Ian Desmond vs. Ernie Smith — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ernie Smith
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Ernie Smith. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .564) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .286). 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 Ernie Smith

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
167.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5442
549.33
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
132.56
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
111.63
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.83
47.66
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
153.49
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
24
167.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.88
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.81
54.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
39.06
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.88
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Ernie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Ernie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.33
14.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ernie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Ernie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Ernie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Ernie Smith

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37065
27
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12355
9
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Ernie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.96
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Ernie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.905
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0