Ian Desmond vs. Lenn Sakata — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Lenn Sakata
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Lenn Sakata. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .618) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .289). By the career numbers, Ian Desmond had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Lenn Sakata

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
565
238.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
1289
543.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
296
124.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
221
93.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
46
19.4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
25
10.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
75
31.62
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
123.68
52.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
425
179.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
401
169.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
163
68.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
109
45.96
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
247
104.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
124.98
52.7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
40.9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
66.62
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.28
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.95
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
13.91
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
30
12.65
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
5.65
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.17
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
47
19.82
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
63.83
63.83

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Lenn Sakata

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.45
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
10219
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3406.1
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
1.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
1.87
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
3.15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1970
5.21
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1924
5.08
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.66
97.66
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.517
3.517
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.53
64.53
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
0.48
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.71
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0