Joe Burke vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Joe Burke
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationThird Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Joe Burke posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Joe Burke posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.083 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.583 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Burke had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Burke and Rick Sofield

Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.083
1.083
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
168.09
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.083
1.083
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
168.54
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Joe Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Joe Burke and Rick Sofield

Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.24
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.41
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.66
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
88.24
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Joe Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0