Ian Desmond vs. Matt Shaw — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Matt Shaw
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Shaw. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .295). 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 Matt Shaw

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
173
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
437
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
393
539.59
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
89
122.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
27.96
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.83
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.8
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
50.97
69.99
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
155
212.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
129
177.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
78.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
44
60.41
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
88
120.82
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
49.42
67.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.75
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
52.17
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
4.65
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.49
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.75
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.34
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
5.65
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
23.92
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
30.21
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.27
77.27

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Matt Shaw

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3048
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1016
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
1.87
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
2.68
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
2.61
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.68
97.68
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.305
2.305
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.06
89.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0