Andy Dirks vs. Dave Thomas — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Dave Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Andy Dirks posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Thomas. Andy Dirks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .701) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .326). 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 Dave Thomas

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
143.89
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2160
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1951
541.94
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
145
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
106.11
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
25.56
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.5
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.83
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
38.89
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251.04
69.73
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
731
203.06
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
192.22
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
79.17
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
66.39
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
139.72
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277.16
76.99
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
42.9
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
42.22
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.94
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308.57
308.57
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.71
21.71
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.83
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76.47
76.47
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Dave Thomas

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.17
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.08
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.07
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13025
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4341.2
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4583
9.5
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.47
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.23
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
10.2
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4811
9.97
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.234
9.234
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.64
84.64
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.55
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0