Bill Nagel vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Bill Nagel
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Nagel and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Nagel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.655 vs .636) and slugging (.374 vs .342). Rick Sofield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.295 vs .281). By the career numbers, Bill Nagel had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Nagel and Rick Sofield

Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
189
168
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
675
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
548.44
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
140
124.44
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
87
77.33
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
47.11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.32
56.28
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
205.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
186
165.33
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
172.57
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
62
55.11
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
64
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
119
105.78
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
60.73
53.98
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.79
56.45
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
43
38.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
141
125.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
124.78
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
24
21.33
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.44
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.78
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Bill Nagel and Rick Sofield

Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
957
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.532
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0