Ian Desmond vs. Mark Kotsay — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Mark Kotsay
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mark Kotsay holds a real edge over Ian Desmond in this comparison. Mark Kotsay led in contact rate (K%+ 162 vs 85), walk rate (BB%+ 93 vs 80), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 104 vs 100). Ian Desmond held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 134 vs 78). The edge belongs to Mark Kotsay.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Mark Kotsay

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1914
161.54
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7109
600
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6464
545.56
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1784
150.57
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1256
106.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
277
27.96
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
29.79
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
127
10.72
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
44.56
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858.7
72.47
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2614
220.62
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2351
198.42
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
66.68
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
720
60.77
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1383
116.73
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899.36
75.91
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
46.76
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.21
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
757
63.89
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.39
9.39
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.53
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
12.83
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
98
8.27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
5.4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
162
13.67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
60.49
60.49

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Mark Kotsay

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1650
1.13
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1488
1.02
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39505
27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13168.1
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4112
2.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4342
2.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4293
2.93
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.602
2.602
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.07
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0