Tom Cotter vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Tom Cotter
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsAmerican AssociationCatcher
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tom Cotter and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .558) and slugging (.342 vs .250). Tom Cotter had the advantage in on-base percentage (.308 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 Tom Cotter and Rick Sofield

Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Tom Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
43.21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.35
54.29
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Tom Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Tom Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
56.53
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Tom Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Tom Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Tom Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Tom Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Tom Cotter and Rick Sofield

Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.16
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.96
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.44
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Tom Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.76
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.4
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Tom Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.44
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0