Ian Desmond vs. Seth Smith — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Seth Smith holds a real edge over Ian Desmond in this comparison. Seth Smith led in walk rate (BB%+ 127 vs 80), contact rate (K%+ 105 vs 85), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 106 vs 100). Ian Desmond held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 134 vs 124). The edge belongs to Seth Smith.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Seth Smith

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3582
526.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
934
137.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
27.96
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.56
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
18.52
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
568.03
83.47
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1598
234.83
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1403
206.17
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525
77.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
857
125.94
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562.98
82.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
63.34
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.85
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
797
117.12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.41
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
75.86
75.86

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Seth Smith

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
1.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
1.94
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
2.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
1.99
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.15
87.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0