How Ian Desmond's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Ian Desmond totaled 12,355 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,296.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 2013, posting 1,400, well above the league average of 326.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2009 at 183, well below the league average of 318.5 that year. The Inning Played trended upward through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 762 in 2017 to 1,305 in 2018 and 942 in 2019, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 183 to 1,400 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ian Desmond Lifetime Inning Played

Stats similar to Inning Played for Ian Desmond
Ian Desmond
Inning Played
Career12355
Season Avg.1123.2
162 Game Avg.1379.4
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Ian Desmond Inning Played Per Season

Ian Desmond's Inning Played for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ian Desmond Inning Played per season line chart

Ian Desmond Inning Played by Team

Ian Desmond's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ian Desmond career Inning Played by team bar chart

Ian Desmond Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Ian Desmond's career Inning Played, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ian Desmond Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Ian Desmond Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ian Desmond's seasonal Inning Played alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ian Desmond Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ian Desmond Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ian Desmond's MLB career with Inning Played alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ian Desmond Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table