Babe Melton vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Babe Melton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland TigersNegro National LeagueCenter Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Babe Melton posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Babe Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.971 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .295). By the career numbers, Babe Melton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Babe Melton and Rick Sofield

Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
154.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
442
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
542.99
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.986
0.986
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
179.19
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
107.24
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
25.79
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
71.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.29
118.49
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
319
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
226.7
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
109.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
96.38
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
184.62
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
126.69
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
42.08
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110.5
110.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Babe Melton and Rick Sofield

Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.18
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.03
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.03
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2614
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
871.1
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.71
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.98
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
3.86
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
3.69
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.132
3.132
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0