Otto Knabe vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Otto Knabe
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Otto Knabe and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in slugging (.342 vs .313) and home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). Otto Knabe had the advantage in on-base percentage (.325 vs .295). By the career numbers, Rick Sofield had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Otto Knabe and Rick Sofield

Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1278
145.92
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5255
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4469
510.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1103
125.94
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
869
99.22
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
20.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
5.48
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.91
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
26.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529.11
60.41
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1401
159.96
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1624
185.42
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
65.31
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
41.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
929
106.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
587.94
67.13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
55.38
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
37.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.12
16.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
1.49
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
30.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
16.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
16.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Otto Knabe and Rick Sofield

Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1252
2.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
1.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13929
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4643
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
5.34
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3595
6.97
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.56
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6640
12.87
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6350
12.31
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.072
5.072
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.85
41.85
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Otto Knabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
0.94
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Knabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0