Johnny Lipon vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Johnny Lipon
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Johnny Lipon and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Johnny Lipon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in slugging (.342 vs .324). By the career numbers, Johnny Lipon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Lipon and Rick Sofield

Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
758
147.23
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3089
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2661
516.87
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
690
134.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
561
108.97
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
18.45
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.66
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.94
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
25.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303.83
59.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
863
167.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1044
202.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
68.18
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
51.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
117.9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345.7
67.15
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.36
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
67.4
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
29.52
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.32
20.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
14.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 600 PA
65
12.63
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
5.44
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
4.86
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
10.29
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.83
52.83
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Johnny Lipon and Rick Sofield

Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2160
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3660
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3519
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.794
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Johnny Lipon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lipon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0