Ian Desmond vs. Ernie Smith — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ernie Smith
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Ernie Smith. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .618) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .306). 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
4
4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
166
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
300
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5442
549.33
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
552
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ernie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
146
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
126
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6
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
10
20
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
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
29.1
58.21
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
86
172
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
90
180
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
62
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
64
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
126
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
34.03
68.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
39.06
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
26
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
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Ernie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
22
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
11
22
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
4
4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.21
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Ernie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
3.35
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
3.14
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.598
2.598
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.02
89.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0