Steve Hovley vs. Eric Sogard — Career Comparison

Steve Hovley
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Eric Sogard
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Steve Hovley posted the stronger offensive profile against Eric Sogard. Steve Hovley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.670 vs .653) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .316). Eric Sogard had the advantage in home run production (26 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Steve Hovley had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Steve Hovley and Eric Sogard

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
227.08
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
815
196.15
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1152
600
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2493
600
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1019
530.73
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2236
538.15
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
136.98
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
132.61
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
109.9
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
98.68
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
20.31
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
25.03
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.65
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.17
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
6.26
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
52
27.08
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
33.94
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121.59
63.33
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247.65
59.6
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
336
175
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
181.71
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
199.48
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
186.52
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
122
63.54
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
64.26
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
45.83
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
45.01
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
105.21
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
103.01
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131.34
68.41
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260.63
62.73
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.09
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
60.42
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
49.82
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.69
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.17
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
66.67
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
342
82.31
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.29
7.29
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.69
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
4.57
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.37
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.77
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
42
10.11
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.1
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
11.07
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.25
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.61
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
21.35
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
14.68
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
70.73
70.73
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.41
75.41

Fielding Stats for Steve Hovley and Eric Sogard

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.37
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
1.31
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.84
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
0.97
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6369
27
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15738
27
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
9
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5246
9
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
2.26
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
1.73
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1549
2.66
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.08
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
2.39
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
4.47
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
2.35
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2559
4.39
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
98.16
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.341
3.341
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.8
61.8
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.15
74.15
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.56
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0