Andy Dirks vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Andy Dirks comes out clearly ahead of Eddie Waitkus across most offensive categories. Andy Dirks led in home run production (HR/PA+ 74 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 77), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 102). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 119). Andy Dirks was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Eddie Waitkus

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
268
151.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
190
107.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
47
26.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
351
198.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
56.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
127.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76.47
76.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Eddie Waitkus

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.56
98.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0