Ian Desmond vs Jason Kipnis

Ian DesmondJason Kipnis

Ian Desmond and Jason Kipnis compared on their MLB careers: Ian Desmond played 11 seasons, 2009 to 2019, Jason Kipnis 10 seasons, 2011 to 2020. Ian Desmond has .263 batting average to Jason Kipnis's .260.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ian Desmond and Jason Kipnis career totals
1,478GP1,165
5,442AB4,404
724R607
1,432H1,147
181HR126
711RBI545
181SB136
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ian Desmond and Jason Kipnis postseason
17GP26
70AB99
5R9
16H19
0HR4
2RBI9
2SB0
0.2AVG0.2
0.2OBP0.2
0.3SLG0.4
0.5OPS0.6

Titles and awards

  • Ian Desmond: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger ×3
  • Jason Kipnis: 0 championships; none on file

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.

Ian Desmond and Jason Kipnis 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.
1st2009.2804122011.272719
2nd2010.26910652012.2571476
3rd2011.2538492013.2841784
4th2012.29225732014.240641
5th2013.28020802015.303952
6th2014.25524912016.2752382
7th2015.23319622017.2321235
8th2016.28522862018.2301875
9th2017.2747402019.2451765
10th2018.23622882020.237316
11th2019.2552065————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI