Ian Desmond vs. Chris Shelton — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Chris Shelton
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Ian Desmond and Chris Shelton are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 100 for Ian Desmond, 104 for Chris Shelton), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 113). The overall lean goes to Chris Shelton, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Chris Shelton

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
171.84
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
1044
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
930
534.48
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
145.98
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
164
94.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
46
26.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
51.72
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144.19
82.87
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
425
244.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
206.32
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
75.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
124
71.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
219
125.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147.03
84.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.17
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
55.17
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1402
141.52
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
144.83
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.45
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.94
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Chris Shelton

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.98
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5939
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979.2
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2087
9.49
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.64
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2243
10.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
10.13
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.33
99.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.602
8.602
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.01
83.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
0.48
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.94
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0