Mel Clark vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Mel Clark
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Mel Clark posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Mel Clark posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Mel Clark had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mel Clark and Rick Sofield

Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
182.2
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
555.93
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
154.24
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
114.41
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
24.58
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.71
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
39.83
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.95
60.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
211.86
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
187.29
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.49
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
63
53.39
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
120.34
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.05
66.14
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
37
31.36
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
51.69
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.61
11.61
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
30
25.42
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.08
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Mel Clark and Rick Sofield

Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.69
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.96
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
5.3
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
5.71
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
5.62
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
97.53
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.088
2.088
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0