Willie Norwood vs. Eric Sogard — Career Comparison

Willie Norwood
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Eric Sogard
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Norwood and Eric Sogard are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Norwood posted stronger numbers in slugging (.367 vs .338) and home run production (18 career HR at a higher rate). Eric Sogard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.316 vs .291). By the career numbers, Willie Norwood had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Norwood and Eric Sogard

Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
294
189.27
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
815
196.15
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
932
600
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2493
600
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
854
549.79
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2236
538.15
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
133.26
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
132.61
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
143
92.06
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
98.68
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.75
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
25.03
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.86
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.65
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.59
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
6.26
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.2
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
33.94
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
91.8
59.1
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247.65
59.6
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
201.5
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
755
181.71
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
267
171.89
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
186.52
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
70.17
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
64.26
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
59.87
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
45.01
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
118.45
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
103.01
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
90.12
58.02
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260.63
62.73
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.09
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
57
36.7
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
49.82
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.29
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.17
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
93.35
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
82.31
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.29
7.29
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.08
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
4.57
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.51
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.37
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
17.38
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.11
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
26.39
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
11.07
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.94
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.61
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
37.34
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
14.68
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
70.69
70.69
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.41
75.41

Fielding Stats for Willie Norwood and Eric Sogard

Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.15
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
1.31
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.01
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
0.97
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5416
27
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15738
27
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1805.1
9
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5246
9
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.37
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
1.73
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1549
2.66
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.08
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
2.53
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
4.47
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
2.42
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2559
4.39
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.104
2.104
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.341
3.341
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.15
74.15
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eric Sogard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.56
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Sogard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0