Ian Desmond vs. Brendan Donovan — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Brendan Donovan
Gen ZGermanyThrows RightBats LeftEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Brendan Donovan holds a real edge over Ian Desmond in this comparison. Brendan Donovan led in contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 85), walk rate (BB%+ 109 vs 80), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 100). Ian Desmond held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 134 vs 67). The edge belongs to Brendan Donovan.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Brendan Donovan

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
492
147.16
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2006
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
1765
527.92
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
498
148.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
106.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
27.96
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
29.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
11.96
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
142
42.47
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271.83
81.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
725
216.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
723
216.25
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
241
72.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
202
60.42
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
403
120.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286.23
85.61
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
54.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.79
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
81.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.59
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.98
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.49
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.59
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
27
8.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Brendan Donovan

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.22
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11200
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3733.1
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
1.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
707
1.7
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
3.67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
3.63
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.976
2.976
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
83.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.38
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0