Ian Desmond vs. Ted Strong — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ted Strong
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Ted Strong posted the stronger offensive profile against Ian Desmond. Ted Strong posted stronger numbers in OPS (.920 vs .744) and on-base percentage (.425 vs .317). Ian Desmond had the advantage in home run production (181 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ted Strong 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 Ted Strong

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
149.2
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1130
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
947
502.83
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.939
0.939
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
161.42
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
110.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
52
27.61
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
27
14.34
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
50.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218.57
116.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
249.03
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
252.74
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
1.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
109.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
106.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
201.24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222.88
118.34
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.74
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
78.58
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.53
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.59
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376.67
376.67
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.33
49.33
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.59
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
30
15.93
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
32
16.99
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.75
93.75

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Ted Strong

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.08
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6796
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2265.1
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
2.45
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.18
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
3.74
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
3.56
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.189
3.189
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0