Andy Dirks vs. Ed Williamson — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Ed Williamson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Andy Dirks posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Williamson. Andy Dirks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .716) and slugging (.413 vs .384). By the career numbers, Andy Dirks had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Ed Williamson

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
141.79
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5082
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
548.07
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
537.54
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
151.27
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1159
136.84
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
107.24
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
782
92.33
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
47
26.53
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
26.92
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.04
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
7.56
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
78
44.03
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
44.51
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639.45
75.5
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1749
206.49
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
351
198.12
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688
199.29
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
150
84.67
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809
95.51
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
56.44
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
78.75
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
226
127.56
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1412
166.71
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671.83
79.32
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.72
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76
42.9
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
59.74
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
532
62.81
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.55
9.55
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.39
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
10.39
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.26
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.6
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
10.39
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
76.47
76.47
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Ed Williamson

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.17
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
1.04
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.99
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31896
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10632
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.05
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1589
1.35
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3095
2.62
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
0.58
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5368
4.54
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4684
3.97
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.26
87.26
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.824
3.824
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.22
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.04
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0