Mike Busch vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Mike Busch
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Mike Busch and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Busch posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .636) and slugging (.470 vs .342). Rick Sofield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.295 vs .257). By the career numbers, Mike Busch had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Busch and Rick Sofield

Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
291.43
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
571.43
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
22
125.71
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
62.86
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.86
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.86
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.88
73.61
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
268.57
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
154.29
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
172.57
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.86
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
154.29
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.45
65.46
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
228.57
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
124.78
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Mike Busch and Rick Sofield

Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.64
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.91
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
197.2
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.41
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.87
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.69
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0