Ian Desmond vs. Joe Scotland — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Joe Scotland
Pre-GenerationalAlabamaNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Scotland. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .684) and slugging (.427 vs .360). Joe Scotland had the advantage in on-base percentage (.323 vs .317). 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 Joe Scotland

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
151.24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
242
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
211
523.14
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
52
128.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
38
94.21
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.92
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.71
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
29.44
73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
76
188.43
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
188.43
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Joe Scotland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Joe Scotland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
81.82
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
71.9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
146.28
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31.41
77.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Joe Scotland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Joe Scotland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
23.92
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.19
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Joe Scotland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Joe Scotland

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1642
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
547.1
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
2.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Joe Scotland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.66
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.21
93.21
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.475
2.475
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Scotland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0