John Lyles vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

John Lyles
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, John Lyles and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. John Lyles posted a career OPS of .628 against Rick Sofield's .636. On the surface stats, John Lyles and Rick Sofield are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for John Lyles and Rick Sofield

John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
141
154.38
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
548
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
488
534.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
134.67
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
112.77
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.42
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.38
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.09
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56.28
61.62
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
149
163.14
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
190.51
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
88.69
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
48
52.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
140.15
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.38
69.39
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.85
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.99
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.38
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
137
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.85
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
22.99
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
22.99
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for John Lyles and Rick Sofield

John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.17
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.03
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3226
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075.1
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.67
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.77
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.37
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.81
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.44
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.33
90.33
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.936
2.936
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0