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Ian Desmond, a Common card
Ian Morgan Desmond is an American former professional baseball shortstop and outfielder.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 58
- Power
- 126
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Power 126 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Ian Desmond quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ian Desmond card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Desmond is a three-time Silver ______ Award winner and a two-time MLB All-Star.
Answer
Slugger. Desmond is a three-time Silver Slugger Award winner and a two-time MLB All-Star. From the Ian Desmond article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
While primarily a shortstop early in his career, Desmond began playing primarily left field, center field, and first base starting in ____.
Answer
2010s. While primarily a shortstop early in his career, Desmond began playing primarily left field, center field, and first base starting in 2016. From the Ian Desmond article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Nenad Zimonjić. Nenad Zimonjić 74 · Sam Koch 71 · Ian Desmond 68 · Waterloo, New South Wales 65 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies.
- Desmond is a three-time Silver Slugger Award winner and a two-time MLB All-Star.
- While primarily a shortstop early in his career, Desmond began playing primarily left field, center field, and first base starting in 2016.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ian Desmond article was read about 13,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 58: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
How to get Ian Desmond
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Ian Desmond in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Toomaj SalehiCommon · Arts · ATK 71 DEF 55
- Hale County, AlabamaCommon · Society · ATK 68 DEF 58
- Honda FuryCommon · Science · ATK 68 DEF 58
- Interpersonal tiesCommon · Society · ATK 68 DEF 58
- Nenad ZimonjićCommon · Society · ATK 74 DEF 52
- Sam KochCommon · Society · ATK 71 DEF 55
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ian Desmond (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

