Ian Desmond vs. Harmon Killebrew — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Harmon Killebrew
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Harmon Killebrew comes out clearly ahead of Ian Desmond across most offensive categories. Harmon Killebrew led in home run production (HR/PA+ 272 vs 134), walk rate (BB%+ 195 vs 80), and slugging (SLG+ 146 vs 112). Harmon Killebrew was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Harmon Killebrew

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2435
148.61
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9831
600
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8147
497.22
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2086
127.31
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
73.18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
17.7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.46
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
34.97
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
54.13
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1610.28
98.28
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4143
252.85
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3693
225.39
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.913
0.913
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1283
78.3
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1584
96.67
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2294
140.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1565.24
95.53
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
2.93
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1559
95.15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.77
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1699
103.69
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
4.7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
243
14.83
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.16
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
37
2.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
51.35
51.35

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Harmon Killebrew

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2241
1.12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2120
1.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54141
27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18047
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8849
4.41
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1963
0.98
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11027
5.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10812
5.39
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.05
98.05
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.825
4.825
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.6
94.6
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
0.38
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0