Horace Clarke vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Horace Clarke
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats SwitchNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Horace Clarke and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .624) and slugging (.342 vs .313). Horace Clarke had the advantage in on-base percentage (.310 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 Horace Clarke and Rick Sofield

Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1272
145.59
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5242
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4813
550.9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1230
140.79
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
117.89
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
17.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
22.89
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478.07
54.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1507
172.49
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
183.82
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
62.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
304
34.8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
825
94.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532.3
60.93
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
41.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
41.43
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.48
14.48
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
3.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
2.75
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
8.81
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
17.28
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
6.64
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
23.92
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.25
72.25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Horace Clarke and Rick Sofield

Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
1.05
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30659
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10219.2
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2802
2.47
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3383
2.98
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6303
5.55
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6185
5.45
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.13
98.13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
97.53
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.211
5.211
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
Horace Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
0.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0