Ian Desmond vs. Harvey Smith — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Harvey Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ian Desmond and Harvey Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .704) and slugging (.427 vs .359). Harvey Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .317). 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 Harvey Smith

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
144.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
149
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
131
527.52
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Harvey Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Harvey Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
144.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
108.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
27.96
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.17
77.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
47
189.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
201.34
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Harvey Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Harvey Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
84.56
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
68.46
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
153.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.55
82.75
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
48.32
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Harvey Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.19
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Harvey Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.29
21.29
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Harvey Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Harvey Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
23.92
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.24
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Harvey Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Harvey Smith

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.91
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
1.87
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.55
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Harvey Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
3.46
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.13
86.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.278
3.278
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0