Earle Gardner vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Earle Gardner
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Earle Gardner and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .609) and slugging (.342 vs .304). Earle Gardner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.305 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 Earle Gardner and Rick Sofield

Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
157.96
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1037
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
548.51
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
144.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
125.55
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
15.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.89
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
32
18.51
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.68
54.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
166.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
177.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
60.75
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
62.49
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
122.66
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110.06
63.68
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
28.93
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
41.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
14.61
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.94
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
21.99
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.63
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
26.62
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.61
82.61
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Earle Gardner and Rick Sofield

Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.34
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.02
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2952
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
4.82
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
6.46
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.67
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
11.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
11.28
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.816
4.816
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.98
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0