Andy Dirks vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Andy Dirks posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Andy Dirks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .276). 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 Joe Start

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
971
548.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
268
151.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
190
107.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
150
84.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
42.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.39
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Joe Start

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0