Andy Dirks vs. Gary Ward — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Gary Ward
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Andy Dirks holds a real edge over Gary Ward in this comparison. Andy Dirks led in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 86), walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 81), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 104). Gary Ward held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 119 vs 74). The edge belongs to Andy Dirks.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Gary Ward

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1287
157.85
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4892
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
971
548.07
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4479
549.35
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
268
151.27
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236
151.59
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
869
106.58
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
24.04
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.03
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
13.55
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
15.94
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
78
44.03
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
45.01
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.79
74.55
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
401
226.34
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1904
233.52
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1600
196.24
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
72.85
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
73.22
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1061
130.13
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628.31
77.06
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.59
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
43.05
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.82
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.43
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
775
95.05
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.31
6.31
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.39
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.72
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.29
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
152
18.64
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
10.18
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.26
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.68
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.6
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
13.86
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
73.45
73.45

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Gary Ward

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.17
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
1.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
1.02
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28120
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9373.1
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
2.67
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.1
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.04
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2929
2.81
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2885
2.77
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.5
98.5
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.509
2.509
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.64
84.64
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.17
92.17
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.05
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0