Ian Desmond vs. Benito Santiago — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Benito Santiago
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ian Desmond holds a real edge over Benito Santiago in this comparison. Ian Desmond led in walk rate (BB%+ 80 vs 63), on-base percentage (OBP+ 100 vs 95), and slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 109). Benito Santiago held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 134). The edge belongs to Ian Desmond.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Benito Santiago

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1978
157.92
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7515
600
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5442
549.33
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6951
554.97
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1830
146.11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
99.72
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
25.79
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
17.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
46.39
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
863.21
68.92
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2886
230.42
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2298
183.47
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
755
60.28
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
73.45
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1458
116.41
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
873.29
69.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.03
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
39.06
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
34.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1270
101.4
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
5.92
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.08
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
5.59
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
204
16.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
91
7.27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
5.51
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
160
12.77
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
56.88
56.88

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Benito Santiago

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1944
1.09
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
1.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48216
27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16072
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10955
6.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
0.54
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.09
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12075
6.76
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11923
6.68
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.133
6.133
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.09
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
0.56
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
0.3