Ian Desmond vs. Ray Sanders — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ray Sanders
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ray Sanders holds a real edge over Ian Desmond in this comparison. Ray Sanders led in walk rate (BB%+ 144 vs 80), on-base percentage (OBP+ 110 vs 100), and contact rate (K%+ 93 vs 85). Ian Desmond held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 106 vs 102). The edge belongs to Ray Sanders.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Ray Sanders

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
630
147.83
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2557
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2182
512.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
597
140.09
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
99.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
114
26.75
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.46
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
42
9.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
175
41.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340.86
79.98
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
875
205.32
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
932
218.69
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321
75.32
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
77.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
608
142.67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361.59
84.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
76.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
50.68
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.84
11.84
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
1.52
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
9.39
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.88
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.88
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Ray Sanders

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37065
27
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12355
9
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5268
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5648
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5598
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.393
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0