Neal Ball vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Neal Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Rick Sofield posted the stronger offensive profile against Neal Ball. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .609) and slugging (.342 vs .314). Neal Ball had the advantage in batting average (.250 vs .243). 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 Neal Ball and Rick Sofield

Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
169.59
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1776
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
544.93
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
136.49
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
110.47
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
18.92
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.74
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
26.01
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.79
57.36
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
170.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
171.28
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
172.57
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
55.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
51.01
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
104.73
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.87
63.13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
33.45
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
323
109.12
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
31.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.69
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
32.77
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.85
94.85
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Neal Ball and Rick Sofield

Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
1.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7470
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2490
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
3.44
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
4.94
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
0.78
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
9.16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2319
8.38
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.48
91.48
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.862
4.862
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.91
58.91
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.52
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0