Ian Desmond
PosSS
B/TR/R
Born1985-09-20
Age (2026)40
Barrel%
6510.4
xwOBA
760.339
Avg EV
7690.9
Whiff%
510.109
Chase%
610.296
Speed
5027.5
Contract
No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 | A | 2 teams | 569 | 529 | 111 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 154 | 8 | 33 | 12 | .210 | .251 | .293 | .544 | .083 | .283 | 27 | 4 | .235 | 38 | -40 | +2 | +0 | +6 | +16 | -1.6 |
| 2006 | 20 | A+ | 2 teams | 541 | 499 | 97 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 157 | 9 | 18 | 9 | .194 | .242 | .289 | .530 | .094 | .264 | 29 | 4 | .229 | 34 | -41 | +0 | +0 | +6 | +15 | -2.0 |
| 2007 | 21 | A+ | Potomac Nationals | 540 | 483 | 106 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 140 | 11 | 27 | 11 | .219 | .289 | .356 | .645 | .137 | .281 | 26 | 7 | .278 | 71 | -18 | +1 | +0 | +6 | +15 | 0.4 |
| 2008 | 22 | AA | Harrisburg Senators | 367 | 338 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 100 | 2 | 12 | 8 | .231 | .276 | .364 | .640 | .133 | .293 | 27 | 5 | .275 | 69 | -13 | -1 | +0 | +4 | +10 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 23 | AAA | 3 teams | 484 | 444 | 133 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 103 | 5 | 22 | 5 | .300 | .348 | .453 | .801 | .153 | .370 | 21 | 6 | .344 | 121 | +12 | +2 | -2 | +5 | +14 | 3.1 |
| 2010 | 24 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 574 | 525 | 143 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 109 | 5 | 17 | 5 | .272 | .315 | .396 | .712 | .124 | .322 | 19 | 5 | .302 | 89 | -7 | +1 | -2 | +6 | +16 | 1.5 |
| 2011 | 25 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 639 | 584 | 148 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 139 | 4 | 25 | 10 | .253 | .300 | .358 | .658 | .104 | .317 | 22 | 5 | .284 | 75 | -18 | +1 | +2 | +7 | +18 | 1.1 |
| 2012 | 26 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 547 | 513 | 149 | 36 | 2 | 24 | 30 | 113 | 3 | 21 | 6 | .290 | .333 | .509 | .842 | .218 | .332 | 21 | 5 | .362 | 135 | +22 | +2 | +7 | +6 | +15 | 5.2 |
| 2013 | 27 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 655 | 600 | 161 | 40 | 3 | 22 | 43 | 145 | 5 | 21 | 6 | .268 | .323 | .455 | .778 | .187 | .317 | 22 | 7 | .337 | 116 | +12 | +2 | +7 | +7 | +19 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 28 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 648 | 593 | 145 | 25 | 3 | 26 | 46 | 183 | 6 | 24 | 5 | .245 | .305 | .428 | .734 | .184 | .307 | 28 | 7 | .319 | 102 | +2 | +3 | +8 | +7 | +18 | 3.9 |
| 2015 | 29 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 641 | 583 | 131 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 45 | 187 | 3 | 13 | 5 | .225 | .284 | .362 | .646 | .137 | .298 | 29 | 7 | .281 | 73 | -20 | +1 | +1 | +7 | +18 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 30 | MLB | Texas Rangers | 677 | 625 | 170 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 44 | 160 | 5 | 21 | 6 | .272 | .325 | .424 | .749 | .152 | .333 | 24 | 6 | .317 | 101 | +0 | +2 | +4 | +2 | +19 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 31 | MLB | Colorado Rockies | 373 | 339 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 87 | 4 | 15 | 4 | .260 | .316 | .345 | .661 | .086 | .328 | 23 | 6 | .290 | 80 | -8 | +1 | -7 | -4 | +11 | -0.7 |
| 2018 | 32 | MLB | Colorado Rockies | 619 | 555 | 119 | 18 | 4 | 21 | 53 | 146 | 6 | 20 | 6 | .214 | .290 | .375 | .665 | .160 | .250 | 24 | 9 | .292 | 82 | -13 | +2 | -9 | -11 | +18 | -1.4 |
| 2019 | 33 | MLB | Colorado Rockies | 482 | 443 | 106 | 31 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 119 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .239 | .296 | .433 | .730 | .194 | .288 | 25 | 7 | .315 | 99 | -0 | -1 | -9 | +2 | +14 | 0.6 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 8356 | 7653 | 1885 | 369 | 41 | 219 | 508 | 2042 | 78 | 292 | 101 | .246 | .300 | .391 | .691 | .145 | .306 | 24 | 6 | .298 | 86 | -130 | +18 | +0 | +56 | +237 | 18.5 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 595 | 147 | 29 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 159 | 6 | 23 | 8 | .247 | .301 | .392 | .693 | .145 | .307 | 24 | 6 | .298 | 86 | -10 | +1 | +0 | +4 | +18 | 1.4 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 | A+ | Potomac Nationals | 248 | 219 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 53 | 2 | 13 | 6 | .256 | .326 | .384 | .710 | .128 | .323 | 21 | 8 | .312 | 97 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +7 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | 19 | A | Savannah Sand Gnats | 321 | 296 | 73 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 6 | 20 | 6 | .247 | .291 | .334 | .626 | .088 | .296 | 19 | 4 | .279 | 71 | -10 | +2 | — | — | +9 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | 20 | AA | Harrisburg Senators | 133 | 121 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .182 | .213 | .231 | .444 | .050 | .256 | 26 | 4 | .193 | 6 | -14 | +0 | — | — | +4 | -1.0 |
