Andy Dirks vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Andy Dirks holds a real edge over Jim Piersall in this comparison. Andy Dirks led in walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 87), on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 103), and batting average (AVG+ 113 vs 109). Jim Piersall held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 135 vs 119). The edge belongs to Andy Dirks.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Jim Piersall

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1734
157.85
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5890
536.19
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1604
146.02
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
190
107.24
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
108.51
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
23.3
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.73
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
37.51
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2276
207.19
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
811
73.83
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
56.44
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
127.56
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
47.7
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.09
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
53.07
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
11.31
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.26
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.6
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Jim Piersall

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.17
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
1.27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1302
1.01
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3892
3.01
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.13
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.04
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4113
3.18
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
3.15
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.56
98.56
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.469
2.469
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
79.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.03
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0