
| Fantasy Stats | |
| Own% | Start% |
| 20% | 14% |
| Key Stats | |||||
| AB | HR | AVG | RBI | R | SB |
| 111 | 4 | .261 | 13 | 15 | 4 |
After sitting out a couple of games to rest his sore knee,
But just because he's getting everyday at-bats doesn't mean he's an everyday player. We can all hope his recent surge will convince the Tigers to keep him in the lineup, especially with Austin Jackson sidelined, but the fact of the matter is Dirks still has sat out each of the Tigers' seven games against left-handed pitchers this year. They just haven't faced one in a while.
For what it's worth, he actually has a higher batting average and OPS against than lefties than righties in his career, but you can't ignore history. Until the Tigers' behavior changes, Dirks will remain an AL-only option.
After a strong game Monday,
Dirks had three hits Monday, including a home run. With Austin Jackson on the disabled list, it looks like Dirks will have a shot to prove himself at the top of the team's lineup. He's hitting .260/.345/.427 in 96 at-bats. He'll face Astros pitcher Lucas Harrell Tuesday.
The 27-year-old doubled in his first at-bat before singling his next time up. He then launched his fourth long ball with the bases loaded in the fourth inning.
With Austin Jackson on the disabled list, Dirks is expected to bat leadoff against righties. He is hitting .361 (13 for 36) in his last nine games with three homers, seven RBI and two stolen bases.
"He’s going to play," Leyland told MLive.com. "I’ll put him in center against a right-hander. I’ll play him in center against left-handers. I don’t know how it’s going to work out. It could be Dirks, it could be Kelly. But I’m not going to move Torii over."
As for the leadoff spot in Jackson's absence, Leyland added Dirks would likely only hit leadoff against right-handed starters.
Outfielder
Dirks is batting .185 (12 for 65) with a .221 on-base percentage, one triple, two RBI and three doubles in 19 career games hitting leadoff.
Dirks enters play Monday batting .318 (14 for 44) in his last 12 games, raising his season average from .167 to .239. He has one triple, two stolen bases, three home runs, four RBI, five walks and eight runs in that span.
| CBSSports.com Player Ranking | |||
| Position | Current | Last Week | Rating |
| Left Fielders | 22 | 46 | 52.81 |
| Complete Rankings | |||
| Situational Stats | ||||||
| 5/18/2013 vs Texas | ||||||
| Situation | AB | H | HR | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| vs Texas | 9 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| vs Grimm (Career) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs RHP | 97 | 26 | 3 | .339 | .412 | .268 |
| Last 7 Games | |||||||||
| OPP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SB | ||
| 5/11 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5/12 | CLE | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5/13 | HOU | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5/14 | HOU | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5/15 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5/16 | @TEX | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5/17 | @TEX | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Complete Game Log | |||||||||
| MAY | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 12 Cle L3-4 | 13 Hou W7-2 | 14 Hou W6-2 | 15 Hou L5-7 | 16 @Tex L4-10 | 17 @Tex W2-1 | 18 @Tex 8:05 pm |
| 19 @Tex 8:05 pm | 20 | 21 @Cle 7:05 pm | 22 @Cle 7:05 pm | 23 Min 7:08 pm | 24 Min 7:08 pm | 25 Min 4:08 pm |
| Complete Schedule | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Batting Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 2011 | DET | 78 | 219 | 34 | 55 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 36 | 5 | 2 | .296 | .406 | .251 |
| 2012 | DET | 88 | 314 | 56 | 101 | 8 | 35 | 23 | 53 | 1 | 1 | .370 | .487 | .322 |
| 2013 | DET | 34 | 111 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .336 | .414 | .261 |
| Total | 200 | 644 | 105 | 185 | 19 | 76 | 47 | 108 | 10 | 3 | .339 | .447 | .287 | |
| Fielding Stats | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | Posn | G | GS | TC | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
| 2011 | DET | OF | 71 | 54 | 133 | 127 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .985 |
| 2012 | DET | OF | 72 | 69 | 111 | 107 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .973 |
| 2013 | DET | OF | 31 | 27 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 174 | 150 | 297 | 285 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .983 | ||
| More Batting Stats | |||||||||
| Year | Team | 2B | 3B | TB | SF | SH | HBP | IBB | GDP |
| 2011 | DET | 13 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | DET | 18 | 5 | 153 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | DET | 3 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 6 | 288 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Postseason Batting Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 2011 | DET | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 2012 | DET | 13 | 44 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .273 | .227 |
| Total | 15 | 49 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .255 | .265 | .224 | |
| Minor League Batting Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | OBP | SLG | AVG | ||
| 2008 | A-W Michigan | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .100 | .100 | ||
| 2008 | R-Tigers | 10 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .447 | .618 | .412 | ||
| 2009 | AA-Erie | 98 | 361 | 46 | 92 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 36 | 61 | 11 | 5 | .323 | .349 | .255 | ||
| 2009 | AFA-Lakeland | 27 | 103 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | .410 | .379 | .330 | ||
| 2010 | AA-Erie SeaWolves | 98 | 388 | 64 | 108 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 35 | 59 | 19 | 4 | .342 | .425 | .278 | ||
| 2010 | AAA-Toledo Mud Hens | 22 | 88 | 14 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .398 | .648 | .375 | ||
| 2011 | AAA-Toledo Mud Hens | 41 | 157 | 30 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 2 | .368 | .522 | .325 | ||
| 2012 | AAA-Toledo Mud Hens | 10 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .293 | .405 | .216 | ||
| Total | 309 | 1178 | 179 | 341 | 61 | 7 | 30 | 163 | 107 | 187 | 59 | 13 | .347 | .430 | .289 | |||
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