George Altman vs. Ian Desmond — Career Comparison

George Altman
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star

George Altman and Ian Desmond are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 104 for George Altman, 100 for Ian Desmond), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 112). The overall lean goes to George Altman, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for George Altman and Ian Desmond

George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
991
173.91
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
3419
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
3091
542.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
832
146.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
565
99.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
132
23.16
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
101
17.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
267
46.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
452.14
79.35
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
1335
234.28
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1120
196.55
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
409
71.78
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
403
70.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
711
124.77
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462.29
81.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.51
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
47.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.67
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
100.38
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.33
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
7.55
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
52
9.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
74
12.99
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
70.27
70.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37

Fielding Stats for George Altman and Ian Desmond

George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
1.1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
1.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20328
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6776
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1792
2.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.05
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1905
2.53
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1869
2.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.252
2.252
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.81
91.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0