Ian Desmond vs. Mike Ivie — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Mike Ivie
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Ian Desmond and Mike Ivie 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+ 100 for Ian Desmond, 101 for Mike Ivie), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 113). The overall lean goes to Mike Ivie, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Mike Ivie

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
857
173.6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
2962
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
2694
545.71
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
724
146.66
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
99.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
133
26.94
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
81
16.41
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
231
46.79
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
367.15
74.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
1134
229.71
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
955
193.45
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
309
62.59
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
411
83.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
639
129.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
375.33
76.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
43.35
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
6.89
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
81.43
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.47
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
12.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
22
4.46
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
38
7.7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Mike Ivie

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
1.24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
16267
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5422.1
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4746
7.88
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
0.71
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.09
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5230
8.68
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5173
8.59
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.91
98.91
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.897
6.897
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.27
80.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
0.48
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
0.62
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Ivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0