Ian Desmond
Bats R Throws R6'3" 217 lbBorn 1985 Sarasota, USADebut 2009Team COL2x All-StarDraft 2004 R3 #84 Washington Nationals, Sarasota HS (FL)
Awards: Silver Slugger x3
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2019 | COL | 140 | 482 | 64 | 113 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 65 | 3 | 34 | 119 | 0.255 | 0.310 | 0.479 | 0.788 | 82.6 |
| 2018 | COL | 160 | 619 | 82 | 131 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 88 | 20 | 53 | 146 | 0.236 | 0.307 | 0.422 | 0.729 | 78.8 |
| 2017 | COL | 95 | 373 | 47 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 15 | 24 | 87 | 0.274 | 0.326 | 0.375 | 0.701 | 68.3 |
| 2016 | TEX | 156 | 677 | 107 | 178 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 86 | 21 | 44 | 160 | 0.285 | 0.335 | 0.446 | 0.782 | 104.0 |
| 2015 | WSH | 156 | 641 | 69 | 136 | 27 | 2 | 19 | 62 | 13 | 45 | 187 | 0.233 | 0.290 | 0.384 | 0.674 | 80.2 |
| 2014 | WSH | 154 | 648 | 73 | 151 | 26 | 3 | 24 | 91 | 24 | 46 | 183 | 0.255 | 0.313 | 0.430 | 0.743 | 104.3 |
| 2013 | WSH | 158 | 655 | 77 | 168 | 38 | 3 | 20 | 80 | 21 | 43 | 145 | 0.280 | 0.331 | 0.453 | 0.784 | 114.6 |
| 2012 | WSH | 130 | 547 | 72 | 150 | 33 | 2 | 25 | 73 | 21 | 30 | 113 | 0.292 | 0.335 | 0.511 | 0.845 | 129.4 |
| 2011 | WSH | 154 | 639 | 65 | 148 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 25 | 35 | 139 | 0.253 | 0.298 | 0.358 | 0.656 | 77.7 |
| 2010 | WSH | 154 | 574 | 59 | 141 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 65 | 17 | 28 | 109 | 0.269 | 0.308 | 0.392 | 0.700 | 86.4 |
| 2009 | WSH | 21 | 89 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0.280 | 0.318 | 0.561 | 0.879 | 127.5 |
| Career | | 1478 | 5944 | 724 | 1432 | 277 | 37 | 181 | 711 | 181 | 387 | 1402 | 0.263 | 0.315 | 0.427 | 0.742 | 94.2 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2019 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Career | | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2019 | 482 | 90.9 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 42.5 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 0.270 | 0.478 | 0.339 | 27.5 |
| 2018 | 619 | 90.1 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 43.2 | 29.1 | 27.2 | 0.228 | 0.384 | 0.303 | 28.1 |
| 2017 | 373 | 87.6 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 31.3 | 27.5 | 26.8 | 0.227 | 0.312 | 0.265 | 27.7 |
| 2016 | 677 | 90.7 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 43.6 | 27.7 | 29.0 | 0.258 | 0.424 | 0.319 | 28.6 |
| 2015 | 641 | 90.8 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 41.1 | 29.0 | 33.1 | 0.218 | 0.362 | 0.286 | 28.7 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2019 | COL | OF | 118 | 941 | 182 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.974 | |
| 2019 | COL | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2018 | COL | 1B | 138 | 1158 | 1111 | 84 | 6 | 113 | 0.995 | +3.0 |
| 2018 | COL | OF | 20 | 138 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2018 | COL | SS | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.2 |
| 2017 | COL | OF | 67 | 566 | 106 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.973 | |
| 2017 | COL | 1B | 27 | 191 | 200 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0.995 | -1.8 |
| 2017 | COL | SS | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2016 | TEX | OF | 156 | 1360 | 330 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0.966 | |
| 2015 | WSH | SS | 155 | 1359 | 226 | 417 | 27 | 94 | 0.960 | -2.5 |
| 2014 | WSH | SS | 154 | 1378 | 203 | 416 | 24 | 82 | 0.963 | |
| 2013 | WSH | SS | 158 | 1400 | 234 | 446 | 20 | 96 | 0.971 | |
| 2012 | WSH | SS | 128 | 1139 | 171 | 306 | 15 | 65 | 0.970 | |
| 2011 | WSH | SS | 152 | 1318 | 226 | 437 | 23 | 85 | 0.966 | |
| 2010 | WSH | SS | 149 | 1208 | 221 | 382 | 34 | 87 | 0.947 | |
| 2010 | WSH | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2009 | WSH | SS | 17 | 136 | 37 | 43 | 4 | 14 | 0.952 | |
| 2009 | WSH | 2B | 5 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0.923 | |
| 2009 | WSH | OF | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2009 | AAA | Syracuse Chiefs | Bat | 206 | 1 HR, 8 SB | 0.354 | 0.889 |
| 2009 | AA | Harrisburg Senators | Bat | 189 | 6 HR, 13 SB | 0.306 | 0.866 |
| 2008 | AA | Harrisburg Senators | Bat | 367 | 12 HR, 12 SB | 0.251 | 0.724 |
| 2007 | A+ | Potomac Nationals | Bat | 540 | 13 HR, 27 SB | 0.264 | 0.789 |
| 2006 | AA | Harrisburg Senators | Bat | 133 | 0 HR, 4 SB | 0.182 | 0.445 |
| 2006 | A+ | Potomac Nationals | Bat | 408 | 9 HR, 14 SB | 0.244 | 0.697 |
| 2005 | A+ | Potomac Nationals | Bat | 248 | 3 HR, 13 SB | 0.256 | 0.709 |
| 2005 | A | Savannah Sand Gnats | Bat | 321 | 4 HR, 20 SB | 0.247 | 0.625 |
| 2004 | Rk | GCL Expos | Bat | 235 | 1 HR, 13 SB | 0.227 | 0.564 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2019 | 0.418 | 0.295 | 0.398 | 0.289 |
| 2018 | 0.388 | 0.314 | 0.342 | 0.332 |
| 2017 | 0.298 | 0.321 | 0.281 | 0.347 |
| 2016 | 0.393 | 0.334 | 0.382 | 0.315 |
| 2015 | 0.326 | 0.304 | 0.348 | 0.273 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.118 | 0.118 | 0.118 | 0.235 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.214 | 0.214 | 0.286 | 0.500 |
| 2014 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 0.211 | 0.167 | 0.377 |
| 2012 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.368 | 0.368 | 0.421 | 0.789 |
| Career | 17 | 70 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0.229 | 0.239 | 0.257 | 0.497 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | TEX | $8,000,000 |
| 2015 | WSH | $11,000,000 |
| 2014 | WSH | $6,500,000 |
| 2013 | WSH | $3,800,000 |
| 2012 | WSH | $512,500 |
| 2011 | WSH | $441,500 |
| 2010 | WSH | $400,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.