Andy Dirks vs. Jason Thompson — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Jason Thompson
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Andy Dirks and Jason Thompson are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy Dirks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .664) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .235). Jason Thompson had the advantage in slugging (.429 vs .413). 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 Jason Thompson

Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
152.94
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
548.07
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
576.47
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
129.41
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
26.53
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
13.55
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
44.03
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
62.18
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
226.34
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
247.06
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
141.18
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
127.56
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.96
58.34
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
42.9
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.65
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
164.71
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.14
6.14
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.39
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Jason Thompson

Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.17
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.04
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
7.53
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.04
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
8.89
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.57
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.4
96.4
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.231
8.231
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.64
84.64
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0