Ian Desmond vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Josh Smith
Gen ZLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Josh Smith holds a real edge over Ian Desmond in this comparison. Josh Smith led in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 85), walk rate (BB%+ 107 vs 80), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 100). Ian Desmond held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 134 vs 64). The edge belongs to Josh Smith.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Josh Smith

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
456
166.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1639
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1426
522.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
337
123.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
236
86.39
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
66
24.16
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.46
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
11.35
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
101
36.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
182.91
66.96
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
504
184.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
533
195.12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
189
69.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128
46.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
286
104.7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
187.39
68.6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
15.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
56.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
119.34
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.03
5.03
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.76
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
10.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
13.18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Josh Smith

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
0.99
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9354
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3118
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
1.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
1.66
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1097
3.17
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
3.09
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.511
2.511
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.56
80.56
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.3
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0