Jerry Grote vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Jerry Grote
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jerry Grote and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Jerry Grote posted stronger numbers in OPS (.653 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.327 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in slugging (.342 vs .326). By the career numbers, Jerry Grote had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jerry Grote and Rick Sofield

Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1421
176.01
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4844
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4339
537.45
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1092
135.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
871
107.89
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
19.82
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.73
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
4.83
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
27.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441.13
54.64
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1413
175.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1517
187.9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
43.6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
50.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
88.81
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474.84
58.82
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.22
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
49.42
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
9.54
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PAverified
600
74.32
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
8.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.82
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
131
16.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.86
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.85
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.71
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
39.47
39.47
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Jerry Grote and Rick Sofield

Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
1.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246
1.01
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33305
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11101.2
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8103
6.57
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
0.54
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.07
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8851
7.18
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8769
7.11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
97.53
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.364
6.364
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.42
90.42
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.06
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.14
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
0.47
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
0.28
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0