Charlie Engle vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Charlie Engle
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Charlie Engle and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Charlie Engle posted stronger numbers in OPS (.648 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in slugging (.342 vs .302). By the career numbers, Charlie Engle had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Charlie Engle and Rick Sofield

Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
188.45
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
277
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
235
509.03
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
59
127.8
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
103.97
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.66
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.17
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
23.83
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.82
60.27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
71
153.79
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
201.44
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
88.81
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
15
32.49
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
121.3
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31.62
68.49
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
69.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
56.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.65
10.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.33
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.17
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.17
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Charlie Engle and Rick Sofield

Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.243
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Charlie Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0