Dain Clay vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Dain Clay
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dain Clay and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .626) and slugging (.342 vs .312). Dain Clay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 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 Dain Clay and Rick Sofield

Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
152.91
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1699
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
543.85
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
140.2
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.77
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
22.25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
25.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159.05
56.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
169.86
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
184.7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
71.69
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
34.61
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
105.24
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179.39
63.35
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.88
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
40.61
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
45.91
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.77
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.77
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
13.77
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Dain Clay and Rick Sofield

Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.74
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.725
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0