Brian Downing vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Brian Downing posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Brian Downing posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.374 vs .295). By the career numbers, Brian Downing had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Downing and Rick Sofield

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2099
135.29
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
23.2
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
42.73
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3340
215.28
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
72.64
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
3.87
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
4.51
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
2.84
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.19
53.19
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Rick Sofield

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
1.11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.03
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4881
3.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.28
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5305
4.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5254
4
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
97.53
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.599
3.599
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0