Brandon Phillips vs Ian Desmond

Brandon PhillipsIan Desmond

Brandon Phillips and Ian Desmond compared on their MLB careers: Brandon Phillips played 17 seasons, 2002 to 2018, Ian Desmond 11 seasons, 2009 to 2019. Brandon Phillips has .275 batting average to Ian Desmond's .263. Brandon Phillips won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Brandon Phillips and Ian Desmond career totals
1,902GP1,478
7,378AB5,442
1,005R724
2,029H1,432
211HR181
951RBI711
209SB181
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Brandon Phillips and Ian Desmond postseason
9GP17
40AB70
3R5
13H16
2HR0
8RBI2
1SB2
0.3AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.2
0.6SLG0.3
0.9OPS0.5

Where each stands all time

Brandon Phillips and Ian Desmond all-time places
Brandon PhillipsAll-time rankIan Desmond
275th (2,029)Hits—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Brandon Phillips: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×4, NL Silver Slugger
  • Ian Desmond: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger ×3

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Brandon Phillips and Ian Desmond season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2002.258042009.280412
2nd2003.2086332010.2691065
3rd2004.182012011.253849
4th2005.000002012.2922573
5th2006.27617752013.2802080
6th2007.28830942014.2552491
7th2008.26121782015.2331962
8th2009.27620982016.2852286
9th2010.27518592017.274740
10th2011.30018822018.2362288
11th2012.28118772019.2552065
12th2013.26118103————
13th2014.266851————
14th2015.2941270————
15th2016.2911164————
16th2017.2851360————
17th2018.13012————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI