Ian Desmond vs. Bob Elliott — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bob Elliott
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird BasemanMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bob Elliott comes out clearly ahead of Ian Desmond across most offensive categories. Bob Elliott led in walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 80), contact rate (K%+ 118 vs 85), and home run production (HR/PA+ 150 vs 134). Bob Elliott was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Bob Elliott

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1978
144.91
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8190
600
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7141
523.15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2061
150.99
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1415
103.66
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
277
27.96
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
27.99
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.89
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
170
12.45
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
47.33
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1189.43
87.14
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3141
230.11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3044
223
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
77.95
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1195
87.55
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2089
153.04
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1248.97
91.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.17
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
70.84
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
604
44.25
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.56
13.56
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.84
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
187
13.7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
60
4.4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
62
4.54
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.77
96.77

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Bob Elliott

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37065
27
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12355
9
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2790
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5570
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5309
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.785
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0