Ian Desmond vs. Bob Speake — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bob Speake
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Speake. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .712) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .306). Bob Speake had the advantage in home run production (31 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Bob Speake

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
214.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
853
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
761
535.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
170
119.58
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
103
72.45
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
26
18.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
67
47.13
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
99.52
70.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
309
217.35
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
256
180.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
77.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
73.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
128.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
96.3
67.74
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.22
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
56.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.22
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
111.14
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
5.4
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.81
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.22
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.63
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
5.65
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.74
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
19
13.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
42.11
42.11

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Bob Speake

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4472
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490.2
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
3.94
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
4.35
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
4.26
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.105
4.105
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0