Andy Dirks vs. Ed Taubensee — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Ed Taubensee
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Andy Dirks comes out clearly ahead of Ed Taubensee across most offensive categories. Andy Dirks led in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 91), batting average (AVG+ 113 vs 100), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 97). Ed Taubensee held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 113 vs 74). Andy Dirks was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Ed Taubensee

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
297
167.64
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
975
184.08
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3178
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2874
542.61
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
148.02
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
100.06
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
47
26.53
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
28.51
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.7
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
13.55
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
17.75
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
78
44.03
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
47.95
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
135.06
76.24
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412.11
77.81
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
401
226.34
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1235
233.17
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1048
197.86
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
66.27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
79.11
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676
127.63
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422.92
79.85
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.7
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
48.14
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.82
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.48
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.65
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 600 PA
574
108.37
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.14
6.14
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.39
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.89
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
5.66
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 600 PA
50
9.44
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.08
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.89
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
3.96
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 600 PA
52.38
52.38

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Ed Taubensee

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.17
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
1.2
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20032
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6677.1
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5003
6.74
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
0.46
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.09
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5411
7.29
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5346
7.21
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.56
98.56
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.993
5.993
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.07
83.07
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.07
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.08
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Taubensee
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
0.82
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Taubensee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.25