Pedro Alvarez vs. Ian Desmond — Career Comparison

Pedro Alvarez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star

Pedro Alvarez 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+ 97 for Pedro Alvarez, 100 for Ian Desmond), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 112). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Pedro Alvarez and Ian Desmond

Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
910
164.41
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3321
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2980
538.39
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
704
127.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
405
73.17
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
131
23.67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
29.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
54.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
430.48
77.77
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1333
240.83
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1029
185.91
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
365
65.94
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
85.28
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
675
121.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
408.02
73.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.99
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
56.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
5.6
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
952
172
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1402
141.52
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
3.49
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.71
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
12.83
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.71
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37

Fielding Stats for Pedro Alvarez and Ian Desmond

Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
1.09
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
1.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17547
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5849
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
2.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1285
1.98
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
1.87
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.21
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2775
4.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2637
4.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.735
3.735
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Pedro Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.33
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0