Ian Desmond vs. Kurt Suzuki — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Kurt Suzuki
MillenialHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Ian Desmond and Kurt Suzuki 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, 101 for Kurt Suzuki), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 107). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Kurt Suzuki

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1635
159.18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6163
600
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5563
541.59
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
1421
138.34
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
977
95.12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
277
27.96
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
28.72
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.58
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
143
13.92
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
444
43.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
678.29
66.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
2157
210
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1927
187.6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
594
57.83
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
730
71.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
1181
114.98
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
700.79
68.23
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.59
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
39.06
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
387
37.68
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.14
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
751
73.11
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.63
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
6.52
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
148
14.41
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
64.52
64.52

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Kurt Suzuki

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
1.07
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1461
1.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38912
27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12970.2
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10871
7.54
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
0.41
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11540
8.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11467
7.96
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.37
99.37
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.441
7.441
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.05
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
0.61
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.18