Ian Desmond vs. Ken Smith — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ken Smith
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Ken Smith. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .706) and slugging (.427 vs .357). Ken Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 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 Ken Smith

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
790.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
56
533.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
142.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
114.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.74
73.67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
190.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
209.52
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
76.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
47.62
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
114.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
79.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1402
141.52
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Ken Smith

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.2
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
7.62
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.89
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.89
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.154
2.154
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
0.48
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.48
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0