Ian Desmond vs. Lou Sylvester — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Lou Sylvester
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Outlaw RedsUnion AssociationLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Ian Desmond posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Sylvester. Ian Desmond posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .662) and slugging (.427 vs .347). 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 Lou Sylvester

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
173
143.57
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
723
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
654
542.74
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
159
131.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
97.1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
22
18.26
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.62
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.98
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
42
34.85
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
80.55
66.84
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
227
188.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
189.21
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
114.52
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
43
35.68
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
145.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
86.97
72.17
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.66
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
55.6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.92
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.13
30.13
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
18
14.94
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
18
14.94
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Lou Sylvester

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4551
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1517
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
2.4
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.46
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
2.07
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.75
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.53
84.53
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Ian Desmond and Lou Sylvester

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.65
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.58
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.82
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.65
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.93
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.398
0.398
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
38.57
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
7.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.163
1.163
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
36.92
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57