Ian Desmond

Shortstop

2009—2020

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Shortstop RANK
NR

Player Detail

Ian M.
GIVEN NAME
Desmond
SURNAME
September 20, 1985, in Sarasota, FL
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
2009—2020
Playing Career
Played from 23-33
PLAYING AGE
Washington Nationals
Texas Rangers
Colorado Rockies
Teams Played For
Shortstop
PRIMARY POSITION
Washington Nationals
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Desi, Charron
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
UNKNOWN
BATTING ORDER
6-3 / 220
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 10, 2009
Major League Debut
STILL PLAYING
FINAL GAME
— Nationals ALL-TIME TEAM —

Related Content

In 2009, Ian become the second player in MLB history (along with Guy Sturdy of the 1927 Browns) to record at least six hits AND four RBI in his first two games as a major leaguer.
  • Ian Desmond Scouting Report

50

HITTING

50

POWER

50

RUNNING

40

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1478
1319
161
646
.267
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
16.8
55.4

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.740
.705
105.6

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.267
.317
.423

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Starlin Castro
Yunel Escobar

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

Ian Desmond Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Desmond
549
145
73
28
4
18
72
39
142
18
235
188
.267
.317
.423
740
AVG SS
545
141
68
27
4
12
43
107
11
213
188
.258
.315
.390
.705

Ian Desmond Rankings

AT Shortstop BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Shortstop BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Ian Desmond PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
15.5
18.1
15.6
10.8
1.69
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
4.89
BLUE = Ian Desmond
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
153.7
127.1
UNK
67.9
16.8
327.4
189.4
134.4
92.3
24.2
BLUE = Ian Desmond
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS