Andy Dirks vs. Dave Thomas — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Dave Thomas
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Andy Dirks and Dave Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy Dirks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .722) and slugging (.413 vs .378). Dave Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.344 vs .335). 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
7
7
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
133
163.52
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
488
600
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
442
543.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
151.27
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
161.07
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
107.24
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
131.56
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.44
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.38
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.69
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
24
29.51
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135.06
76.24
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.89
78.55
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
167
205.33
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
198.12
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
200.41
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
68
83.61
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
67.62
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
147.54
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141.98
80.14
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71.68
88.13
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.38
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
42.9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
31.97
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
3
3.69
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.67
162.67
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.21
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 PA
13
7.34
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.2
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.6
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.2
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
7
7
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
1.17
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.17
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.06
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3010
27
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003.1
9
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
2.16
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.63
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.5
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
5.29
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
4.79
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.51
90.51
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.108
4.108
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.64
84.64
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.77
90.77
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3
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