Ian Desmond vs. Ed Kennedy — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ed Kennedy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Kennedy. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .498) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .239). 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 Kennedy

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
155.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1157
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5442
549.33
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1105
573.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
225
116.68
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
96.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.74
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.59
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
38
19.71
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
71.04
36.84
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
286
148.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
277
143.65
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
73.64
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
11.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
160
82.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
76.65
39.75
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.59
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
39.06
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
24.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Ed Kennedy

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7797
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.45
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.22
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
1.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
1.6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.98
87.98
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0