Ian Desmond vs. Ben Shaw — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ben Shaw
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Ben Shaw. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .472) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .262). 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 Ben Shaw

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
328.57
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
38
542.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
7
100
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
32.68
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
11
157.14
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
71.43
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
7
100
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
35.77
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
39.06
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Ben Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Ben Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ben Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Ben Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Ben Shaw

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37065
27
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12355
9
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Ben Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Ben Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.57
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Ben Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.929
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0