Ian Desmond vs. Ron Karkovice — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ron Karkovice
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ian Desmond holds a real edge over Ron Karkovice in this comparison. Ian Desmond led in contact rate (K%+ 85 vs 62), batting average (AVG+ 106 vs 84), and slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 95). Ron Karkovice held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 140 vs 134). The edge belongs to Ian Desmond.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Ron Karkovice

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
939
191.11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
2948
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
2597
528.56
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
574
116.82
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
352
71.64
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
120
24.42
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.22
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
19.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
222
45.18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
308.37
62.76
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
994
202.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
833
169.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
336
68.39
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
335
68.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
575
117.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
296.47
60.34
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
47.42
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.63
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1402
141.52
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
152.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
13.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
7.94
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
24
4.88
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
38
7.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
63.16
63.16

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Ron Karkovice

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
1.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
20927
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
6975.2
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4760
6.14
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
0.52
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5206
6.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5164
6.66
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.613
5.613
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.35
84.35
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
0.52
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.36