How Ian Desmond's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Ian Desmond posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .250, near the league average of .258 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. Across 1 season, the Opposing Batting Average arc showed a consistent if unspectacular start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the Opposing Batting Average arc was in line with league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 1 season.

Ian Desmond Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats

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Ian Desmond Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Ian Desmond's Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average per season line chart

Ian Desmond Opposing Batting Average by Team

Ian Desmond's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Ian Desmond Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ian Desmond's career Opposing Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Ian Desmond Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Ian Desmond Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ian Desmond's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ian Desmond Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ian Desmond's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table