Andy Dirks vs. Maury Wills — Career Comparison

Andy Dirks
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Maury Wills
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Andy Dirks comes out clearly ahead of Maury Wills across most offensive categories. Andy Dirks led in home run production (HR/PA+ 74 vs 17), slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 91), and walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 83). Maury Wills held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 177 vs 119). Andy Dirks was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Andy Dirks and Maury Wills

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
167.64
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1942
140.32
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
600
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8304
600
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
971
548.07
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7588
548.27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
268
151.27
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2134
154.19
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
190
107.24
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866
134.83
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.53
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
12.79
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.95
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
5.13
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.55
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.45
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
44.03
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
19.36
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.06
76.24
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
64.23
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
226.34
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2513
181.58
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
198.12
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2702
195.23
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
84.67
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1067
77.1
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
56.44
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
33.09
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
127.56
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1505
108.74
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.98
80.14
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.67
71.51
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.95
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
1.16
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
42.9
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
39.88
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.82
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.88
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
97.65
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
684
49.42
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
12.14
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.39
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
8.6
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.1
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
6.65
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.34
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
42.34
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.26
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
15.03
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.6
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794
57.37
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
73.8
73.8

Fielding Stats for Andy Dirks and Maury Wills

Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.17
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
1.06
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.99
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1832
1.01
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48847
27
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16282.1
9
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.05
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
1.54
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5512
3.05
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
0.18
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.13
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8629
4.77
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
2.1
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
4.59
Andy Dirks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
96.16
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.326
4.326
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.64
84.64
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
0.51
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Dirks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0