Don Lang vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Don Lang
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Don Lang posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Don Lang posted stronger numbers in OPS (.719 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.355 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Don Lang had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Don Lang and Rick Sofield

Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
192.11
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
431
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
373
519.26
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
139.21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
105.8
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.67
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.78
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.96
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
24
33.41
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50.72
70.61
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
189.33
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
208.82
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
35
48.72
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
58.47
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
72
100.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.34
77.04
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
68.21
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
62.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
9.58
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.14
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.35
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.78
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.78
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Don Lang and Rick Sofield

Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.807
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0