Wally Kimmick vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Wally Kimmick
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Wally Kimmick and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Wally Kimmick posted stronger numbers in OPS (.652 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.327 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in slugging (.342 vs .325). By the career numbers, Wally Kimmick had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Wally Kimmick and Rick Sofield

Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
254.03
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
385
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
345
537.66
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
140.26
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
116.88
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.03
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.79
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.56
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
15
23.38
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38.81
60.48
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
112
174.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
193.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
39
60.78
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
48.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
69
107.53
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44.09
68.72
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
52.99
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
95.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.31
6.31
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.35
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.68
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.91
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Wally Kimmick and Rick Sofield

Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.296
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Wally Kimmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Kimmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0