Ian Desmond vs. Harry Simpson — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Harry Simpson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ian Desmond comes out clearly ahead of Harry Simpson across most offensive categories. Ian Desmond led in home run production (HR/PA+ 134 vs 105), contact rate (K%+ 85 vs 74), and slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 104). Harry Simpson held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 86 vs 80). Ian Desmond was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Harry Simpson

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
169
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3593
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3241
541.22
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
870
145.28
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
105.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
19.87
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.51
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
76
12.69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
240
40.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
436.59
72.91
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1307
218.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1193
199.22
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
414
69.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
434
72.47
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
772
128.92
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462.12
77.17
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
52.1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
71.81
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
11.52
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.84
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
6.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.1
56.1

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Harry Simpson

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
1.78
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
1.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13805
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4601.2
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2975
5.82
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.31
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3195
6.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3135
6.13
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.445
3.445
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.36
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Ian Desmond and Harry Simpson

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
54
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
81