Ed McGhee vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Ed McGhee
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ed McGhee and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in slugging (.342 vs .311) and home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). Ed McGhee had the advantage in on-base percentage (.321 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 Ed McGhee and Rick Sofield

Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
206.32
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
505
531.58
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
124
130.53
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
107.37
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.16
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.16
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
49.88
52.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.35
54.29
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
157
165.26
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
190.53
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.11
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
43
45.26
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
99
104.21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.42
58.34
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.84
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
64.21
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.34
9.34
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.37
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18.95
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.58
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.26
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.84
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.75
68.75
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Ed McGhee and Rick Sofield

Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.86
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.82
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
10
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.44
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
10.18
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.34
21.34
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0