Ray Bates vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Ray Bates
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Rick Sofield posted the stronger offensive profile against Ray Bates. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .595) and on-base percentage (.295 vs .277). 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 Ray Bates and Rick Sofield

Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
154
164.71
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
561
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
550.8
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
120
128.34
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
89
95.19
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.39
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
31
33.16
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
49.53
52.97
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.35
54.29
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
164
175.4
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
151
161.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
172.57
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
51
54.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
74.87
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
127.27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
57.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.49
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
24
25.67
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
51.34
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.69
11.69
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.04
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Ray Bates and Rick Sofield

Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.29
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0