Sam Chapman vs. Ian Desmond — Career Comparison

Sam Chapman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star

Sam Chapman 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+ 99 for Sam Chapman, 100 for Ian Desmond), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 116 vs 112). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Sam Chapman and Ian Desmond

Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
1368
146.57
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
5600
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
4988
534.43
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
1329
142.39
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
887
95.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
210
22.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.57
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
19.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
442
47.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
735.9
78.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
2183
233.89
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1906
204.21
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
754
80.79
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
82.82
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1347
144.32
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
760.36
81.47
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.61
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
60.21
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
682
73.07
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.75
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
137
14.68
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.39
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
8.46
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
51.9
51.9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37

Fielding Stats for Sam Chapman and Ian Desmond

Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37065
27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12355
9
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3727
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3958
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3847
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.2
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.895
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0