How Ian Desmond's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Ian Desmond totaled 6,036 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 1,199.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 2018, posting 1,232, well above the league average of 143.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2009 at 113, well below the league average of 148.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 321 in 2017 to 1,232 in 2018 and 192 in 2019, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 113 to 1,232 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ian Desmond Lifetime Total Chances

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Ian Desmond Total Chances Per Season

Ian Desmond's Total Chances 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 Chances per season line chart

Ian Desmond Total Chances by Team

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

Ian Desmond Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

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

Ian Desmond Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Ian Desmond Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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