Ian Desmond vs. Ben Steiner — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ben Steiner
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Ben Steiner. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .658) and slugging (.427 vs .331). Ben Steiner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.326 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 Ben Steiner

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
82
141.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
348
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
308
531.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
79
136.21
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
112.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.79
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.17
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.17
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
14
24.14
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
34.53
59.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
102
175.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
191.38
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
41
70.69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
20
34.48
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
58
100
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
38.32
66.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
53.45
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
50
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.79
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
5.65
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.34
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
23.92
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
27.59
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Ben Steiner

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37065
27
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12355
9
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.359
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0