Andy Dirks vs. Zack Taylor — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Zack Taylor
Lost GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Andy Dirks comes out clearly ahead of Zack Taylor across most offensive categories. Andy Dirks led in home run production (HR/PA+ 74 vs 20), walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 62), and slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 86). Zack Taylor held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 119). Andy Dirks was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Zack Taylor

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
297
167.64
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
918
177.62
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3101
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
971
548.07
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2865
554.34
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
144.73
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
190
107.24
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
115.7
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
21.86
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.42
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.74
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
29.02
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290.98
56.3
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
944
182.65
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
178.97
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
49.92
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
60.17
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
127.56
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
108.35
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333.64
64.56
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
42.9
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
31.15
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
37.15
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.15
16.15
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
0.84
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
11.42
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.97
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.74
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.35
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.1
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
56.25
56.25

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Zack Taylor

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.17
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.99
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6143
27
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2047.2
9
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.05
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2880
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
2.13
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3718
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.1
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3632
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.243
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0