Andy Dirks vs. Preston Ward — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Preston Ward
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Andy Dirks holds a real edge over Preston Ward in this comparison. Andy Dirks led in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 75), batting average (AVG+ 113 vs 95), and slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 90). Preston Ward held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 95). The edge belongs to Andy Dirks.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Preston Ward

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
297
167.64
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
744
190.28
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2346
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2067
528.64
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
133.5
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
95.65
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
21.23
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.84
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
12.79
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
37.85
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266.59
68.18
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
200.77
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
755
193.09
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
56.01
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
67.01
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
127.56
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431
110.23
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281.22
71.92
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.51
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
59.08
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.05
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
80.56
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
7.45
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.93
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.84
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
30
7.67
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.79
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.53
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.32
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
53.85
53.85

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Preston Ward

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.17
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.06
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7968
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3543
12.01
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.39
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4006
13.57
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3953
13.39
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.56
98.56
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.512
6.512
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.43
48.43
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.11
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0