Ian Desmond vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Willie Smith
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Ian Desmond and Willie Smith are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 100 for Ian Desmond, 97 for Willie Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 114). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Willie Smith

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
691
231.1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1794
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5442
549.33
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1654
553.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
410
137.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
280
93.65
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
21.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
7.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
15.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
130
43.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
197.11
65.92
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
653
218.39
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
526
175.92
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
171
57.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
211
70.57
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
336
112.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
198.74
66.47
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
39.06
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
107
35.79
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.69
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
94.98
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.32
6.32
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.02
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.35
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
12.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Willie Smith

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
1.28
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
1.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9726
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3242
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
3.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.17
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184
3.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
3.24
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.534
2.534
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.18
79.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Ian Desmond and Willie Smith

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.28
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.85
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.75
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
38.07
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
3.84
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
34.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07