Ian Desmond vs. Ken Keltner — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ken Keltner
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ken Keltner comes out clearly ahead of Ian Desmond across most offensive categories. Ken Keltner led in contact rate (K%+ 137 vs 85), home run production (HR/PA+ 183 vs 134), and walk rate (BB%+ 91 vs 80). Ken Keltner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Ken Keltner

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1526
145.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6312
600
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5683
540.21
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1570
149.24
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
97.91
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
277
27.96
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
29.28
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.56
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
163
15.49
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
51.33
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
819.57
77.91
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2505
238.12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2097
199.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
737
70.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
80.99
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1426
135.55
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858.33
81.59
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.24
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
48.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
45.63
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.15
13.15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.07
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
9.7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
144
13.69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.71
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.14
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
72
6.84
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Ken Keltner

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37065
27
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12355
9
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3070
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4818
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4647
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.096
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0