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Ian Desmond

Nationals Career team 2009–2015
Number #20
Position Center Fielder
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 40
Height 6' 3"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place Sarasota, FL
Born Sep 20, 1985

Key Insights

2019
One opponent brings the best out of him

Desmond has hit .417/.462/1.250 against Derek Holland in 13 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

5 for 12 with 3 home runs and 3 strikeouts, against a .689 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Kirby Yates has struck Desmond out 6 times in 10 plate appearances, 60% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
He is a different player against this opponent

Desmond carries a .739 career OPS; against Kenta Maeda it is 1.327, over 18 plate appearances.

7 for 17 with 2 home runs.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Desmond cannot get the barrel to Sam Dyson: 63.7 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 91.6 across the pitchers he has faced.

10 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Desmond is 7 for 12 against Chris Stratton, a .583 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

14 career plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the TB, Desmond has hit .280 and slugged .640 over 28 plate appearances, his best of any club.

7 hits, 3 home runs and 6 strikeouts, against a .419 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 20, 1985
Birth Place Sarasota, FL
Height 6' 3"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right