Andy Dirks vs. Jim Thome — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Jim Thome
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jim Thome holds a real edge over Andy Dirks in this comparison. Jim Thome led in home run production (HR/PA+ 257 vs 74), walk rate (BB%+ 213 vs 95), and slugging (SLG+ 146 vs 104). Andy Dirks held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 68). The edge belongs to Jim Thome.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Jim Thome

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2543
147.95
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10313
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8422
489.98
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.949
0.949
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2328
135.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1239
72.08
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
26.24
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.51
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
13.55
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
35.61
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
78
44.03
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1089
63.36
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
135.06
76.24
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1941.62
112.96
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
401
226.34
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4667
271.52
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
351
198.12
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4144
241.09
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.956
0.956
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.036
1.036
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
150
84.67
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
92.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1699
98.85
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2670
155.34
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
141.98
80.14
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1863.74
108.43
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.01
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1747
101.64
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.82
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
10.06
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.65
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
2548
148.24
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.14
6.14
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.39
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.06
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
4.31
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
165
9.6
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
1.11
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.16
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.27
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Jim Thome

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.17
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
1.05
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1561
1.03
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40972
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13657.1
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9450
6.23
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
1.03
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.09
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11152
7.35
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11015
7.26
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.56
98.56
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.889
6.889
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.64
84.64
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
0.65
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0