Ian Desmond vs. Bob Spence — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bob Spence
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Spence. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .265). 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 Spence

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
210.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
183
535.61
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
37
108.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
27
79.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.63
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
10
29.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
15.84
46.35
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
56
163.9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
54
158.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
13
38.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
19
55.61
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
28
81.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
15.45
45.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
46.83
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
137.56
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
4.36
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Bob Spence

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
9.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.76
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
10.63
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
10.56
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.33
99.33
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
0.48
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0