Joe Cates vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Joe Cates
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueShortstop
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Rick Sofield posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Cates. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .592) and slugging (.342 vs .287). Joe Cates had the advantage in on-base percentage (.305 vs .295). 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 Joe Cates and Rick Sofield

Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
28
157.01
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
94
527.1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
100.93
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
53.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.35
54.29
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
151.4
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
179.44
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
84.11
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
60.52
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Joe Cates and Rick Sofield

Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.12
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.03
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.79
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.47
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.42
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.26
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.4
96.4
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.821
3.821
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0