Tom Needham vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Tom Needham
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Rick Sofield posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Needham. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .546) and on-base percentage (.295 vs .274). 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 Tom Needham and Rick Sofield

Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
190.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1651
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1491
541.85
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
113.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
88.31
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
18.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.91
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
24.71
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.32
45.18
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61.35
54.29
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
147.18
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
162.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
172.57
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
41.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
42.52
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
80.68
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132.53
48.16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.79
56.45
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
9.45
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
39.61
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
67.96
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.83
8.83
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
9.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
7.27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
7.27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Tom Needham and Rick Sofield

Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.39
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9399
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3133
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1896
5.45
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
1.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.29
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
7.69
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2575
7.4
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.331
5.331
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.71
73.71
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
1.54
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0