Bill Butler vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Bill Butler
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRight Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Butler and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.295 vs .250) and batting average (.243 vs .226). Bill Butler had the advantage in OPS (.702 vs .636). 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 Bill Butler and Rick Sofield

Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
131.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
62.3
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
262.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
150
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
172.57
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
66.74
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Bill Butler and Rick Sofield

Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.09
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0