Elio Chacon vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Elio Chacon
Silent GenerationVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueShortstop
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Elio Chacon and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in slugging (.342 vs .292) and batting average (.243 vs .232). Elio Chacon had the advantage in OPS (.647 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 Elio Chacon and Rick Sofield

Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
184.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
498.11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
143
115.63
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
96.23
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.13
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
24
19.41
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.1
57.49
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
180
145.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
208.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
71.97
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
39
31.54
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
124
100.27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.01
63.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
89.76
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
88.14
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
6.81
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.47
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.43
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.51
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
25.88
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Elio Chacon and Rick Sofield

Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.19
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4679
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1559.2
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
2.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
5.49
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
5.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.459
4.459
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.57
83.57
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.64
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0