Ian Desmond vs. Ed Sales — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ed Sales
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Sales. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .610) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .298). 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 Ed Sales

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
51
147.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
189
545.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
43
124.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
32
92.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
11
31.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
19.64
56.65
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
59
170.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
62
178.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
41
118.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
21.15
61.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
46.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Ed Sales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
43.27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Ed Sales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ed Sales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Ed Sales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Ed Sales
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Ed Sales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Ed Sales

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1281
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.79
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
1.87
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Ed Sales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.74
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
5.71
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Ed Sales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.628
4.628
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0