14
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.08
108.33
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
44.1
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.18
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274.8
274.8
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.48
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.86
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
7.86
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76.47
76.47
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Pat Patterson

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.17
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.05
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8086
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2695.1
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.05
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
1.74
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
2.54
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.29
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1370
4.57
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
4.28
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.888
3.888
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.64
84.64
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.34
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0