Andy Dirks vs. Aaron Ward — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Aaron Ward
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Andy Dirks holds a real edge over Aaron Ward in this comparison. Andy Dirks led in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 57), batting average (AVG+ 113 vs 93), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 94). Aaron Ward held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 155 vs 74). The edge belongs to Andy Dirks.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Aaron Ward

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1059
153.96
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4127
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3611
524.98
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
966
140.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
102.35
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
22.97
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.85
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
7.27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
38.09
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481.36
69.98
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1382
200.92
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1330
193.36
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
66.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
64.99
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
127.56
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
854
124.16
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
523.31
76.08
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.63
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
49.29
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
457
66.44
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.03
9.03
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
22.1
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
5.23
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.26
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.52
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.6
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
10.76
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
48.65
48.65

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Aaron Ward

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.17
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.99
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6143
27
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2047.2
9
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.05
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2163
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3066
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
2.13
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5393
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.1
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5229
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.96
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.097
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0