Joe Kelley vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Joe Kelley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Joe Kelley posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Joe Kelley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.853 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.402 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Kelley had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Kelley and Rick Sofield

Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1853
136.6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8139
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7006
516.48
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2220
163.66
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1603
118.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
26.39
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
14.3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
4.79
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
45.48
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1445.07
106.53
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3161
233.03
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3213
236.86
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.961
0.961
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1421
104.75
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
88.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2550
187.98
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1497.57
110.4
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
6.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
911
67.16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
430
31.7
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.93
18.93
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
10.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
32.66
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
32.66
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Joe Kelley and Rick Sofield

Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
1.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
0.22
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46890
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15630
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5562
3.2
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
0.35
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.13
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6389
3.68
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6163
3.55
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.46
96.46
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.342
3.342
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
21.1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0