Andy Dirks vs. Nick Punto — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Nick Punto
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Andy Dirks comes out clearly ahead of Nick Punto across most offensive categories. Andy Dirks led in home run production (HR/PA+ 74 vs 18), slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 80), and batting average (AVG+ 113 vs 97). Nick Punto held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 118 vs 95). Andy Dirks was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Nick Punto

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
297
167.64
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1163
186.88
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3734
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3253
522.71
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
798
128.23
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
98.18
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
22.66
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.34
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.05
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
30.05
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366.18
58.84
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
168.72
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
190.73
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
67.65
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
56.44
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
42.26
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
127.56
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
106.86
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388.5
62.43
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.48
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
62.02
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.45
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.65
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
651
104.61
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.14
6.14
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
10.12
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.66
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
63
10.12
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
16.71
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.26
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
5.78
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.6
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
22.5
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
74.29
74.29

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Nick Punto

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.17
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
1.28
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.99
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
0.97
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23749
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7916.1
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.05
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1352
1.54
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2381
2.71
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3817
4.34
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3733
4.24
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.8
97.8
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.327
3.327
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.38
76.38
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
0.53
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0