Ian Desmond vs. Bryce Harper — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bryce Harper
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bryce Harper comes out clearly ahead of Ian Desmond across most offensive categories. Bryce Harper led in walk rate (BB%+ 170 vs 80), home run production (HR/PA+ 181 vs 134), and slugging (SLG+ 140 vs 112). Bryce Harper was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Bryce Harper

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1785
139.73
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7665
600
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6435
503.72
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1801
140.98
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1013
79.3
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
277
27.96
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
31.39
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.88
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
28.41
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
788
61.68
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1347.48
105.48
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3339
261.37
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2958
231.55
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.963
0.963
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1154
90.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1051
82.27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1842
144.19
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1294.21
101.31
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
4.07
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
86.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
10.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1654
129.47
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.02
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
10.88
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
152
11.9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
52
4.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
204
15.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
74.51
74.51

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Bryce Harper

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567
1.05
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1551
1.04
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40386
27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13462
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4510
3.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4819
3.22
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4773
3.19
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.05
99.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.046
3.046
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Bryce Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.14
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryce Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0