Ian Desmond vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Harry Smith
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropePittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Harry Smith. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .517) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .262). 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 Harry Smith

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
186.58
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1103
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1004
546.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
214
116.41
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
99.55
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
11.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.09
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
16.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
74.34
40.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
256
139.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
281
152.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
45.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
89
48.41
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
170
92.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
82.74
45.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.53
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
39.06
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55
29.92
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
56.03
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.71
10.71
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.41
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.51
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.51
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Harry Smith

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7137
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2379
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.42
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
1.4
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.21
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
6.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
5.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.56
53.56
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.17
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.07