Ian Desmond vs. Ed Jurak — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ed Jurak
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Jurak. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .692) and slugging (.427 vs .344). Ed Jurak had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .317). By the career numbers, Ian Desmond had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Ed Jurak

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
331.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
349
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
302
519.2
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
80
137.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
18.91
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
36.17
62.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
104
178.8
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
204.58
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
35
60.17
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
33
56.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
67
115.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
40.13
69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.33
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.72
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
84.24
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.12
7.12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.16
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
5.65
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.88
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Ed Jurak

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.8
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.79
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
1.87
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.31
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
95.78
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.325
3.325
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.95
43.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
0.48
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.56
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0