Jim Ball vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Jim Ball
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Rick Sofield posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Ball. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .362) and on-base percentage (.295 vs .185). By the career numbers, Rick Sofield had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Ball and Rick Sofield

Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
16
174.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
556.36
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
19.49
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.35
54.29
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
9
98.18
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
172.57
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
9.14
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.79
56.45
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
124.78
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
4.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Jim Ball and Rick Sofield

Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.15
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.67
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.66
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.62
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.33
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.625
4.625
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.22
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0