Danny Murphy vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Danny Murphy posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Danny Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.336 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Danny Murphy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Danny Murphy and Rick Sofield

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Rick Sofield

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0