| 2006 | 20 | A+ | Potomac Nationals | 408 | 365 | 89 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 79 | 9 | 14 | 8 | .244 | .315 | .384 | .699 | .140 | .286 | 19 | 7 | .311 | 96 | -2 | -0 | — | — | +12 | 1.0 |
| 2007 | 21 | A+ | Potomac Nationals | 540 | 458 | 121 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 99 | 11 | 27 | 11 | .264 | .357 | .432 | .789 | .168 | .309 | 18 | 11 | .346 | 123 | +14 | +1 | — | — | +15 | 3.1 |
| 2008 | 22 | AA | Harrisburg Senators | 367 | 323 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 78 | 2 | 12 | 8 | .251 | .318 | .406 | .723 | .155 | .294 | 21 | 8 | .316 | 100 | -0 | -1 | — | — | +10 | 1.0 |
| 2009 | 23 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 89 | 82 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .322 | .561 | .883 | .280 | .292 | 16 | 6 | .372 | 143 | +4 | +0 | -2 | +5 | +3 | 1.0 |
| 2009 | 23 | AAA | Syracuse Chiefs | 206 | 178 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .354 | .426 | .461 | .886 | .107 | .425 | 15 | 10 | .390 | 157 | +13 | +1 | — | — | +6 | 2.1 |
| 2009 | 23 | AA | Harrisburg Senators | 189 | 170 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 2 | 13 | 4 | .306 | .372 | .494 | .866 | .188 | .371 | 21 | 8 | .381 | 150 | +11 | +1 | — | — | +5 | 1.7 |
| 2010 | 24 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 574 | 525 | 141 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 109 | 5 | 17 | 5 | .269 | .312 | .392 | .704 | .124 | .317 | 19 | 5 | .306 | 92 | -5 | +1 | -2 | +6 | +16 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 25 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 639 | 584 | 148 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 139 | 4 | 25 | 10 | .253 | .300 | .358 | .658 | .104 | .317 | 22 | 5 | .289 | 79 | -15 | +1 | +2 | +7 | +18 | 1.4 |
| 2012 | 26 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 547 | 513 | 150 | 33 | 2 | 25 | 30 | 113 | 3 | 21 | 6 | .292 | .335 | .511 | .846 | .218 | .332 | 21 | 5 | .370 | 141 | +25 | +2 | +7 | +6 | +15 | 5.6 |
| 2013 | 27 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 655 | 600 | 168 | 38 | 3 | 20 | 43 | 145 | 5 | 21 | 6 | .280 | .333 | .453 | .787 | .173 | .336 | 22 | 7 | .345 | 122 | +16 | +2 | +7 | +7 | +19 | 5.2 |
| 2014 | 28 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 648 | 593 | 151 | 26 | 3 | 24 | 46 | 183 | 6 | 24 | 5 | .255 | .315 | .430 | .745 | .175 | .326 | 28 | 7 | .329 | 110 | +7 | +3 | +8 | +7 | +18 | 4.5 |
| 2015 | 29 | MLB | Washington Nationals | 641 | 583 | 136 | 27 | 2 | 19 | 45 | 187 | 3 | 13 | 5 | .233 | .292 | .384 | .676 | .151 | .307 | 29 | 7 | .297 | 86 | -10 | +1 | +1 | +7 | +18 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 30 | MLB | Texas Rangers | 677 | 625 | 178 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 44 | 160 | 5 | 21 | 6 | .285 | .337 | .446 | .783 | .162 | .350 | 24 | 6 | .346 | 123 | +18 | +2 | +4 | +2 | +19 | 4.6 |
| 2017 | 31 | MLB | Colorado Rockies | 373 | 339 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 87 | 4 | 15 | 4 | .274 | .330 | .375 | .704 | .100 | .345 | 23 | 6 | .314 | 98 | -1 | +1 | -7 | -4 | +11 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 32 | MLB | Colorado Rockies | 619 | 555 | 131 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 53 | 146 | 6 | 20 | 6 | .236 | .309 | .422 | .731 | .186 | .279 | 24 | 9 | .322 | 105 | +3 | +2 | -9 | -11 | +18 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 33 | MLB | Colorado Rockies | 482 | 443 | 113 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 119 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .255 | .311 | .479 | .790 | .223 | .304 | 25 | 7 | .343 | 121 | +11 | -1 | -9 | +2 | +14 | 1.8 |
| ▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB Career | — | 5944 | 5442 | 1432 | 277 | 37 | 181 | 387 | 1402 | 43 | 181 | 56 | .263 | .317 | .427 | .745 | .164 | .321 | 24 | 7 | .327 | 108 | +55 | +14 | +0 | +34 | +168 | 27.7 | ||