Ian Desmond vs. Jacque Jones — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Jacque Jones
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Ian Desmond and Jacque Jones 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, 98 for Jacque Jones), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 110). The overall lean goes to Ian Desmond, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Jacque Jones

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1302
156.58
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4989
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5442
549.33
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4594
552.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1272
152.98
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
833
100.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
27.96
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
30.67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
19.84
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
439
52.8
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
657.42
79.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2060
247.75
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1622
195.07
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
632
76.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
75.77
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1097
131.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
664.4
79.9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.33
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
39.06
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
314
37.76
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.45
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949
114.13
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.16
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.25
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
13.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
82
9.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
45
5.41
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
127
15.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
64.57
64.57

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Jacque Jones

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
1.09
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1116
1.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
29606
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9868.2
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2585
2.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2692
2.46
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
2.42
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Jacque Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.216
2.216
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.23
93.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacque Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0