Ian Desmond vs. Ted Kluszewski — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ted Kluszewski
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ted Kluszewski comes out clearly ahead of Ian Desmond across most offensive categories. Ted Kluszewski led in contact rate (K%+ 189 vs 85), home run production (HR/PA+ 228 vs 134), and slugging (SLG+ 137 vs 112). Ted Kluszewski was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Ted Kluszewski

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1718
159.32
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6470
600
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5442
549.33
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5929
549.83
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1766
163.77
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1168
108.32
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
26.89
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.69
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
25.87
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
55.46
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1002.15
92.94
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2951
273.66
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2281
211.53
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
78.64
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1028
95.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
148.1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1037.29
96.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.13
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
45.63
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
6.49
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
33.85
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.73
17.73
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.28
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
13.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.78
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Ted Kluszewski

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
2.32
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
1.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17252
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5750.2
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12652
19.8
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
1.25
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13548
21.2
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13451
21.05
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.082
9.082
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
45.1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
0.48
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1269
1.99
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0