Ian Desmond vs. Larry Doyle — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Larry Doyle
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond BasemanMVP

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Larry Doyle comes out clearly ahead of Ian Desmond across most offensive categories. Larry Doyle led in contact rate (K%+ 183 vs 85), home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 134), and slugging (SLG+ 130 vs 112). Larry Doyle was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Larry Doyle

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1766
143.54
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7382
600
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6509
529.04
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1887
153.37
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1391
113.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
24.3
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
10
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
74
6.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
40.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1039.1
84.46
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2654
215.71
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2565
208.48
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
78.03
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
64.45
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1679
136.47
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1118.62
90.92
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.31
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
625
50.8
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
30.72
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.53
19.53
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
1.65
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
15.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
24.22
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.19
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
237
23.92
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
26.42
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.69
91.69

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Larry Doyle

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728
3.82
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12207
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4069
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3635
8.04
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2568
1.87
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4655
10.3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
0.98
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8733
19.32
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8290
18.34
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.93
94.93
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.798
4.798
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.91
26.91
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
0.48
Larry Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
1.54
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0