Donie Bush vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Donie Bush
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Donie Bush and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Donie Bush posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.356 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in slugging (.342 vs .300). By the career numbers, Donie Bush had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Donie Bush and Rick Sofield

Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1946
133.68
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8734
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7210
495.31
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1804
123.93
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1535
105.45
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
12.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
5.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Donie Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.62
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
18.48
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Donie Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Donie Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Donie Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
954.29
65.56
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2165
148.73
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2991
205.47
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Donie Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Donie Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Donie Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1281
88
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
29.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1708
117.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1055.94
72.54
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
1.99
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1158
79.55
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Donie Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Donie Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
43.28
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.86
13.86
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
23.15
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Donie Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
27.75
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
6.39
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
34.14
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.29
81.29
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Donie Bush and Rick Sofield

Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1936
6.18
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4119
13.16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6286
20.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Donie Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
2.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11109
35.48
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10405
33.23
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Donie Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.375
5.375
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Donie Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.43
16.43
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Donie Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
1.91
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Donie Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donie Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donie Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donie Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0