Eric Byrnes vs Ian Desmond

Eric ByrnesIan Desmond

Eric Byrnes and Ian Desmond compared on their MLB careers: Eric Byrnes played 11 seasons, 2000 to 2010, Ian Desmond 11 seasons, 2009 to 2019. Eric Byrnes has .258 batting average to Ian Desmond's .263.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eric Byrnes and Ian Desmond career totals
963GP1,478
3,202AB5,442
482R724
827H1,432
109HR181
396RBI711
129SB181
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Eric Byrnes and Ian Desmond postseason
16GP17
45AB70
3R5
12H16
1HR0
7RBI2
2SB2
0.3AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.2
0.4SLG0.3
0.7OPS0.5

Titles and awards

  • Eric Byrnes: 0 championships; none on file
  • 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.

Eric Byrnes 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.
1st2000.300002009.280412
2nd2001.237352010.2691065
3rd2002.2453112011.253849
4th2003.26312512012.2922573
5th2004.28320732013.2802080
6th2005.22610402014.2552491
7th2006.26726792015.2331962
8th2007.28621832016.2852286
9th2008.2096232017.274740
10th2009.2268312018.2362288
11th2010.094002019.2552065

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI