Ian Desmond vs. Joe Kuhel — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Joe Kuhel
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Joe Kuhel comes out clearly ahead of Ian Desmond across most offensive categories. Joe Kuhel led in contact rate (K%+ 122 vs 85), walk rate (BB%+ 111 vs 80), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 107 vs 100). Ian Desmond held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 134 vs 127). Joe Kuhel was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Joe Kuhel

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2104
138.8
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9095
600
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7984
526.71
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2212
145.93
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1558
102.78
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
27.18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7.32
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 600 PA
131
8.64
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
43.14
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1221.61
80.59
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3239
213.68
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3231
213.15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236
81.54
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1049
69.2
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2154
142.1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1290.29
85.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.57
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
980
64.65
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
40.37
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.86
14.86
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
6.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
4.88
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 600 PA
178
11.74
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
56
5.65
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.94
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
17.68
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 600 PA
66.42
66.42

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Joe Kuhel

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37065
27
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12355
9
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19386
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20722
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20549
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.17
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.99
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Joe Kuhel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1769
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kuhel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0