Ian Desmond vs. Joe Pepitone — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ian Desmond holds a real edge over Joe Pepitone in this comparison. Ian Desmond led in walk rate (BB%+ 80 vs 66), on-base percentage (OBP+ 100 vs 97), and batting average (AVG+ 106 vs 105). Joe Pepitone held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 147 vs 85). The edge belongs to Ian Desmond.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Joe Pepitone

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1397
153.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
5476
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5442
549.33
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5097
558.47
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
1315
144.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
903
98.94
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
158
17.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
412
45.14
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
662.12
72.55
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
1645
180.24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
606
66.4
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
79
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
1108
121.4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
666.03
72.98
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
39.06
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
302
33.09
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
57.63
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
10.41
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.53
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.49
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.51
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
8
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
56.16
56.16

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Joe Pepitone

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34749
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11583
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
0.51
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
7.59
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9686
7.53
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.685
6.685
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.37
89.37
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
0.48
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
0.61
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0