Dave Baker vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Dave Baker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dave Baker and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Baker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in slugging (.342 vs .300). By the career numbers, Dave Baker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Baker and Rick Sofield

Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
461.54
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.02
69.69
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
230.77
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
77.7
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Dave Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Dave Baker and Rick Sofield

Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.57
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.18
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.38
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.77
80.77
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.625
2.625
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Dave Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0