1985
Born September 20, 1985
Sarasota, FL, USA
Ian Desmond Notable
b. September 20, 1985 · Washington Nationals 2009–2015, Texas Rangers 2016, Colorado Rockies 2017–2019
Ian Desmond played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Washington Nationals in 2009 and closing with the Colorado Rockies in 2019.
Across 1,478 games he batted .263, with 1,432 hits and 724 runs. He finished with 181 home runs, 277 doubles and 181 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game.
He played 917 games at shortstop, with 2,451 assists and 147 errors. He turned 523 double plays. He also played 363 games in the outfield and 165 games at first base.
He took three Silver Sluggers, between 2012 and 2014. He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2012 and 2016.
He was born in Sarasota, FL, USA on September 20, 1985. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2012, 2016 |
| Silver Slugger | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | WSN | 21 | 82 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 1 | .280 |
| 2010 | WSN | 154 | 525 | 59 | 141 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 65 | 28 | 109 | 17 | .269 |
| 2011 | WSN | 154 | 584 | 65 | 148 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 139 | 25 | .253 |
| 2012 | WSN | 130 | 513 | 72 | 150 | 33 | 2 | 25 | 73 | 30 | 113 | 21 | .292 |
| 2013 | WSN | 158 | 600 | 77 | 168 | 38 | 3 | 20 | 80 | 43 | 145 | 21 | .280 |
| 2014 | WSN | 154 | 593 | 73 | 151 | 26 | 3 | 24 | 91 | 46 | 183 | 24 | .255 |
| 2015 | WSN | 156 | 583 | 69 | 136 | 27 | 2 | 19 | 62 | 45 | 187 | 13 | .233 |
| 2016 | TEX | 156 | 625 | 107 | 178 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 86 | 44 | 160 | 21 | .285 |
| 2017 | COL | 95 | 339 | 47 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 87 | 15 | .274 |
| 2018 | COL | 160 | 555 | 82 | 131 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 88 | 53 | 146 | 20 | .236 |
| 2019 | COL | 140 | 443 | 64 | 113 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 65 | 34 | 119 | 3 | .255 |
| Career | — | 1478 | 5442 | 724 | 1432 | 277 | 37 | 181 | 711 | 387 | 1402 | 181 | .263 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | COL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
On this day & linked events
2009
Major-league debut: Ian Desmond
Ian Desmond made a major-league debut on September 10, 2009.
2019
Final major-league game: Ian Desmond
Ian Desmond played a final major-league game on September 29, 2019.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0