Ian Desmond vs. Don Slaught — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Don Slaught
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ian Desmond comes out clearly ahead of Don Slaught across most offensive categories. Ian Desmond led in home run production (HR/PA+ 134 vs 102), walk rate (BB%+ 80 vs 74), and slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 107). Don Slaught held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 102 vs 85). Ian Desmond was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Don Slaught

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1327
176.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
4502
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
4063
541.49
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1151
153.4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
108.09
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
27.96
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
31.32
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
77
10.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
340
45.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
550.23
73.33
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
1673
222.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1504
200.44
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
415
55.31
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
476
63.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
814
108.49
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PAverified
580.62
77.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
41.45
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.73
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
74.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
8.05
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
6.4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
15.33
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Don Slaught
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Don Slaught

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Don Slaught
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1238
1.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Don Slaught
Career
Per 9 Innings
1083
1.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Don Slaught
Career
Per 9 Innings
28950
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Don Slaught
Career
Per 9 Innings
9650
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6158
5.74
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Don Slaught
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
0.44
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.08
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6722
6.27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
6.19
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Don Slaught
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.48
87.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Don Slaught
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Slaught
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.09
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Slaught
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Slaught
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
0.79
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Slaught
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.32