Ian Desmond vs. Gary Sanchez — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Gary Sanchez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCatcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Ian Desmond and Gary Sanchez are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 100 for Ian Desmond, 97 for Gary Sanchez), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 108). The overall lean goes to Ian Desmond, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Gary Sanchez

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
860
155.75
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
3313
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
2927
530.09
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
657
118.99
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
345
62.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
120
21.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.54
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
34.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
56.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
438.38
79.39
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1350
244.49
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
1023
185.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
75.52
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
509
92.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
737
133.47
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
411.17
74.46
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
9.78
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
56.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.63
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1402
141.52
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
888
160.82
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
3.73
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.62
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
13.22
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.09
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.45
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Gary Sanchez

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
1.11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
1.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16386
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5462
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5689
9.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
0.53
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6074
10.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6009
9.9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.942
8.942
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.96
91.96
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
0.49
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.17

Pitching Stats for Ian Desmond and Gary Sanchez

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.25
29.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
22
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gary Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Gary Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63