How Ian Desmond's Total Bases Compares to Similar Players

Ian Desmond totaled 2,326 career Total Bases, well above the league average of 699.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Bases season came in 2016, posting 279, well above the league average of 90.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2009 at 46, well below the league average of 87.0 that year. The Total Bases trended upward through the final seasons. The Total Bases total went from 127 in 2017 to 234 in 2018 and 212 in 2019, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Bases profile — ranging from 46 to 279 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ian Desmond Lifetime Total Bases

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Ian Desmond Total Bases Per Season

Ian Desmond's Total Bases 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 Total Bases per season line chart

Ian Desmond Total Bases by Team

Ian Desmond's career Total Bases totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Ian Desmond Cumulative Total Bases — Career Progression

A running total of Ian Desmond's career Total Bases, 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 Total Bases year-over-year waterfall chart

Ian Desmond Total Bases Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ian Desmond's seasonal Total Bases 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 Total Bases distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ian Desmond Total Bases — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ian Desmond's MLB career with Total Bases 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 Total Bases season-by-season breakdown table