Joe Azcue vs. Ian Desmond — Career Comparison

Joe Azcue
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ian Desmond holds a real edge over Joe Azcue in this comparison. Ian Desmond led in home run production (HR/PA+ 134 vs 102), walk rate (BB%+ 80 vs 71), and slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 103). Joe Azcue held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 150 vs 85). The edge belongs to Ian Desmond.

Hitting Stats for Joe Azcue and Ian Desmond

Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
176.22
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
3095
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
2828
548.24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
712
138.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
559
108.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
94
18.22
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.74
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
50
9.69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
153
29.66
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
289.21
56.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
974
188.82
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
936
181.45
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
201
38.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
304
58.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
455
88.21
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
305.69
59.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
40.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
8.72
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
66.69
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
16.87
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.33
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
29.41
29.41
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37

Fielding Stats for Joe Azcue and Ian Desmond

Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
1.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
20781
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6927
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5329
6.92
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
0.59
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5825
7.57
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5781
7.51
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.24
99.24
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.06
89.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.09
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
0.32
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.26
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0