Brent Gates vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Brent Gates
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Brent Gates posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Brent Gates posted stronger numbers in OPS (.687 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Brent Gates had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brent Gates and Rick Sofield

Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
156.57
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2625
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2329
532.34
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
140.8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
461
105.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
27.2
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.51
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
5.71
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
35.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269.51
61.6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
832
190.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
194.51
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
61.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
63.77
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
119.31
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290.3
66.35
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.29
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
51.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.83
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
349
79.77
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
7.52
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
5.71
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
8.23
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.08
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
72
16.46
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
4.11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.97
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
7.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.06
58.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Brent Gates and Rick Sofield

Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
1.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
0.99
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15516
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5172
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
984
1.71
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1614
2.81
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2658
4.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2598
4.52
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.74
97.74
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
97.53
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.25
84.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
0.52
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0