Andy Dirks vs. Wally Westlake — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Wally Westlake
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Andy Dirks holds a real edge over Wally Westlake in this comparison. Andy Dirks led in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 73), walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 81), and batting average (AVG+ 113 vs 103). Wally Westlake held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 190 vs 74). The edge belongs to Andy Dirks.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Wally Westlake

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
958
164.46
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3495
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3117
535.11
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
145.58
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
99.74
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
18.37
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.67
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
13.55
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
21.8
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
78
44.03
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
45.84
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
135.06
76.24
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473.28
81.25
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
401
226.34
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
240.69
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
351
198.12
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
205.67
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.746
0.746
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
81.37
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
92.53
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
152.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
141.98
80.14
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493.08
84.65
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.67
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
54.42
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
77.77
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.72
7.72
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.46
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.34
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 600 PA
98
16.82
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.34
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.26
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.2
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.6
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
4.46
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 600 PA
73.08
73.08

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Wally Westlake

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.17
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
11.78
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.99
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1989
27
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
2.05
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
25.41
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.97
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.61
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2062
27.99
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2017
27.38
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Westlake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Westlake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0