Earl Davis vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Earl Davis
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark DodgersNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Earl Davis and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Earl Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.684 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.366 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in slugging (.342 vs .317). By the career numbers, Earl Davis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Earl Davis and Rick Sofield

Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
63
517.81
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
67.53
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
164.38
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
213.7
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
65.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
98.63
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
164.38
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.69
79.64
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
65.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Earl Davis and Rick Sofield

Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.18
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.18
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.03
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.36
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.83
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.4
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.55
92.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.579
4.579
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0