Andy Dirks vs. Tony Taylor — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Tony Taylor
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Andy Dirks comes out clearly ahead of Tony Taylor across most offensive categories. Andy Dirks led in home run production (HR/PA+ 74 vs 49), walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 81), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 102). Andy Dirks was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Tony Taylor

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2195
154.92
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8501
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7680
542.05
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2007
141.65
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
190
107.24
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1548
109.26
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
21.03
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.07
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
5.29
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
32.4
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
883.75
62.37
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2702
190.71
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2698
190.42
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1005
70.93
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
56.44
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
42.21
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
127.56
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1528
107.85
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
941.33
66.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
5.51
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
43.27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.82
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.46
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1083
76.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
6.42
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.75
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
166
11.72
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
16.52
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.26
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7.83
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.6
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
24.35
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
67.83
67.83

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Tony Taylor

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.17
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
1.11
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49374
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16458
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4241
2.32
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4696
2.57
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
0.12
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9156
5.01
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8937
4.89
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.61
97.61
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.64
84.64
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.81
89.81
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
0.59
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0