Pedro Ballester vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Pedro Ballester
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIShortstop
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Pedro Ballester posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Pedro Ballester posted stronger numbers in OPS (.676 vs .636) and slugging (.391 vs .342). Rick Sofield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.295 vs .286). By the career numbers, Pedro Ballester had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Pedro Ballester and Rick Sofield

Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
36
157.66
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
560.58
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
144.53
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
21
91.97
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.42
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.76
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
63.24
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
218.98
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
38
166.42
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
172.57
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
100.73
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
61.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
153.28
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.58
68.24
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.38
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.38
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Pedro Ballester and Rick Sofield

Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
296.2
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.67
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.58
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.67
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.889
3.889
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0