Joe Mitchell vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Joe Mitchell
UnknownMontgomery Grey SoxNegro Southern LeagueCenter Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Mitchell and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Mitchell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.648 vs .636) and batting average (.265 vs .243). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Mitchell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Mitchell and Rick Sofield

Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
25
172.41
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
572.41
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
124.14
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.92
61.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
200
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
179.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
96.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
179.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.2
70.34
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.75
21.75
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Joe Mitchell and Rick Sofield

Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.16
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.03
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.59
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.78
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.78
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
97.53
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
Joe Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0