Ian Desmond vs. Jared Sandberg — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Jared Sandberg
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Jared Sandberg. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .707) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .301). Jared Sandberg had the advantage in home run production (25 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Jared Sandberg

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
166.57
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
630
535.41
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
139
118.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.89
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
27.96
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
32.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
55.24
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jared Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jared Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Jared Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
80.65
68.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
256
217.56
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
208
176.77
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jared Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
83
70.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
78.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
127.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
74.56
63.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
55.24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.4
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1402
141.52
Jared Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
200.57
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
2.99
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.7
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Jared Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Jared Sandberg

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4700
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566.2
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
1.84
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Jared Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
3.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
2.88
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.623
2.623
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.67
92.67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.2
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jared Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0